Lufthansa

77.6IVCA

Alemania · Europe

#20global
#7Europe
77%confidence
Operations and fleet punctuality · fleet · environment
74
Perception globally awarded recognitions
74
Network and track record fleet · destinations · continents · years · alliance
91

How it is made up

Continents served our own
5 continents (published network) · weight 5%
100
Global alliance our own
Star Alliance · founder (1997) · weight 4%
100
Destination network our own
229 destinations (published network) · weight 4%
90
Track record our own
100 years (founded in 1926) · weight 4%
100
Fleet size our own
200 or more aircraft (published fleet) · weight 3%
56
Wide-body fleet our own
105 wide-body aircraft (published fleet) · weight 7%
100
Global airline recognition award
Among the world's 25 best airlines (2026) · weight 15%
95
On-board experience rating award
Four stars · global (2026) · weight 11%
70
Frequent-flyer programme award
Miles & More: among the world's 25 best (international listing 2025) · weight 6%
77
Product rating (stars) award
4 stars (product certification) · weight 4%
80

#20 worldwide · #7 in Europe. IVCA 77.6. Strong in presence by continent, track record, global alliance. Weak in fleet size. Confidence 77% (no data: punctuality). Not listed in environmental certification, international assessment, regional recognition (worth 50).

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