Corporate sales at the Lufthansa Group “are gaining some further traction,” according to Carsten Spohr, CEO, speaking on a third quarter earnings call. Despite stagnation in recent weeks due to the shutdown of the US government, he said, “we see some development from the US.”

Corporate sales are also “somewhat growing” in Germany, said Spohr, noting that that the technology, consulting and finance industries were strong. He added, “It’s not crazy, the growth; compared to what we have seen now for quite a few years, it was worth mentioning it.”

Overall, said Spohr, Lufthansa’s “booking outlook is robust, and we are well-positioned to capture further upside as demand continues to recover more and more.” He said that premium bookings remain above last year’s levels.

Lufthansa reported record third-quarter revenue of 11.2 billion euros (about $12.9 billion), an increase of 4% year over year. Revenue for the passenger airlines increased to 8.9 billion euros (about $10.25 billion) from 8.8 billion euros (about $10.13 billion) in the third quarter of 2024. Net income was 966 million euros (about $1.2 billion), compared with 1.1 billion euros (about $1.27 billion) reported a year prior. Third-quarter capacity increased 3.2% year over year.

Spohr said the company plans continued growth on the North Atlantic in line with the market. Lufthansa projects full-year 2025 capacity to increase 4% year over year. The company also projected full-year 2026 capacity to increase 4%, with long-haul increasing in the mid- to high-single-digit percentages and short-haul broadly flat.