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The chairman and chief executive of Lufthansa, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, has called for authorities to stop talking about creating a single European sky and finally implement it.

Speaking at the airline's annual general meeting in Cologne, Mr Mayrhuber said that the aviation industry has a number of challenges to face this year.

While he stressed that Lufthansa 'is prepared and will not shy any headwinds', the airline boss said that the industry needed help from governments and industry authorities.

'Better air traffic control and the single European sky [is] the greatest efficiency-related and environmental project in Europe, but also one that has now been being discussed for 48 years,' he said.

'The time has come to finally implement the project. It would immediately reduce CO2 emissions by about 12%. The politicians must act.'

Mr Mayrhuber's comments followed the announcement that Lufthansa achieved its best profit and revenue figures in its history last year.

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