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Lufthansa Unveils 4,000 Administrative Job Cuts by 2030, Raises Profit Target

Management aims to lift profitability through centralization and automation.

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(FILES) The tale of a Lufthansa airplane sticks out of a hangar at the Franz Josef Strauss airport in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2024. German airline group Lufthansa said on September 29, 2025 it will cut 4,000 jobs, nearly four percent of its workforce -- a move underscoring the slump gripping Europe's largest economy. Lufthansa said the majority of the job cuts would be in Germany and take place by 2030, targeting administrative rather than operational positions. (Photo by Michaela STACHE / AFP)
Maschinen der Lufthansa am Frankfurter Flughafen
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Overview

  • Lufthansa will eliminate about 4,000 administration and management roles by 2030, largely in Germany, with savings driven by digitalization, automation and consolidation rather than operational staff cuts.
  • The group lifted its medium‑term adjusted EBIT margin goal to 8–10% and still expects to exceed last year’s €1.6 billion adjusted operating profit in 2025.
  • Short‑ and medium‑haul networks for Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines will be centrally controlled from January 2026, with IT functions also combined and roughly 1,500 roles slated for relocation to international sites.
  • Unions pushed back as ver.di pledged to use the upcoming ground‑staff pay round to secure job protections, while a Vereinigung Cockpit strike ballot for Lufthansa and Cargo pilots concludes on Tuesday after stalled talks over pensions.
  • Immediate local effects are visible with about 130 ground staff in Leipzig/Halle and Dresden receiving dismissals, with handling shifting to subsidiaries of the Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG.