German airline group Lufthansa has announced that it will cut 4,000 jobs by 2030, most of them in Germany, as the company looks to reduce costs and adapt to new technologies, reported news agency AFP.

The job cuts will mainly affect administrative roles rather than operational positions such as pilots, cabin crew or ground staff.

The company currently employs about 103,000 people worldwide. Its network includes Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways, which it recently acquired as Italy’s new flagship carrier.

JOB CUTS IN A WEAK ECONOMY

The announcement comes at a time when Germany is facing its second year of recession. Unemployment has risen to its highest level in ten years, while the country’s big companies are struggling to deal with rising energy co

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