Frankfurt-based Lufthansa Cargo reported its 2025 results on 7 March, revealing that revenue climbed 4 % to €3.4 billion and adjusted EBIT surged nearly 30 % to €324 million. The performance pushes the carrier back into the world’s top five freight airlines a full year earlier than envisioned under its “Bold Moves 2030” strategy. Growth was broad-based.
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Capacity measured in freight-tonne-kilometres expanded 5.4 %, helped by additional Airbus A321F services within Europe and restored Boeing 777F links to Tel Aviv and Shanghai. Belly-hold lift also rose as Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss added long-haul passenger routes, giving shippers more options out of Munich and Vienna. The company credited cost discipline—fuel-hedging and network optimisation shaved two percentage points off unit costs—and steady yield support from automotive, high-tech and pharma segments. Digital initiatives such as AI-driven dynamic pricing now cover 65 % of bookings and will reach 90 % by year-end, management said. For German exporters the rebound means more secure lift at a time when Red Sea diversions are lengthening ocean-freight transit times by up to 15 days. Relocation managers moving time-critical parts or temperature-sensitive lab samples can again rely on same-day connections through Frankfurt. Looking ahead, Lufthansa Cargo will open a fifth European cargo hub in Rome this summer and deepen cooperation with Swiss WorldCargo to turn Zurich into hub number six—moves that should further expand routing choices for German industry and their assignees shipping personal effects worldwide.
Whether your logistics team needs to arrange urgent business travel for engineers or you’re an expat accompanying a company assignment, VisaHQ can streamline the visa paperwork in parallel with Lufthansa Cargo’s shipment. Through its German portal (https://www.visahq.com/germany/), the service lets travelers check requirements, submit applications online, and track approvals, ensuring nobody misses a flight because of last-minute documentation.
Capacity measured in freight-tonne-kilometres expanded 5.4 %, helped by additional Airbus A321F services within Europe and restored Boeing 777F links to Tel Aviv and Shanghai. Belly-hold lift also rose as Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss added long-haul passenger routes, giving shippers more options out of Munich and Vienna. The company credited cost discipline—fuel-hedging and network optimisation shaved two percentage points off unit costs—and steady yield support from automotive, high-tech and pharma segments. Digital initiatives such as AI-driven dynamic pricing now cover 65 % of bookings and will reach 90 % by year-end, management said. For German exporters the rebound means more secure lift at a time when Red Sea diversions are lengthening ocean-freight transit times by up to 15 days. Relocation managers moving time-critical parts or temperature-sensitive lab samples can again rely on same-day connections through Frankfurt. Looking ahead, Lufthansa Cargo will open a fifth European cargo hub in Rome this summer and deepen cooperation with Swiss WorldCargo to turn Zurich into hub number six—moves that should further expand routing choices for German industry and their assignees shipping personal effects worldwide.
