Lufthansa Group still waiting on EU to reopen to transatlantic travel, but US bookings are strong

10 August, 2021

Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr said the group is still "waiting for the trans-Atlantic to reopen for Europeans", but its sales in the US show "very high demand, leading the recovery of our long haul business" (Bloomberg, 05-Aug-2021). Mr Spohr also reported accelerating bookings on services to Africa and Central & South America.