Lufthansa Reviews U.K. Demand After Brexit, Plans No New Routes
- German carrier sees shift between corporate, leisure travel
- Leave vote hasn’t yet impacted bookings, sales executive says
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG is examining whether it may need to vary frequencies and aircraft types on U.K. routes as the pattern of demand shifts following Britain’s decision to quit the European Union.
While the outcome of the June 23 vote has caused a degree of uncertainty that could lead some businesses to review expansion plans for the U.K., the weaker pound may prompt a surge in tourist visits, Heike Birlenbach, the German carrier’s vice president for European sales, said in a briefing in London.