The airlines of the Lufthansa Group last year recorded 107.7 million passengers in 2015 and achieved the seat load factor of 80.4percent, which corresponds to an increase in capacity utilization of 0.3 percentage points compared to 2014.
The Group also revealed it carried 1.6 per cent more passengers than in the previous year.
In a statement issued to journalists yesterday by Hakeem Jimo, the spokesperson for the group, he said Lufthansa Group invested in the improvement of its offers and services throughout the past few years, and as part of this, 17 new aircraft were taken into service by the Lufthansa Group last year.
The group disclosed plans to add to its airlines’ fleet will be amended by a further 251 jets over the next ten years.
Additionally, the comfort of travel has been noticeably enhanced through cabin refurbishment in all classes, improvements in on-board services and the availability of the FlyNet® broadband internet connection. With these improvements, the Group was able to markedly increase demand and to convince more customers than ever before to fly with one of its airlines.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is an Aviation Group comprising nearly 540 subsidiaries and affiliates. The Lufthansa Group is dedicated to quality and innovation, safety and reliability. Headquartered in Germany, the Group operates in five business segments – passenger transportation (Passenger Airline Group), logistics, MRO, catering and IT-services.
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