Lufthansa group passenger numbers for June 2026 were 12,561,000, down 2.8pc on June 2025 and 7pc on pre-pandemic. The group’s passenger numbers for the six months to June 2026 were 60.7m, down 1.1pc on the first six months of 2025. The Lufthansa Group operates a multi-hub strategy consisting of five core network carriers, a direct point-to-point airline, and several regional, holiday, and cargo subsidiaries. Brussels: The national carrier of Belgium, based in Brussels. ITA: The national carrier of Italy (formerly Alitalia), which is fully integrated into the group’s network airlines.