Lufthansa aims to create 4,000 jobs in Germany this year, according to new boss Christoph Franz.
The airline is looking to hire 2,200 flight attendants in Frankfurt and Munich as well as 900 ground personnel, 270 student pilots, 300 apprentices and other technical staff.
Franz told German newspaper Bild: “Lufthansa is growing. We are hiring 4,000 new employees just at our locations in Germany.
“With the increase of our capacity in terms of seats and with bigger aircraft carrying out regional and intercontinental flights with the Airbus A380, our need for personnel is increasing, both in the cockpit and the cabin.
“With an increasing number of passengers, we also need more ground crew.”
Lufthansa also plans to continue to cut costs by reducing the number of aircraft it operates overall and replacing them with bigger aircraft capable of carrying more passengers.