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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Major European airline axes 20,000 flights after jet fuel price soars

Lufthansa’s airline group has cancelled 20,000 flights in a bid to protect itself from the soaring cost of oil.

Lufthansa Group announced on Tuesday 21 April that it will cancel flights over the next six months to save 40,000 metric tonnes of jet fuel, which it said had doubled in price.

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