Summer 2026: The Lufthansa Group airlines are offering even more flights to top vacation hotspots

(Last update: 8 April 2026)

The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are responding to the sharp and short-term surge in demand for leisure destinations and are significantly expanding their flight offer for summer 2026.

Between April and October 2026, Lufthansa alone plans to operate approximately 420 additional flights from its Frankfurt hub – a substantial increase that opens up new sales opportunities for travel agencies.

The focus is on both popular holiday destinations in Southern Europe – including classic beach and cultural regions – as well as attractive destinations in the far north, which are in high demand particularly for round-trip tours, outdoor activities, and nature experiences. With the expanded summer schedule, customers benefit from more connections and greater availability during peak travel season.

From Frankfurt (FRA) – over 420 additional Lufthansa flights to:

  • Alicante (ALC)
  • Athens (ATH)
  • Barcelona (BCN)
  • Bastia (BIA)
  • Bilbao (BIO)
  • Faro (FAO)
  • Hanover (HAJ)
  • Madrid (MAD)
  • Málaga (AGP)
  • Marseille (MRS)
  • Nice (NCE)
  • Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
  • Porto (OPO)
  • Reykjavík (KEF)
  • Santiago de Compostela (SCQ)
  • Tromsø (TOS)

From Munich (MUC) – additional Lufthansa flights to:

  • Alicante (ALC)
  • Malta (MLA)
  • Naples (NAP)
  • Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
  • Split (SPU)

From Zurich (ZRH): SWISS increases offer to popular short-haul destinations

The additional flights are distributed across the summer months as follows: 

  • In May 2026, SWISS will increase capacity across nine destinations. A total of 31 additional rotations will be added to Málaga (AGP), Alicante (ALC), Stockholm (ARN), Athens (ATH), Malta (MLA), Porto (OPO), Palma de Mallorca (PMI), Palermo (PMO) and Thessaloniki (SKG). 
  • From June to September 2026, the focus will be on particularly high-demand markets such as Alicante (ALC), Thessaloniki (SKG) and Venice (VCE).  

In total, 11 destinations will benefit from the expansion: Málaga, Alicante, Stockholm, Athens, Malta, Nice, Porto, Palma de Mallorca, Palermo, Thessaloniki and Venice.

From Vienna (VIE): Austrian Airlines offers additional flights to many European destinations

  • Alicante (ALC)
  • Barcelona (BCN)
  • Bari (BRI)
  • Basel (BSL)
  • Berlin (BER)
  • Bilbao (BIO)
  • Bremen (BRE)
  • Burgas (BOJ)
  • Chania (CHQ)
  • Dubrovnik (DBV)
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
  • Funchal (FNC)
  • Gothenburg (GOT)
  • Hamburg (HAM)
  • Hannover (HAJ)
  • Heraklion (HER)
  • Kalamata (KLX)
  • Kefalonia (EFL)
  • Las Palmas (LPA)
  • London (LHR)
  • Munich (MUC)
  • Naples (NAP)
  • Nice (NCE)
  • Ohrid (OHD)
  • Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
  • Rome (FCO)
  • Samos (SMI)
  • Split (SPU)
  • Stockholm (ARN)
  • Tenerife (TFS)
  • Valencia (VLC)
  • Varna (VAR)
  • Zurich (ZRH)

From Brussels (BRU): Brussels Airlines will add 60,000 extra seats in summer 2026

To cope with the high demand for travel within Europe, Brussels Airlines will add flights in July and August 2026 to the following destinations:

  • Ljubljana (LJU) and Bilbao (BIO): three extra weekly flights
  • Prag (PRG) und Alicante (ALC): two extra weekly flights
  • Athen (ATH), Zadar (ZAD), Faro (FAO) und Valencia (VLC): one extra weekly flight

In parallel, the Lufthansa Group is working on further optimizing its intercontinental flight schedule to flexibly adapt to changes in booking behavior resulting from geopolitical developments.

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