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Lufthansa planning to increase capacity as travel demand surges

Lufthansa Group is focusing on ramping up capacity in Thailand this year with the aim of hitting 61% of the available seat kilometres reached in 2019, thanks to a positive outlook on leisure travel demand.

Stefan Molnar, general manager for Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and the Mekong region for Lufthansa Group Airlines, said that this target was achievable as border reopenings had created stronger demand.

The average load factor in Thailand in March and April increased to 79%, from only 33% for the whole of 2021.

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