October Lufthansa passenger volume rose 5.3%

Lufthansa this week announced October Lufthansa group passenger data, which is Lufthansa since September began charging a GDS surcharges since the first flight service without any disruption of the month. In early September, Lufthansa flight service has been for a period of two days workers strike, cause a Lufthansa officials will GDS bookings blamed the fall in the flight disruptions.
 

In the Lufthansa held recently in 2015 in the third quarter earnings, chief executive officer and executive director of Hansa chairman Castan Spohr (Carsten Spohr) said that since the beginning of September in markets outside Germany charged GDS surcharge, Lufthansa group met some resistance.
 

October, Lufthansa passenger volume of the same period last year increased by 5.3%, Lufthansa's Swiss aviation passenger traffic volume rose 1%, Austria airline passenger traffic fell by 1.5%, Lufthansa group overall passenger volume of the same period last year rose 3.9 percent.
 

October Lufthansa group overall passenger traffic rise and 2015 flight services not subject to impact of the strike in the rest of the performance is basically the same, 6, 7, 8 March. The increase in passenger traffic respectively 2.6%, 4.6% and 3.6%.
 

Considering that there are many people expected (or can also be said that hope) implementation of Lufthansa GDS additional fees deal will impact on the traffic volume, apparently, October passenger traffic growth for Lufthansa is a good news.
 

However, for implementation of Lufthansa GDS additional fees deal to some people criticized the attitude of passenger data with the same period the other boat look forward to commenting, especially those expected may be in the competition on the route to Lufthansa launched challenges to the airlines.
 

For example, in October, the international aviation group IAG (British Airways and the parent company of the parent company) passenger traffic grew by 23.4%, and its July and August passenger traffic grew by 12.6% and 12.4%.
 

In October, the amount of easy nimble aviation passenger traffic grew by 9.7%, its July and August passenger traffic grew by 9.4% and 6.8% respectively. While the October Ruian Airlines passenger traffic grew by 15%, and its July and August passenger traffic grew by 11% and 10%. One exception is, October, passenger volume of an Air France - KLM only increased by 1.5%.