LUFTHANSA: expects to operate at 85 per cent capacity this summer

Lu hansa Group has published its latest results, showing operating losses being cut by more than two thirds last year. e group made an operating loss of €2.3 billion last year, compared to €5.5 billion in 2020. A total of 47 million passengers travelled with Lu hansa Group airlines in 2021, up by 29 per cent on the previous year. Looking ahead, Lu hansa said that group-wide capacity for summer 2022 is expected to reach 85 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, rising to 95 per cent for short and medium-haul routes, with full-year capacity for 2022 expected to be around 70 per cent of 2019 levels. e group said that bookings for Easter and summer holiday periods has almost reached 2019 levels, with demand “particularly strong for destinations in the USA and the Mediterranean’’. lu hansagroup.com BTI