Lufthansa is, with more than 50 million passengers in 2004, the largest airline in Europe and belongs to the group of airlines big and prestigious in the world. Its network consists of 181 destinations in 76 countries. Lufthansa takes off and lands every day more than 1,700 times somewhere in the world. Along with the other members of the alliance Star Alliance flies to more than 411 destinations in 96 countries.