FRANKFURT — Lufthansa predicted further declines in ticket prices this year and deepened a loss forecast for its Eurowings low-cost brand, as a demand slowdown stemming from terrorist attacks in Europe was met by too much seating across the airline industry.Yields excluding currency shifts, a measure of average fares, fell 0.8% from a year earlier in the second quarter, chief financial officer Simone Menne told journalists on Tuesday.The airline’s cargo division will also post a loss this year because of "massive overcapacities" among air-freight carriers, she told analysts.READ THIS: A litany of errors behind Europe’s many crises"Terrorist attacks are worrying people around the world," CEO Carsten Spohr said on the analysts’ call. "Yields have fallen to a level we last saw during the financial crisis in 2009."Prospects for Europe’s airlines have deteriorated after carriers added capacity to take advantage of cheap fuel costs.Terrorist attacks from Paris to Istanbul since early 2015...
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