Lufthansa is cutting 20,000 short-haul flights from its summer schedule.

Routes to and from major hubs, including Heathrow, could see knock-on effects.

The German airline says the move is aimed at saving on the soaring cost of jet fuel – sparked by the Middle East war.

It’s already grounded dozens of planes over the crisis.

The firm insists the latest cuts only represent 1% of its ‘available seat kilometres’.