Lufthansa reviews UK demand after Brexit, plans no new routes

Lufthansa is examining whether it may need to vary frequencies and aircraft types on UK routes as the pattern of demand shifts following Britain’s decision to quit the EU. While the outcome of the June 23 vote has caused a degree of uncertainty that could lead some businesses to review expansion plans for the UK, the weaker pound may prompt a surge in tourist visits, Heike Birlenbach, VP for European sales, said. “Up until now the UK is always a market where there is lots of international businesses, where they start and develop,” the executive said Thursday. “This is kind of on hold.” The Brexit vote has had no discernible impact on bookings as yet and Lufthansa group carriers have taken no steps to curb U.K capacity, Birlenbach said, though the company doesn’t plan to add any new routes there next year. <br/>