Lufthansa reported a 992 millioneuros profi t for the fi rst six monthsand said its full-year operating profi twould be “signifi cantly above” 1 billioneuros. First-half operating profi trose 83.7 percent to 621 million euros.The airline credited record passengertraffi c, a 503 million euros gain onthe sale of its Thomas Cook stake andthe contributions of recently acquiredSwiss International Air Lines for theresult. Lufthansa Cargo reported a35.5 percent profi t decline to 40 millioneuros,