Lufthansa Cargo surges ahead in first quarter

Lufthansa Cargo significantly increased the volume of freight and mail transported in the first quarter of 2011. The Company continued on the strong growth path of the previous year. Cargo volumes were up overall by 19.9 per cent on the year-earlier level:

Overview of First-Quarter 2011:

		2011	2010	Change in %
Freight and mail (tonnes)	In thousands	469	391	19.9%
Available cargo tonne-kilometres	In millions	3,354	2,731	22.8%
Revenue cargo tonne-kilometres	In millions	2,343	1,960	19.5%
Cargo load factor	%	69.9%	71.8%	-1.9 pp.

Overview of Traffic Regions:

		Europe		Americas		Asia/Pacific		Africa/Middle East
		2011	Y-on-Y change	2011	Y-on-Y change	2011	Y-on-Y change	2011	Y-on-Y change
Freight and mail (tonnes)	In thousands	156	16.8%	143	25.4%	133	19,2%	38	16,4%
Available cargo tonne-kilometres	In millions	197	14,6%	1,330	23.4%	1,497	24.9%	332	16.9%
Revenue cargo tonne-kilometres	In millions	93	15.3%	988	22.5%	1,067	17.9%	195	16.0%
Cargo load factor	%	47.2%	0.3% pp.	74.3%	-0.5 pp.	71.3%	-4.2 pp.	58.8%	-0.5 pp.