Lufthansa Airlines is expanding its service from Frankfurt and Munich to the US in summer 2024 with three new connections.
Starting next summer, Lufthansa will offer a total of 27 USA destinations, decidedly more than pre-pandemic. Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina are two new destinations starting from Frankfurt. From Munich, Lufthansa will also fly for the first time to Seattle. And, in summer 2024 also from Munich for the first time, Johannesburg and Hong Kong.
Starting on June 4, 2024, Lufthansa Airlines will fly five times weekly throughout the year to the Midwest gateway city Minneapolis.
For the first time, Lufthansa will add Raleigh-Durham, to its flight schedule. It is the airline’s the second destination in North Carolina after Charlotte. Starting June 6, 2024, Lufthansa will fly also fly five times a week throughout the year to this city.
Hyderabad, India already is a Lufthansa destination this winter and will continue to be served in the 2024 summer flight schedule with five weekly flights.
Next summer, Lufthansa guests will be able to choose from more destinations from Munich to three continents. The A350 will fly for example for the first to Seattle from Munich daily for the first time on May 30, 2024 . The Munich flight complements existing daily flights to Seattle from Lufthansa's Frankfurt hub.
With the pandemic being over, Hong Kong is also open again to travel. In the upcoming summer flight schedule, Lufthansa will be flying to the Asian hub several times a week. Also returning as a destination is Johannesburg, which was last a scheduled flight from Munich in 2005. On June 3, 2024, an Airbus A350 will fly three times a weekly to South Africa. Bangalore, India, with flights already offered this winter that will continue through summer 2024 with up to six weekly flights.
Lufthansa is also doubling its number of A380 destinations next summer. From Munich, passengers will experience the A380 on five routes at once. Boston, Los Angeles and New York (JFK) are back. Two new capitals will be added for the first time: Washington, D.C. and Delhi. In total, Lufthansa will station a total of six A380s in Munich next summer, by 2025 the A380 fleet will grow to eight aircraft.