Lufthansa Group reports 7% increase on trans-Atlantic pax in Dec-2009

Lufthansa Group reports (12-Jan-2010) the following traffic highlights on trans-Atlantic services:

• Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 609,000, +6.8% year-on-year;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 478,000, +3.6%;
  • Passenger load factor: 86.5%, +2.3 ppts;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 85.7%, +1.4 ppt;
• 12 months ended 31-Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 7.8 million, -3.1%;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 6.5 million, -3.9%;
  • Passenger load factor: 84.6%, stable;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 84.5%, stable.