India, April 22 -- New Delhi [India], April 22(ANI) Germany's flag carrier and largest airline Lufthansa has announced cancellation of 20,000 of its short-haul flights between May and October, a move aimed at saving jet fuel, the price of which has doubled since the outbreak of the Iran conflict.

The German carrier cancelled about 120 daily flights on Sunday stating that its capacity will be "marginally reduced," by less than one per cent in available seat kilometres, through the cancellation of unprofitable routes, particularly at its Frankfurt and Munich hubs till the end of summer season that typically runs till mid-October.

It will also selectively expand services in Zurich, Vienna and Brussels as part of a network rebalancing strat...