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Lufthansa hits record revenue as Iran war fuel costs eat into profits

EuroNews · · 596 words · By Quirino Mealha
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The German airline group posted its highest-ever revenue in 2025”
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The provided Wikipedia evidence describes the company and its fleet but contains no financial data regarding revenue for 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_Cargo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and wide-body and Boeing wide-body aircraft. The mainline fleet is composed of seven different aircraft families: the Airbus A320 and A3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_fleet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deutsche Lufthansa AG (German: [ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊfthanzaː ʔaːˈɡeː] ), trading as the Lufthansa Group, is a German aviation holding company. Its principal airline, Lufthansa German Airlines, branded as Lufth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa
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“Revenue rose by 5% compared with the previous year to €39.6 billion.”
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The web search results discuss general customer complaints and company history, and Wikipedia provides general company info, but none mention the specific revenue figure of €39.6 billion for 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deutsche Lufthansa AG (German: [ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊfthanzaː ʔaːˈɡeː] ), trading as the Lufthansa Group, is a German aviation holding company. Its principal airline, Lufthansa German Airlines, branded as Lufth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lufthansa City Airlines (branded as Lufthansa City) is a German regional airline and a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. It began operations on 26 June 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_City_Airlines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and wide-body and Boeing wide-body aircraft. The mainline fleet is composed of seven different aircraft families: the Airbus A320 and A3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_fleet
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“the airline expects an additional €1.7 billion ($2bn) fuel cost burden in 2026”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Lufthansa expects an additional €1.7 billion (approximately $2 billion) in fuel costs for the year (referenced as 2026 in the context of the search results).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and wide-body and Boeing wide-body aircraft. The mainline fleet is composed of seven different aircraft families: the Airbus A320 and A3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_fleet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lufthansa heist was a robbery which took place at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 11, 1978. An estimated US$5.875 million (equivalent to $29 million in 2025) was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_heist
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deutsche Lufthansa AG (German: [ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊfthanzaː ʔaːˈɡeː] ), trading as the Lufthansa Group, is a German aviation holding company. Its principal airline, Lufthansa German Airlines, branded as Lufth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa
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“global airlines have already cancelled approximately 13,000 flights this May”
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The claim is reported by EuroNews in the cross-references, but the other search results are merely dictionary definitions of the word 'approximately'. Only one news source corroborates the fact.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An approximation is anything that is intentionally similar but not exactly equal to something else.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — International Workers' Day, also called Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labou…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are…
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“Lufthansa alone has axed 20,000 short-haul flights through to October”
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The provided evidence contains general complaints about cancellations and company history, but no specific mention of 20,000 short-haul flights being axed through October.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and wide-body and Boeing wide-body aircraft. The mainline fleet is composed of seven different aircraft families: the Airbus A320 and A3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_fleet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deutsche Lufthansa AG (German: [ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊfthanzaː ʔaːˈɡeː] ), trading as the Lufthansa Group, is a German aviation holding company. Its principal airline, Lufthansa German Airlines, branded as Lufth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lufthansa CityLine GmbH was a German regional airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Munich Airport. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa and maintained hubs at Frankfurt Airport and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_CityLine
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“the airline group also saw its operating profit grow by 20% compared with 2024”
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The web search results provided do not contain any information regarding operating profit growth percentages for 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 11, 2023 · Lufthansa has a track record of selling seats on flights that they subsequently cancel or later change the departure and/or arrival airports. This personally happened to me twice since …
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/lufthans…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 21, 2022 · If you have flown on Lufthansa for a trans-Atlantic flight recently can you tell us about the check-in and boarding experience? We've looked over the Lufthansa Economy rules for baggage…
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/transportation…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 13, 2024 · In 2014 Lufthansa Group, which is the parent company of Lufthansa Airlines in addition to Swiss Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings— brought in a new CEO who be…
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/germany/how-di…
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“In the first quarter of 2026, year-on-year revenue climbed 8%”
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 11, 2023 · Lufthansa has a track record of selling seats on flights that they subsequently cancel or later change the departure and/or arrival airports. This personally happened to me twice since …
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/lufthans…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 13, 2024 · In 2014 Lufthansa Group, which is the parent company of Lufthansa Airlines in addition to Swiss Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings— brought in a new CEO who be…
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/germany/how-di…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 21, 2022 · If you have flown on Lufthansa for a trans-Atlantic flight recently can you tell us about the check-in and boarding experience? We've looked over the Lufthansa Economy rules for baggage…
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/transportation…
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“In the first quarter of 2026... including €1.7 billion in additional costs caused by volatile jet fuel prices”
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Multiple sources confirm the €1.7 billion / $2 billion fuel cost burden and mention the impact on Q1 performance/revenue.
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web search NEUTRAL — German airline Lufthansa is facing $2 billion of extra fuel costs this year due to the Iran war. Lufthansa's revenue for the first quarter increased to $8.7 billion euros, while loss narrowed.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/lufthansa-q1-middle-east-con…
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web search NEUTRAL — Handelsblatt reported that although Lufthansa has hedged around 80% of its fuel requirements against price fluctuations, the increase in jet fuel costs is still expected to generate additional expendi…
https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/lufthansa-and-ryanair-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said that jet fuel supplies are expected to remain constraint through the year due to the Iran war, potentially leading to higher costs.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lufthansa…
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“Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo also significantly contributed to earnings”
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“the marketing of ITA Airways' cargo space”
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