Another airline scraps hundreds of flights this summer

ANOTHER airline has had to cancel hundreds of flights this summer due to staff shortages.

Lufthansa has confirmed that 900 short-haul flights will be cancelled from next month.

The affected flights will be on Fridays and weekends, with a number of destinations across Europe affected.

The airline said: “After a good two years of the pandemic, Lufthansa group airlines report high demand for air travel this summer.

“At present, however, the infrastructure has not yet been fully restored. The entire aviation industry, especially in Europe, is currently suffering from bottlenecks and staff shortages.

"This affects airports, ground handling services, air traffic control, and also airlines.”

Airlines have been forced to cancel thousands of flights in recent months, many citing staff shortages as the reason.

British Airways has cancelled 16,000 flights between March and October, to prevent cancellations at short notice.

TUI has reduced it's schedule this month, cancelling around six flights a day.

And easyJet confirmed that they would be cancelling around 30 flights a day for the upcoming future.

And strikes could also cause even more problems for holidaymakers this summer.

British Airways workers are threatening to strike next month, along with a number of Ryanair staff across Europe.