Deutsche Lufthansa AG, commonly known as Lufthansa, is the flag carrier and largest German airline which, when combined with its subsidiaries. The name of the company is derived from the German word Luft meaning "air" and Hansa for the Hanseatic League. Lufthansa is one of the five founding members of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, formed in 1997.
Lufthansa is operating flights from/to 219 airports in 73 countries: Germany, United States, Spain, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Poland, Croatia, Portugal and other destinations.