Lufthansa Group to Reduce Autonomy of Subsidiary Airlines
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The Lufthansa Group is repositioning itself: from 2026, network management for short and medium distances will be centrally controlled.
Swiss shifts tasks in the Lufthansa Group for greater efficiency. Terminations are not excluded. Management remains independent in Zurich.
The Lufthansa Group has announced a profound internal reorganization aimed at strengthening cooperation between its various airlines and improving their integration. The reform, which will enter into force on 1 January 2026, goes beyond a simple structural adjustment and will also affect the operational processes, financial pilotage and cross-cutting coordination mechanisms. The stated objective: to strengthen the competitiveness and profitabili…
Lufthansa Group to reduce autonomy of subsidiary airlines
Lufthansa Group has announced that from 2026, its subsidiary airlines will lose some decision-making power as it looks to centralize some processes. On September 12, 2025, Lufthansa Group revealed plans that will see changes to the organizational structure, processes, the financial management framework and cross-group collaboration. The new approach to integration will mainly involve Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines. …
The Lufthansa Group wants to reorganise Swiss. Internal structures are unified, but on-board products and services should remain independent.
Swiss CEO Jens Fehlinger has defended the planned relocation of tasks within the Lufthansa Group. In an interview with the "Sunday View", he stressed that Swiss remains an independent airline with its own brand and management in Zurich.
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