Lufthansa's Eurowings delays some long-haul routes after tough start

Eurowings has pushed back the start of some long-haul routes as it grapples with costly delays that have grabbed headlines in Germany. Eurowings will commence routes to Boston and Miami from Cologne in June, a month later than originally planned, a spokesman said Wednesday. A planned route to Tehran in Iran has also been put on hold. While Eurowings is mainly aimed at the short-haul market, the carrier is also offering cut-price flights from Germany to further-flung tourist destinations such as Cuba, Thailand and Mexico. But with a fleet of only 2 long-haul jets, delays have been stacking up when technical problems occur, including one incident that resulted in a delay of over 60 hours on a flight from Cuba. Lufthansa has temporarily taken control of a route to Dubai while Eurowings works on stabilising the operation. <br/>