Lufthansa posts strong Q2 financial growth amid industry challenges

The group's operating margin increased by 1.5% year-on-year, while net profit more than doubled from €469 million to €1.01 billion. According to Lufthansa, "this disproportionate increase was due to extraordinary tax effects and currency effects."

Passenger numbers continued their upward trend with the group welcoming 37 million guests during Q2 2025—up from 35.9 million in the same period last year—contributing to a first-half total of 61 million passengers (a rise of about 2%). On passenger operations specifically, all airlines within the group achieved positive results for the quarter; collective revenue reached €8.2 billion (up from €8 billion), while Adjusted EBIT rose from €581 million to €690 million.

Beyond passenger services, other divisions performed well. Lufthansa Technik generated record revenue levels in maintenance services during H1 2025; its Q2 revenue reached €2 billion—an increase of 8% compared to last year's figure—driven by higher demand for maintenance and repair work.

Lufthansa Cargo also saw significant improvement: it more than doubled its Adjusted EBIT for Q2 compared with last year (€73 million versus €36 million). These results have led Lufthansa Group to reaffirm its full-year forecast and expect that operating profit for 2025 will be substantially higher than the previous year's figure of €1.6 billion.