Only towards year-end did
demand improve thanks to Christmas business. Germany and
Europe remain the main markets for Lufthansa Cargo, accounting
for around 50 per cent of sales. Its main traffic regions were again
Asia/Pacific and North America. Lufthansa Cargo’s competitors
are primarily other airlines with significant freight capacities in their
long-haul fleets, as well as airlines with a mix of cargo and passenger
aircraft and pure freighter operators.