World Print edition: 2020-03-05

Lufthansa to ground 150 planes over coronavirus

Published March 5, 2020 Updated March 4, 2020 10:57pm

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"25 long-haul aircraft and 125 short- and medium-haul aircraft" will no longer fly, a spokesman for the group also including carriers Eurowings, Austrian and Swiss told AFP.

Shares in Lufthansa have plunged in recent days as the likely impact of the COVID-19 disease on the aviation sector in particular has become clearer.

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