Flying high amid turbulent conditions

Lufthansa views China as key growth opportunity as market heads to the top

Karl Ulrich Garnadt, chief executive of Lufthansa Passenger Airlines, knows that his toughest challenge is to shepherd the carrier through inclement and good weather onto the path of sustainable growth and profits.

But that challenge looks easier said than done, considering that the Germany-based carrier has been at the receiving end after the deadly crash of a jet belonging to low-cost carrier Germanwings in the French Alps, even as it battles tough competition from rivals on other routes.