Lufthansa carried more than 50 million passengers in 2004…
Lufthansa carried more than 50 million passengers in 2004. This is the highest annual figure ever achieved by the airline, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Targeted and demand-driven capacity management led to double-digit growth in all traffic regions and a marked improvement in capacity utilisation.
From January to December 2004, 50.9 million passengers flew Lufthansa – twelve per cent more than in the prior year. Capacity was increased by 13.4 per cent. Revenue passenger kilometres rose by 14.7 per cent, for the first time exceeding the 100-billion-mark. Accordingly, the passenger load factor increased by 0.9 percentage points to 74.0 per cent.
The economic recovery had a positive effect on the Group`s cargo business. In 2004 Lufthansa Cargo transported 1.8 million tonnes of freight and mail, representing a year-on-year increase of 10.9 per cent. The cargo load factor also improved by 1.4 percentage points to 67.0 per cent.
The Group`s overall load factor (passenger and cargo business) climbed 1.3 percentage points to 71.1 per cent.
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