Lufthansa Group pax numbers up 2% in Jun-2013, pax numbers stable in 1H2013

Lufthansa Group reports (09-Jul-2013) the following traffic highlights:

• Jun-2013:
• • Passenger numbers: 9.8 million, +2% year-on-year;
  • • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines*: 7.2 million, +2.6%;
    • SWISS**: 1.5 million, +1.5%;
    • Austrian Airlines: 1.1 million, -0.8%;
  • Passenger load factor: 82.6%, +0.8 ppt;
  • • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 82.1%, +0.7 ppts;
    • SWISS: 86.6%, +1.1 ppts;
    • Austrian Airlines: 79.3%, +0.5 ppt;
• Six months ended Jun-2013:
• • Passenger numbers: 49.5 million, -0.4%;
  • • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines*: 36 million, -0.2%;
    • SWISS**: 8.2 million, +0.8%;
    • Austrian Airlines: 5.3 million, -3.0%;
  • Passenger load factor: 78.1%, +1.2 ppts;
  • • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 77.4%, +0.9 ppt;
    • SWISS: 82.3%, +1.7 ppts;
    • Austrian Airlines: 75.7%, +1.7 ppts. [more - original PR]

*Includes LH regional airlines and Germanwings
**Includes Edelweiss Air

Lufthansa Group: "As expected, the month of June was dominated by business traffic and was not affected by public holidays in Germany. The number of flights declined again, as in the previous month, whereas passenger numbers, capacity, sales and load factor for the Passenger Airline Group all rose year on year. Despite the deliberately greater proportion of Economy Class passengers and persistently weak revenue in Asia, the overall pricing environment was positive." Source: Company statement, 09-Jul-2013.