{"id":12099,"date":"2012-07-04T12:13:46","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T10:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/frankfurt-curfew-grounds-lufthansa-cape-town-flights\/"},"modified":"2012-07-04T12:13:46","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T10:13:46","slug":"frankfurt-curfew-grounds-lufthansa-cape-town-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/frankfurt-curfew-grounds-lufthansa-cape-town-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankfurt curfew grounds Lufthansa Cape Town flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">FRANKFURT, July 4<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; A ban on night flights at<br \/>\nFrankfurt has caused Lufthansa to withdraw its service<br \/>\nto Cape Town this winter, the German national airline said on<br \/>\nWednesday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Imposed eight months ago, a strict ban on flights after 11<br \/>\npm leaves no leeway when it comes to weather or medical delays<br \/>\nand has resulted in over 10,000 passengers being stranded<br \/>\novernight in Frankfurt since the ban took effect, Lufthansa<br \/>\nmanager Kay Kratky said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The night flight ban is an extra headache for Lufthansa,<br \/>\nwhich is currently cutting costs to battle low-cost competition<br \/>\nand rising fuel prices.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cape Town will no longer be served from Frankfurt this<br \/>\nwinter because we can&#8217;t leave our passengers stranded,&#8221; said<br \/>\nKratky, in charge of flight operations at Lufthansa&#8217;s passenger<br \/>\nairlines division.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He cited the example of a plane due to fly to Johannesburg<br \/>\nbeing forced to turn round on the Franfurt tarmac last Thursday<br \/>\nnight after a problem loading a container.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Cape Town flight will be shifted to Munich,<br \/>\nwhich itself has been dealt a blow to expansion plans after a<br \/>\nproposed third runway was voted down by residents.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Munich will start hitting bottlenecks in three, four or<br \/>\nfive years&#8217; time,&#8221; Kratky, a former pilot, said. &#8220;But we have<br \/>\nthose problems in Frankfurt now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lufthansa has previously warned the restrictions at<br \/>\nFrankfurt could lead it to shift investment elsewhere to seek<br \/>\ngrowth. &#8220;Our ability to compete depends on being able to scale<br \/>\nup,&#8221; Kratky said.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Victoria Bryan; Editing by Greg Mahlich)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRANKFURT, July 4 (Reuters) &#8211; A ban on night flights at Frankfurt has caused Lufthansa to withdraw its service to Cape Town this winter, the German national airline said on Wednesday. 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