Lufthansa Group to resume UK flights

A Lufthansa Airbus A321 at Frankfurt Airport
A Lufthansa Airbus A321 at Frankfurt Airport

Lufthansa Group has become the latest group of airlines to announce it will be resuming flights from the UK & Ireland to Germany from next month.

The German airline will resume flights from Birmingham, Edinburgh & Manchester in the UK, as well as increasing its Heathrow flights. In Ireland, the airline is to resume flights from Dublin.

The Lufthansa Group airlines involved are Lufthansa, Eurowings and Swiss.

Lufthansa Airbus A320 (Image: Aviation Media Agency)
Lufthansa Airbus A320 (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

In a statement, Harry Hohmeister, member of the executive board of German Lufthansa AG, said: “With the June flight schedule, we are making an important contribution to the revitalisation of the aviation infrastructure. It is an essential part of the German and European economic power.

“People want to and can travel again, whether on holiday or for business reasons. That’s why we will continue to expand our offer step by step in the coming months and connect Europe with each other and Europe with the world.”

Overall, the Lufthansa Group aims to resume around 1,800 weekly connections to 106 European Cities and 20 long-haul destinations from June 2020.

Manchester Airport

ManchesterFrankfurt6 flights per weekLufthansa
ManchesterDusseldorf3 flights per weekEurowings

Birmingham Airport

BirminghamDusseldorf3 flights per weekEurowings

Edinburgh Airport

EdinburghCologne2 flights per weekEurowings

Dublin Airport

DublinFrankfurt5 flights per weekLufthansa
DublinZurich & Geneva2 flights per weekSwiss
DublinDusseldorf2 flights per weekEurowings

London Heathrow

HeathrowFrankfurt*14 flights per weekLufthansa
HeathrowZurich & Geneva**11 flights per weekSwiss
HeathrowDusseldorf*7 flights per weekEurowings
HeathrowHamburg4 flights per weekEurowings
HeathrowStuttgart4 flights per weekEurowings
* Continuation **increase
Swiss Airbus A319 (Image: Aviation Media Agency)
Swiss Airbus A319 (Image: Aviation Media Agency)
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