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Lufthansa Group nears end of coronavirus rescue flight efforts

Around 90,000 travellers have been repatriated on special flights laid on over the past month by Lufthansa Group airlines.

A total of 437 special flights departed from 106 airports worldwide – from New Zealand to Chile – back to Europe.

Eleven more will take place in the next few days.

Lufthansa’s last special flight is expected to arrive in Frankfurt from Lima in Peru on Monday.

The rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions imposed worldwide triggered the return of an “unprecedented number” of holidaymakers and travellers since mid-March.

The governments of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, in addition to tour operators and cruise lines, have ordered the return flights from Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Edelweiss, Eurowings, Lufthansa and Swiss.

The airline group has also operated 94 special cargo flights with relief supplies on board.

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