In the first three months of 2008, Lufthansa carried a record number of passengers, continuing the positive momentum achieved last year into the current financial year. Passenger numbers rose by 5.5% to 13 million in the first quarter. During the same period, capacity increased 5.5% and traffic climbed 5.9%, lifting the passenger load factor by 0.2 pts to 77.2%.
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Lufthansa reports record passenger numbers in first quarter
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