Lufthansa to ground more planes during winter as pandemic bites

Deutsche Lufthansais preparing to ground more planes than planned and cut working hours during the winter as a surge in coronavirus infections is putting people off travelling.Lufthansa and its subsidiaries Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines will ground 125 more aircraft during the winter than originally planned, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said in a letter to staff seen by Reuters.Most of the group's administrative staff will be put on a government-sponsored reduced hours scheme