Quick Links Multi-hub strategy Current US network Potential destinations With the Lufthansa and ITA Airways merger, whereupon the former will initially buy a 41% stake in the latter, inching closer and closer, there have been questions about how the two carriers, as well as the Lufthansa Group’s networks, will change going forward. One thing is certain: the group intends to keep the multi-hub structure spread across Europe, with one hub in Austria, Belgium, and Switzerland each and two in Germany and Italy. Multi-hub strategy When Lufthansa Group initially announced the acquisition of 41% of ITA Airways’ shares in May 2023, with an option to acquire the remaining stake at a later date, the company emphasized its multi-brand, multi-hub strategy.
The company highlighted that ITA Airways would become the fifth network carrier in the Lufthansa Group, joining Austrian Airlines , Brussels Airlines , Lufthansa , and Swiss International Air Lines ( SWISS ). Airlines, such as Discover Airlines or Edelweiss Air, are classified as leisure carriers by the group. The current hub network, including ITA Airways’ two hubs at Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) and Milan Linate Airport (LIN), looks like this: “Italy represents the most important market outside the Group’s home base countries and the United States.
Italy is the third-largest economy in the EU in terms of gross domestic product, with a strong export-oriented economy. This is one among many reasons why bus.
