Lufthansa

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (FWB: LHA, OTCQX: DLAKY) (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏt͡ʃə ˈlʊfthanza]), commonly kent as Lufthansa, is a German airline an the lairgest airline in Europe an aw, baith in terms o oweraw passengers carriet an fleet size. It operates services tae 18 domestic destinations an 197 internaitional destinations in 78 kintras athort Africae, the Americas, Asie, an Europe, uisin a fleet o mair nor 280 aircraft. Besides the actual airline namit Lufthansa, Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the parent company for several ither airlines an further aviation-relatit branches an aw, amang the maist well-kent are Swiss International Air Lines an Lufthansa Technik. Wi ower 620 aircraft, it haes ane o the lairgest passenger airline fleets in the world when combined wi its subsidiaries. In 2012, the entire Lufthansa Group carried ower 103 million passengers. Lufthansa's registered office an corporate heidquairters are in Cologne. The main operations base, cried Lufthansa Aviation Center (LAC), is locatit at Lufthansa's primar traffec hub at Frankfurt Airport. The majority o Lufthansa's pilots, grund staff, an flight attendants are based thare. Lufthansa's seicontar hub is Munich Airport wi a third, considerably smawer ane maintained at Düsseldorf Airport which transfers tae Germanwings sae Lufthansa anerly operate juist aroond 10 destinations excludit saisonal which aw haes been transferred tae Germanwings Lufthansa is a foondin member o Star Alliance an aw, the warld's lairgest airline alliance, formit in 1997. Notes References Freemit airtins Media relatit tae Lufthansa at Wikimedia Commons Offeecial wabsteid Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine