Lufthansa has launched its “new” route between Frankfurt and Hyderabad, with a three-times-weekly service operated by the airline’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
I say “new” because Lufthansa has served this route before, although not since 2011.
In April of last year The airline announced plans to expand its network in Indiawith new routes from Munich to Bangalore and from Frankfurt to Hyderabad.
The Munich-Bangalore service was launched in November 2023, followed by Frankfurt-Hyderabad this week. There are currently no other non-stop passenger services on any of the routes.
They join existing Lufthansa routes from Frankfurt to Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai, and from Munich to Delhi and Mumbai.
The airline said India was now its fastest-growing core market, with capacity growth exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
“With our new Hyderabad-Frankfurt service we now offer Indian passengers 64 weekly flights to our hubs in Europe and onward connections to the largest network on the European continent,” said George Ettiyil, Senior Director South Asia, Lufthansa Group.
“As we launch Hyderabad, our capacity to India has increased by 14 percent (relative to 2019), making it the fastest growing core market for Lufthansa.
“With Bengaluru-Munich and now Hyderabad-Frankfurt services, we have launched two new routes in the last three months, recognizing the growing relevance of southern India and demonstrating the overall great importance of India to the Lufthansa Group.”
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