Lufthansa executive Kevin Markette’s Big Statement on flight Ops to India amid West Asian crisis

Jul 29, 2026

July 29, 2026: ANI: New Delhi: Lufthansa Group's India operations have been less severely affected by the geopolitical tensions in West Asia than the airline's operations in the Gulf region, although global airspace restrictions have resulted in longer flight times and higher operating costs, Kevin Markette, Senior Director of Regional Sales for South Asia at the Lufthansa Group, said on Tuesday. "When you talk overall, of course, there are significant impacts in the Gulf region with the ongoing war. It's a tragedy, I have to say. Lufthansa Group is impacted as well. As far as India is concerned, our impacts are not as dramatic," he told ANI, adding that "there are a lot of airspace restrictions in the world. It means longer flight times, it means higher cost. We all hope that this issue is resolved as soon as possible.