Lufthansa confirms 2025 outlook, braces for trade fallout

Lufthansa confirms 2025 outlook, braces for trade fallout

German airline Lufthansa has today confirmed its operating result forecast for 2025, but warned that it was closely monitoring the possible impact of trade tensions with the US.

German airline group Lufthansa has started the year in the red again. It posted a net loss of 885 million euros in the first quarter, a fifth more than in the same period last year. When announcing its business results, the group warned that the strained trade relations with the United States had increased uncertainty, foreign news agencies report.

High operating costs led the Lufthansa Group to create in the first quarter. On the other hand, the number of travellers from the USA developed positively – despite the customs dispute.

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