U.S., Jan. 3 -- This year the Lufthansa Group will be hiring more than 4,500 new employees in Germany , Austria and Switzerland as things stand in present; among them 3,000 hires will take place in Germany. This involves both re-placement appointments due to fluctuation and, in some cases, job increases. The focus of the recruitment planned in the DACH countries is "on the ground" with around 2,500 positions. Almost 1,300 new flight attendants are to be hired across the Lufthansa Group .

Around 1,000 new employees are slated to be hired at the core brand Lufthansa in 2020. 450 prospective flight attendants alone will begin their training at the Munich location. In addition, 40 flying colleagues will be joining Lufthansa CityLine at the B...