Lufthansa lost 112 million euros in 2009 compared with a profit of 2008

German airline Lufthansa in 2009 suffered a loss of 112 million euros (151 million), compared with a profit of 542 million euros (731 million) in 2008.

Lufthansa, which advanced the publication of results scheduled for March 11, adding that last year sales fell 10 per cent to 22,300 million euros (30.105 million dollars), compared to previous year's figures.
The first airline in Germany by 2009 called "difficult year".
Lufthansa's operating profit fell in 2009 to 130 million euros (175 million), ten times less than in 2008 (1,300 million or 1,755 million dollars).Due to this poor performance, the management of Lufthansa recommending no dividends this year.
In the Frankfurt stock exchange, shares of Lufthansa rose 3.3 percent to 11.47 euros, after unveiling the results.