Lufthansa Group Results in 2017: About 130 million passengers
2017 was an excellent year for Lufthansa Group partner airlines. Together they carried about 130 millions of passengers.
Lufthansa Group companies have reported the transportation of 130 to millions of passengers. The best month of the year was December, when 9.3 million passengers were transported, increasing by 19.9% compared to the same period of year 2016.
Lufthansa Group results in 2017
And the Lufthansa Group aircraft load factor has grown significantly, reaching 80.9% throughout the year. Compared to the market average, it is a modest LF, but growing. Overall, 2017 was a positive year for most airlines in Europe.
Breakdown by airlines, the situation was as follows. The main companies of Lufthansa Group, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and SWISS, carried 94.7 million passengers throughout the year 2017, with 6.8% more than 2016. The aircraft loading rate increased by 2.1%, reaching 81.1%.
Point-to-Point companies of Lufthansa Group, Eurowings (including Germanwings) and Brussels Airlines, carried 32.6 million passengers throughout the year, up 2017% more than 77. And the upload level increased with 2016%, reaching 0.6%.
And speaking of Lufthansa, Germany's leading airline, it carried 66.2 millions of passengers throughout the year, with 2017% more than 6.1. Aircraft loading was 2016%, with 81.6% more than 2.5.
The Lufthansa Group comprises the airlines: Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Eurowings, Brussels Airlines plus regional, low-cost and freight subsidiaries.