Lufthansa Airlines has announced the date for the restart of its flights between Munich and Johannesburg. This comes after an almost 20-year hiatus.
The airline suspended its operations on this route in 2005.
LUFTHANSA AIRLINES MUNICH – JOHANNESBURG ROUTE
The German national airline will reintroduce flights between Munich and Johannesburg on 3 September.
The reintroduction of the route was announced in September last year, with flights initially slated for June 2024.
However, Lufthansa has said it has moved the start date to accommodate the additional routes it has now added.
“This year, we will further increase our services in South Africa. As of 3 September, we will launch the new Johannesburg to Munich route.”
René Koinzack, Lufthansa Senior Director of Sales, Southern & East Africa, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea
SOUTHERN AFRICA
The Lufthansa Group of airlines is committed to Southern Africa.
“South Africa is of great importance to the Lufthansa Group. Our operation in the country over more than 55 years underscores this,” Koinzack said.
In recent years the carrier has ramped up its services to destinations in Southern and East Africa.
It has increased frequencies on various existing routes but will also establish and restart other flight routes.
LUFTHANSA AIRLINES GROUP
The Lufthansa Group has a strong presence in Southern Africa.
Its subsidiaries – Lufthansa, SWISS, Discover Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and Edelweiss – operate services to and from key destinations including South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mauritius.
The group has also decided to scale up operations at Brussels Airport, creating a hub for flights into Africa.
Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and United Airlines are collaborating, to develop a hub for African flights.
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BRUSSELS AIRLINES
The group’s subsidiary, Brussels Airlines will resume flights to Nairobi after a nine-year hiatus.
From 3 June, the carrier will operate up to six flights a week during the Northern hemisphere summer and reduce the flights to four weekly services during the winter.
The airline is also slated to introduce flights to the coastal city of Mombasa.
In addition, Brussels Airlines will ramp up its operations to Kigali (Rwanda) to daily, from 4 June.
