Lufthansa to start flights on Munich-Bangalore, Frankfurt-Hyderabad routes
To tap the post-Covid growth opportunities in the Indian aviation market, European airline major Lufthansa on Thursday said it will start flights on Munich-Bangalore and Frankfurt-Hyderabad routes this year.
Lufthansa Group, which has been present in the Indian market for more than 90 years, currently has more than 50 weekly services to India, connecting Frankfurt, Zurich and Munich with various Indian cities, including Delhi and Mumbai.
The Indian market is "very very important" for the Lufthansa Group, Harry Hohmeister, Member of the Executive Board Global Markets & Network, said here on Thursday.
The flights on the Munich-Bangalore route will be operational three times a week and the first flight will be on November 3.
On the Frankfurt-Hyderabad route, the flights will commence in the coming winter.
"The expansion underlines Lufthansa's long-term vision to strengthen its footprint in the Indian market by catering to the growing population of young working professionals," it ...