Flights cancelled at Birmingham Airport as airline axes 20,000 routes amid soaring jet fuel costs

There are flight disruptions at Birmingham Airport today. Five flights are cancelled and the airlines Lufthansa and Emirates are affected.

Emirates flights to and from Dubai continue to be disrupted as the war in the Middle East rages on.

The Emirates routes have been cancelled at Birmingham Airport ever since the war began in late February.

Lufthansa flights are also affected with three flights cancelled at the West Midlands hub today.

It comes as the airline has said 20,000 short-haul flights are being cut from its schedule this summer to allow it to save on the soaring cost of jet fuel.

Most airlines are dealing with soaring costs as Middle East oil supplies remain largely cut off due to the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz.

Consumers are also feeling the pinch as ticket prices are starting to show significant rises.

In a statement on Tuesday (21 April), Lufthansa said the 20,000 culled flights would save 40,000 tonnes of jet fuel over the period until October – adding that the cuts only represented 1% of its "available seat kilometres".

Listed below are disrupted flights at Birmingham Airport today.

Departures

• 10:25 Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt - cancelled
• 21:45 Emirates to Dubai - cancelled

Arrivals

• 09:50 Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt - cancelled
• 16:40 TUI flight from Rhodes - diverted
• 19:40 Emirates from Dubai - cancelled
• 21:45 Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt - cancelled