For all those with the same issue, here is a workaround:
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See the last entry (#8) by @Pasdrom. Copy the missing [OriginalFlightPlan] block from one of the backup files to the active one. This works for me.
It would be very welcome if Asobo could fix this issue which has been reported numerous times now, as I found during a search.