By Joanna Plucinska and Rachel More
Berlin (Reuters) – Lufthansa confirmed its annual prospects on Tuesday, anticipating a significantly higher operating profit than the previous year, while warning very closely following the potential impact of trade tensions with the United States.
European airlines are starting the season of quarterly results against the backdrop of increased anxiety on the part of investors about the impact of global economic uncertainties on demand, which also seals the prospects of American companies.
“Macroeconomic uncertainties, in particular trade tensions between the USA, the EU and other regions, prevent to anticipate the upcoming quarters (…) visibility for the third quarter remains limited,” the German air carrier said in a press release.
The group said it has set up a “working group to closely follow current developments and, if necessary, respond quickly and flexibly to any weakening of demand, for example by adjusting capacity”.
The airline nevertheless said that demand in the United States region continued to grow. In March, Lufthansa transported approximately 25% additional passengers from the United States to Europe compared to the previous year.
Over the first three months of the year, the air carrier recorded an operating profit (EBIT) of 722 million euros, online with the consensus published by the group.
(Written by Joanna Plucinska and Rachel More, Pauline Foret, edited by Augustin Turpin)
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