Lufthansa last week revised its operations for the upcoming winter season, which begins on October 24 and runs until March 27 next year, removing a notable 480 weekly flights compared to its initial plan, or more than 800 weekly services year-on-year. The changes will also impact cities across the former Yugoslavia, namely Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade, in addition to the previously reported termination of flights to Skopje.
For the upcoming winter, Lufthansa has removed all Munich – Ljubljana services from its network, resuming March 28, 2027. The airline had planned to operate ten weekly flights between the two cities, while Frankfurt services will remain unchanged at twice daily. Lufthansa temporarily suspended the Munich – Ljubljana route in late April following the closure of its CityLine subsidiary, but operations are due to resume next week at a reduced frequency.
In Zagreb, Lufthansa plans to halve its Frankfurt operations compared to its original schedule. The airline has now planned a daily service between the two cities, down from the initially scheduled two daily flights. However, this will be partially offset by a slight increase in Munich – Zagreb frequencies, which will be maintained twice per day, representing an increase of one to three weekly rotations compared to the previous winter, depending on the month. However, Lufthansa remains prone to making additional network revisions closer to the start of the season. The Frankfurt service will be maintained by wet-leased Air Dolomiti capacity over the winter months.
In Belgrade, Lufthansa is removing one weekly flight from its Munich service, reducing operations to a total of thirteen per week. However, compared to last winter, the carrier is still set to operate an additional two to three weekly flights on the route from January 2027, although this remains subject to change as further schedule revisions are possible.
The German flag carrier has previously said that, during the 2026/27 winter season, it will reduce capacity under the Lufthansa core brand as part of the planned consolidation of short- and medium-haul traffic across the Lufthansa Group’s six hubs.
