Five more flights at Birmingham Airport cancelled as jet fuel costs continue to spiral

A further five flights have been cancelled at Birmingham Airport today after a major airline axed flights to help save on jet fuel.

Earlier this month, Lufthansa said that it would cancel 20,000 short-haul flights that were scheduled until October as part of efforts to save on jet fuel costs.

It comes as many airlines continue to struggle with potential fuel shortages and higher prices due to the war in Iran.

The cuts are recognised as being rolled out across the airline group’s six main hubs, Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Brussels and Rome.

According to the airline group, 120 flights are cancelled due to fuel-saving processes each day.

Several airlines, including KLM-France and Delta, previously also temporarily cut a number of flights, while other airlines instead raised ticket prices to pass the expenses on to customers.

Listed below are the flights that are cancelled at Birmingham Airport today and early tomorrow morning.

Departures

• 10.25am Lufthansa to Frankfurt - cancelled
• 5.55pm Lufthansa to Munich - cancelled

Arrivals

• 9.50am Lufthansa from Frankfurt - cancelled
• 5.10pm Lufthansa from Munich - cancelled
• 9.25pm Lufthansa from Frankfurt - cancelled