Lufthansa Group pax numbers down 2% to 8.9m in Apr-2016, 76% load factor

Lufthansa Group reports (11-May-2016) the following traffic highlights in Apr-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 8.9 million, -2.1% year-on-year;
• • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines*: 5.1 million, -3.8%;
  • SWISS**: 1.5 million, -1.6%;
  • Austrian Airlines: 921,000, -1.3%;
  • Eurowings: 1.4 million, +2.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 76.3%, -1.8 ppts;
• • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines*: 75.8%, -1.9 ppts;
  • SWISS**: 78.9%, -3.6 ppts;
  • Austrian Airlines: 74.5%, +0.7 ppt;
  • Eurowings: 75.7%, -1.3 ppts. [more - original PR]

*Includes regional airlines
**Includes Edelweiss Air