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VIDEO / Low-pass over Frankfurt Airport, many aircraft grounded

A Twitter user has shared a video taken yesterday, March 16th, over Frankfurt Airport (FRA), where many aircraft (narrowbody and widebodies) are grounded due to plunging demand for air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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As a reminder, Lufthansa Group’s seating capacity on long-haul routes will be reduced by up to 90 per cent. Within Europe the flight schedule will also be further reduced. Starting today, around 20 percent of the originally planned seating capacity will still be offered. The additional cancellations will be published over the next few days and passengers will be informed accordingly. Also, Lufthansa will ground all of its Airbus A380s (14) until May or June.