Volotea cuts capacity at Strasbourg airport
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The low‑cost carrier will lower its offer by about 11 % and shrink its fleet, while keeping Munich and Copenhagen services.
Capacity reduction
Volotea will reduce its offer by 11 % between early October and next spring, according to lalsace.fr and dna.fr.
Fleet size
The airline plans to cut its fleet from 44 aircraft to either 35 or 30, as reported by both lalsace.fr and dna.fr.
Exempt routes
The Munich and Copenhagen routes will remain in service because they are covered by a public service obligation obtained in March, according to lalsace.fr and dna.fr.
Other airport changes
Capital.fr reports that Volotea will also withdraw routes from Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Strasbourg, temporarily suspend its Brest base, and cancel flights to Rome, Prague, Naples and Tenerife‑Sud, with a reduction of 10 % to 11 % between November next year and February 2027.
What's still unclear
Sources differ on the timing and exact percentage of the reduction, with lalsace.fr and dna.fr citing an 11 % cut between early October and next spring, while capital.fr mentions a 10 % to 11 % cut between November next year and February 2027.