Lufthansa’s Mixed Climate Progress: More Efficient Aircraft but Emissions Rise
Photo Credit: A Lufthansa aircraft takes off. Lufthansa Group
Skift Take
Lufthansa is making progress in cutting passenger-related emissions mainly with more efficient aircraft, but its overall carbon footprint tells a different story.
The Lufthansa Group’s emissions rose by 16% in 2024, pushing the airline further off track from its goal to cut emissions in half by 2030. However, passenger-related air travel emissions dropped by 1%, the company said in its recently published annual report.
The company, which owns a number of airlines in Europe including Lufthansa, Swiss, and Austrian Airlines, told Skift it tracks passenger emissions separately to better understand the environmental impact of commercial flights.
The group said passenger air travel emissions cover everything from boarding to takeoff, cruising, landing, and taxiing at the air
