Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · May 18
Lufthansa Explores 5.7-Year Euro Bond as Rising Jet Fuel Costs Pressure Airlines
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · May 18

Lufthansa Explores 5.7-Year Euro Bond as Rising Jet Fuel Costs Pressure Airlines

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 18
  • Deutsche Lufthansa has started investor calls for a potential euro-denominated sale of 5.7-year senior unsecured bonds, according to a person familiar with the matter.
  • Rising jet fuel costs are adding pressure across the airline industry, helping drive Lufthansa's move to line up fresh funding.
  • Proceeds would go to general corporate purposes, including refinancing existing debt, indicating the deal would support both liquidity and balance-sheet management.
With fuel prices doubling, is Lufthansa’s bond sale a sign of financial distress or a strategic power play?
As airlines cut thousands of flights, will the global jet fuel shortage permanently ground affordable travel?