Johannes Teyssen has sharply criticised Lufthansa’s performance, saying the group has lost the connection to the industry’s best performers and needs to address clear weaknesses. The remarks, made in an internal interview addressed to employees, come as the German airline group faces pressure over recent quarterly results and its competitiveness against stronger rivals.
The Lufthansa supervisory board chairman framed the issue as a broader strategic and operational challenge rather than a single event. His comments point to concern over the core Lufthansa brand’s relative weakness within a complex group that also includes Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways.
Teyssen has already signalled that the group must improve profitability, quality and customer loyalty, while avoiding narrow brand-by-brand debates. The latest criticism raises the pressure on management to accelerate its transformation efforts, but no formal response from Lufthansa was visible in the accessible material.