BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Lufthansa is aiming to recruit around 10,000 people across the group in 2025, while measures to cut costs at its struggling core airline continue this year, the company
Lufthansa Group aims for 10,000 new hires in 2025, fewer jobs for core airline
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Lufthansa is aiming to recruit around 10,000 people across the group in 2025, while measures to cut costs at its struggling core airline continue this year, the company said on Wednesday.
The airline group is looking for more than 2,000 flight attendants, more than 1,400 ground staff, around 1,300 technical experts, 1,200 administrative staff and 800 pilots, according to a statement, which said more than half of all recruitment was to take place in Germany.
For 2024, Lufthansa had set itself the higher target of 13,000 new recruits group-wide.
"Lufthansa Airlines will continue to focus on the Turnaround efficiency program in 2025 and expects to hire fewer employees than in 2024," the statement added.
Lufthansa Airlines, one of Europe's top carriers, is struggling with low yields, competition with international airlines and spiralling costs, prompting the programme to cut costs by 2026.
The company said its maintenance business Lufthansa Technik would be a focus of 2025 recruitment.
Subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and Eurowings were each looking for around 700 employees, while Lufthansa Airlines wants to hire around 1,200 people over the next 12 months, focusing on operations, the statement said.
(Writing by Rachel MoreEditing by Madeline Chambers)
