Deutsche Lufthansa AG recorded a first-quarter loss after fuel costs rose by 202 million euros ($228 million), although the airline stuck by its forecast for a full-year profit.
Adjusted loss before interest and taxes was 336 million euros in the quarter, Germany’s biggest carrier said in a statement Monday after the market closed. That compared with earnings of 52 million euros a year earlier. The downturn was particularly stark because of particularly strong results for the beginning of last year as capacity was reduced following the collapse of Air Berlin.