Lufthansa reports continued recovery in demand and load factors in June

The Lufthansa Group reported a continuation of the recovery in demand and load factors last month. Group passenger numbers surged 35.8% to 8.4 million, though excluding the consolidation effect of Austrian Airlines and bmi, the Group carried 8.9% more passengers, while RPKs rose 9.9% and capacity rose 3.4%. The passenger load factor climbed by 5.0 ppts to a “very good” 83.6%.