Following the closure of Lufthansa CityLine this past Saturday, its parent company, Lufthansa, has confirmed the cancellation of flights from Munich to Ljubljana and Belgrade until at least Friday, April 24, with a further review expected this week. Services to Ljubljana beyond April 24 and up to June 1 have been zeroed out, meaning they remain visible in the Global Distribution System but are not available for booking. All flights between Munich and the Slovenian capital had been scheduled to operate under the carrier’s CityLine subsidiary this summer. In May alone, this accounts for sixty flights (or 120 including return services), totalling 11.712 seats.
Services between Munich and Belgrade have similarly been zeroed out until June. However, a limited number of flights originally scheduled to be operated by Lufthansa mainline remain bookable and are expected to operate. These include services on April 26, as well as May 1, 3, 10, 14, 17, 22, 24 and 31. In total, 74 flights were scheduled to be operated by Lufthansa CityLine to Belgrade in May (or 148 including return services), amounting to 20.268 seats.
All of the airline’s services between Munich and Rijeka, as well as Munich and Tivat, have also been zeroed out for May. A total of four and six flights had been planned respectively (or eight and twelve including return services). Lufthansa CityLine operations in May from Munich to Dubrovnik and Zadar (eleven flights each), as well as Pula (seven flights) and Split (two flights), have also been zeroed out. However, these four Croatian cities have significantly more Lufthansa mainline operations, meaning connectivity to Munich will continue to be maintained at a higher volume.
Lufthansa itself has not commented on the fate of its Munich flights. Services beyond June 1 remain scheduled as CityLine operations and have yet to be updated to reflect the new market reality. Ljubljana Airport has said it has not received any information from Lufthansa regarding the Munich service. While the airline is likely to deploy alternative aircraft on some affected routes, it is unlikely to be able to replace all scheduled services this summer. Lufthansa CityLine had been due to operate flights from Munich to 71 cities in May.
Please note that the information in this article is accurate as of its publication on April 20 at 09:00 CEST. Given the evolving nature of the situation, details may change and will be updated accordingly.
