Lufthansa

(Update: February 2025)

Lufthansa will be flying the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, to Denver (USA) for the first time next summer. The capital of Colorado will be the sixth destination for the A380. The first flight is scheduled for 30 April 2025.

The A380 routes at-a-glance:

• Munich–Bangkok (BKK): daily through 26 April 2025
• Munich–Boston (BOS): daily
• Munich–Delhi (DEL): daily
• Munich–Denver (DEN): daily starting 30 April 2025
• Munich–Los Angeles (LAX): daily
• Munich–New York (JFK): daily starting 28 April 2025
• Munich–Washington DC (IAD): daily starting 27 April 2025

The Airbus A380 offers a unique feeling of generous space. With its main deck and upper deck – and its breathtaking dimensions – the Lufthansa A380 can take 509 passengers to their dream destination. The A380 offers 8 seats in First Class, 78 seats in Business Class, 52 seats in Premium Economy and 371 seats in Economy Class.

(Update: February 2025)

Lufthansa is extending the season and will continue to fly the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, daily from Munich to Bangkok (BKK) through 26 April 2025.

While travelers can look forward to the A380's unique feeling of space, there are additional sales opportunities for you thanks to the almost 75 percent larger seat capacity compared to the A350. The A380 offers 8 First Class, 78 Business Class, 52 Premium Economy and 371 Economy Class seats per flight.

(Update: February 2025)

After a short break, Lufthansa will resume flights between Munich and Osaka (KIX) starting 22 February 2025. The third largest city in Japan is known for its modern architecture, lively street markets and a rich culinary scene. The Expo 2025 “Designing Future Society For Our Lives” will be held in Osaka from 13 April to 13 October 2025.

Good to know: The old imperial city of Kyoto is easily accessible from Osaka and offers a deep insight into Japan's rich culture and history with its impressive historical temples and shrines.

The flight offer to/from Osaka (KIX) at-a-glance:

• 2024/2025 winter schedule: 3 times a week starting 22 February 2025
• 2025 summer schedule: 5 times a week

(Update: February 2025)

Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa and SWISS have resumed flights to and from Tel Aviv (TLV). The Lufthansa Group airlines will initially offer up to 37 flights per week to Israel's Mediterranean metropolis.

Depending on demand, Lufthansa will gradually increase the number of flights in the coming weeks. In addition, the situation on the ground continues to be monitored. Short-term changes in flight operations to Tel Aviv cannot be ruled out.

Lufthansa Group flight connections to/from Tel Aviv at-a-glance:

Austrian Airlines: 

• Daily from/to Vienna (VIE)

Brussels Airlines:

• 4 times a week from/to Brussels (BRU)

Eurowings:

•  Up to 3 times a week from/to Dusseldorf (DUS)
• 2 times a week from/to Hamburg (HAM)

Lufthansa:

•  Daily from/to Frankfurt (FRA)
•  Daily from/to Munich (MUC)

SWISS:

• Daily from/to Zurich (ZRH)

(As at 31 January 2025. Subject to changes.)

(Update: January 2025)

Buongiorno and bonjour – in Southern Europe you can relax and enjoy the summer. The Italian destination Lamezia Terme (Calabria) will appear for the first time on the Lufthansa timetable departing from Frankfurt from April 6, 2025. Figari in Corsica is also a newcomer on the timetable, and will be served by Air Dolomiti from 17 May 2025.

The new connections at-a-glance:

• Frankfurt – Lamezia Terme (SUF): up to twice weekly from 6 April 2025
• Frankfurt – Figari (FSC): once a week from 17 May 2025

(Update: December 2024)

Lufthansa is planning to transfer six Airbus A350 aircraft (without Lufthansa Allegris) from Munich to Frankfurt in the 2025 summer schedule. On board the modern A350, passengers can expect more comfort, a generous feeling of space, a new lighting concept and digital innovations.

The A350 will be deployed on the following routes to/from Frankfurt (FRA) in summer 2025:

• Seoul (ICN)
• Shanghai (PVG)
• Denver (DEN): starting 1 May 2025
• Seattle (SEA): starting 1 May 2025

Due to a shortage of long-haul aircraft in our Frankfurt hub as a result of delivery issues by Boeing, we will relocate the A350 to Frankfurt. Hub. At the same time, Lufthansa will station new A350s with the modern Allegris cabin interior in Munich.

(Update: December 2024)

Starting 27 April 2025, Lufthansa will be flying from Frankfurt to the industrial and commercial city of Bydgoszcz, bringing the number of destinations in Poland up to eight. The nearby city of Toruń is a popular destination for tourists: the UNESCO World Heritage Site boasts a number of fascinating sights.

With up to 360 flights a week, the Lufthansa Group airlines are taking your customers to eight destinations in Poland in summer 2025: Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice, Krakow, Poznan, Rzeszów and Wroclaw.

The new route at-a-glance:

• Frankfurt–Bydgoszcz (BZG):  5 times a week starting 27 April 2025

(Update: October 2024)

As part of the evaluation of its route network, Lufthansa has decided to temporarily suspend the daily flights between Frankfurt and Beijing from the start of the 2024/2025 winter flight schedule, primarily for economic reasons. Lufthansa will continue to offer a daily flight to Beijing via the Munich hub.

• Passengers booked on the Frankfurt (FRA)–Beijing (PEK) vv. flight will be rebooked automatically via Munich as far as possible

• Tickets already issued must be reissued on an involuntary basis.

We welcome you to make rebookings/reissues/refunds for cancelled flights on Austrian Airlines/Brussels Airlines/Lufthansa/SWISS tickets yourself in accordance with the Schedule Change/Irregularity Policy for Travel Agents (OS/SN/LH/LX).

If you have any questions, please contact your Lufthansa Group Agency Support team.

(Update: September 2024)

Thanks to the new codeshare agreement between Lufthansa and Norwegian regional carrier Widerøe (IATA code: WF), you can now book many more destinations in Norway under a Lufthansa marketing flight number. In addition, Lufthansa will also put its flight number on the Widerøe international flights from its home base Bergen to the Lufthansa Group

Hubs in Munich and Brussels, which will create a connection with Brussels Airlines and selected routes in Africa.

(Update: September 2024)

The Lufthansa Group is evaluating and optimizing its route network, particularly with regards to seasonality, profitability and capacity shortages due to aircraft manufacturers' delivery challenges.

As a result, Lufthansa will discontinue flights between Frankfurt and Bahrain (BAH) and Frankfurt and Kuwait (KWI) effective 16 September 2024. In addition, flights between Frankfurt and Dammam (DMM) will be canceled up to and including 15 September 2024. Starting 16 September 2024, Dammam will be served with a stopover in Riyadh (RUH). In addition, Lufthansa will no longer fly to Tehran (THR) until the end of the summer flight schedule (26 October 2024), regardless of the safety assessment.

The flight schedule adjustments have already been published in the systems.

We welcome you to make rebookings/reissues/refunds for cancelled flights on Austrian Airlines/Brussels Airlines/Lufthansa/SWISS tickets yourself in accordance with the ​Schedule Change/Irregularity Policy for Travel Agents (OS/SN/LH/LX).

If you have any questions, please contact your Lufthansa Group Agency Support team.

(Update: August 2024)

Look forward to offering your customers who are traveling to Japan greater flexibility and more options. Joint-venture partner ANA will launch non-stop flights from Istanbul (IST) to Tokyo-Haneda (HND) starting 12 February 2025. The route will be operated three times a week with a Boeing 787-8.

The new, non-stop flights will complement the Lufthansa Group airlines flight offer via the Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, and Zurich hubs. Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa and SWISS are offering your customers up to 30 flights a week to Tokyo and Osaka.

The Lufthansa Group airlines flight offer to/from Japan at-a-glance:

• Munich–Osaka (KIX): daily with Lufthansa
• Frankfurt–Tokyo-Haneda (HND): daily with Lufthansa
• Munich–Tokyo-Haneda (HND): daily with Lufthansa
• Vienna–Tokyo-Narita (NRT): up to 4 times weekly with Austrian Airlines*
• Zurich–Tokyo-Narita (NRT): 5 times weekly with SWISS

^{* Seasonal flight (2024 summer schedule only)}

Please note: The number of flights per week may vary in the 2024/2025 winter schedule.

(Update: July 2024)

The largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, continues to thrill fans all over the world. Lufthansa guests can experience the double-decker aircraft on three routes to and from Munich this winter.

The A380 routes at a glance:

• Munich–Bangkok (BKK): daily
• Munich–Delhi (DEL): daily
• Munich–Los Angeles (LAX): daily

(Update: June 2024)

Thanks to the new codeshare agreement between Lufthansa and Bangkok Airways (IATA code: PG), you can now book seven new destinations in Thailand and Southeast Asia under a Lufthansa marketing flight number – for travel starting 12 June 2024.

The Bangkok Airways codeshare destinations:

Via Bangkok (BKK):

• Chiang Mai, Thailand (CNX)
• Koh Samui, Thailand (USM)
• Lampang, Thailand (LPT)
• Phnom Penh, Cambodia (PNH)
• Phuket, Thailand (HKT)
• Siem Reap, Cambodia (SAI)
• Trat, Thailand (TDX)

Via Singapur (SIN):

• Koh Samui, Thailand (USM)

For travel starting 2 July 2024, these Bangkok Airways flights are also available under a SWISS marketing flight number.

(Update: June 2024)

Whether for outdoor fans, culture enthusiasts, or gourmets, Canada is a worthwhile destination in winter. Especially worth seeing is the snowy region of Whistler near Vancouver (YVR). With its picturesque landscapes, it’s not only one of the country’s most popular ski resorts, it also has many winter adventures in store.

The Canadian metropolis on the Pacific is now on Lufthansa's Munich flight schedule all year round.

The Lufthansa flight offer to Vancouver in winter 2024/2025:

• from Munich (MUC): 3 times weekly
• from Frankfurt (FRA): daily

(Update: March 2024)

Lufthansa will initially offer four daily bus connections between Munich (MUC) and Innsbruck (INN) airports starting 31 March 2024. The Lufthansa Express Bus operates with a Lufthansa flight number and is booked in the same way as a Lufthansa feeder flight. Through fares apply.

In addition, the Lufthansa Express Bus can also be booked as a point-to-point connection.

Important advice for traveling with Lufthansa Express Bus:

• Check in online or via your mobile between 23 hours and 15 minutes before departure
• One boarding pass each for Lufthansa Express Bus and the connecting flight
• The boarding pass serves as the ticket
• Travel is only possible with a ticket booked and paid for in advance. Tickets cannot be bought on the bus
• Baggage check-in and reclaim in Terminal 2 at Munich Airport. Because of customs regulations, baggage may not be transported automatically straight to the bus
• Short transfer route at Munich Airport: The bus arrives on the departure level near the bag-drop kiosks and departs from the Terminal 2 bus station (about a 3-minute walk from the baggage claim area, where travelers pick up their luggage and take it through customs to the bus)
  
  

Information about the bus

The Lufthansa Express bus is a first-class coach in the five-star category with generous seat spacing. There is free Wi-Fi on board the coach.

(Update: September 2023)

Thanks to the new codeshare agreements between Lufthansa and South African Airways (SAA; IATA code: SA) and Airlink (IATA code: 4Z) respectively, you can now book four new destinations in South Africa under a Lufthansa flight number.

(Update: November 2023)

The Lufthansa Group supports intermodality (the bundling of different transport modes) and has now expanded the strategic network of air and rail to Asia. Thanks to the partnership with KORAIL, South Korea’s leading train operator, Lufthansa passengers can now fly to the international Seoul-Incheon Airport (ICN) and then travel in comfort by train to eight destinations throughout South Korea:

• Busan (XMB)
• Dongdaegu (TAE)
• Gwangju-Seonjoeng (KWJ)
• Jinju (HIN)
• Mokpo (MWX)
• Pohang (KPO)
• Ulsan (USN)
• Yeosu-Expo (RSU)

The trains run with a 9B flight number and are booked in exactly the same way as a feeder flight. Through fares are used.

Please note:

• Rail & Air in partnership with KORAIL is currently only available to book via a GDS or at lufthansa.com.
• The ticket has to be issued on a Lufthansa document (220).

Lufthansa Group's newly founded City Airlines will start flight operations in the summer of 2024. It will operate flights from the Munich (MUC) and Frankfurt (FRA) hubs, offering feeder flights for Lufthansa.

The competitive strengthening of the short-haul network is essential for the market position of Lufthansa Group and for the planned growth of the long-haul segment in the German market.

Travelers can look forward to a Lufthansa customer experience on board City Airlines aircraft. While City Airlines will start operations with Airbus A319 aircraft, Lufthansa Group is currently also evaluating the possibility of using Airbus A220 or Embraer aircraft.

We will provide you with further details on bookability and route network in due time.

(Update: September 2023)

Thanks to the new codeshare agreements between Lufthansa and South African Airways (SAA; IATA code: SA) and Airlink (IATA code: 4Z) respectively, you can now book four new destinations in South Africa under a Lufthansa flight number.

SAA codeshare destinations:

• Cape Town (CPT)
• Durban (DUR)

Airlink codeshare destinations:

• Durban (DUR)
• East London (ELS)
• George (GRJ)
• Gqeberha (PLZ)