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Lufthansa
German airline group with several carriers
Cologne, DE Founded 1953 500+ employees
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG is a German aviation group headquartered in Cologne. The present company was set up in 1953, drawing on a name used by an earlier German airline from 1926. The group is among the biggest airline groups in Europe by passengers carried. Its flag carrier flies from Frankfurt and Munich, and its shares trade on the Frankfurt exchange.
The group includes Lufthansa German Airlines, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and the low-cost carrier Eurowings. Its hubs are Frankfurt and Munich, plus Zurich, Vienna and Brussels. It also owns the cargo airline Lufthansa Cargo and the maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik.
Lufthansa was a founding member of Star Alliance in 1997. Its loyalty program is called Miles & More. It received state aid during the 2020 pandemic and repaid it in full by 2022. The group is a founding member of the Star Alliance. In 2024 it took a stake in ITA Airways, the Italian carrier. Competitors include Air France-KLM and the International Airlines Group.
The group includes Lufthansa German Airlines, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and the low-cost carrier Eurowings. Its hubs are Frankfurt and Munich, plus Zurich, Vienna and Brussels. It also owns the cargo airline Lufthansa Cargo and the maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik.
Lufthansa was a founding member of Star Alliance in 1997. Its loyalty program is called Miles & More. It received state aid during the 2020 pandemic and repaid it in full by 2022. The group is a founding member of the Star Alliance. In 2024 it took a stake in ITA Airways, the Italian carrier. Competitors include Air France-KLM and the International Airlines Group.
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