German airline Lufthansa’s May traffic falls 4.4 percent to 6 million passengers

FRANKFURT — German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Wednesday the company’s group passenger levels in May fell 4.4 percent to 6 million people, as the global recession cut into demand.

German airline Lufthansa reiterates it’s prepared for difficult market, sector consolidation

FRANKFURT — Airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Friday it expects the current difficult operating environment to continue in 2009, but that it was well prepared for the economic turbulence and the expected consolidation in the airline industry.