The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has expanded extremely rapidly in recent years. But that is over for the time being, because both the fleet and the workforce are to be reduced. In the administration, 300 of 1.000 jobs will be cut, said company boss Jens Bischof in the business journalists' association in Düsseldorf.

The downsizing at Eurowings is also intended to help the parent company repay the federal government's billion-dollar aid package “as quickly as possible”. The manager spoke very little about the flying staff. This would also depend on how many Germanwings employees can be accommodated at Lufthansa or Eurowings.

The traffic performance of the previous year will - so Bischof - be reached again in 2023 at the earliest. For the upcoming year 2021, the Eurowings managing director expects around 90 machines. In 2019, the Lufthansa subsidiary operated 139 aircraft. The low-cost airline is currently posting a daily loss of two million euros. This could not be compensated, said Bischof.