In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Lufthansa will operate from Munich Airport with 36 long-haul aircraft. The number of weekly departures will increase to around 190. According to the airport, this is a new record.
The airline plans to connect Munich with Seattle on the American west coast daily for the first time from May 30, 2024. Bangalore will be added to India as early as the next winter flight schedule and will continue with up to six weekly flights in summer 2024. Modern and fuel-efficient long-haul Airbus A350 aircraft are used for both destinations. Boston, Los Angeles and New York (JFK) are back, with Washington and Delhi joining. Lufthansa will station a total of six Airbus A380s in Munich next summer, and by 2025 the A380 fleet will consist of a total of eight aircraft.
After the end of the pandemic, Hong Kong will also be open for travel again. In the coming summer flight schedule, Lufthansa will fly to the Asian metropolis several times a week. Also on offer again is Johannesburg, which was last on Lufthansa's flight schedule from Munich in 2005. From June 3, 2024, an Airbus A350 will fly passengers to South Africa three times a week. The existing destinations Beijing, Osaka and San Diego, which are currently served three times a week, will be served daily in the 2024 summer timetable.
Discover Airlines has announced that it will station five Airbus A320 aircraft in Munich and will fly around 2024 times a week to 60 destinations in Europe and North Africa in the summer of 23. Long-haul aircraft will also be stationed in Munich in the following winter season.