Route network
Route network and capacities of the Lufthansa Group to be significantly expanded
As part of the multi-hub strategy, Lufthansa Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines offer their passengers a broad range of flights from these airlines’ hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna and Brussels. The regional airlines Lufthansa Cityline, Lufthansa City Airlines and Air Dolomiti provide short-haul feeder services for the Network Airlines. The Network Airlines are supplemented on long-haul routes by the route networks of the alliance and joint venture partners, which offer extensive transfer connections. Eurowings offers a comprehensive range of direct connections for short- and medium-haul destinations. Discover Airlines and Edelweiss, the Lufthansa Group’s holiday airlines, focus on tourist destinations for short-, medium- and long-haul flights and thus supplement the capacity of the hubs.
During the reporting year, the Lufthansa Group continued to expand its route network. During the 2025 summer timetable, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group flew to a total of 313 destinations, four more than in the previous year.
Available capacity has also continued to recover in the 2025 financial year. Overall, it was 4% up on the previous year. Available capacity on short- and medium-haul routes was 5% higher than in the previous year. On intercontinental routes, available capacity increased by 3% year-on-year in the 2025 financial year. The volume of transatlantic traffic was 5% higher than in the previous year. Available capacity in the Middle East increased by 28%. Capacity on Asian routes declined by 2%.
Russian airspace remains closed to the airlines of the Lufthansa Group due to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. As a result, flight routes to Japan, South Korea and China in particular are still significantly longer in some cases. Continental direct flights to Russia and Ukraine remain suspended. Due to the conflict in the Middle East, it was also necessary to temporarily suspend flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Erbil and Tehran in the reporting year.