Lufthansa Group Announces Major Network Expansion for Summer 2027

Lufthansa Group has announced its summer 2027 schedule. In addition to launching 10 new long-haul routes, the group will increase frequencies on numerous routes. This marks its largest network expansion since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.

Lufthansa German Airlines will launch Frankfurt–Columbus service on May 5, operating three weekly round trips, and Munich–Phoenix service on August 3, also operating three weekly round trips.

In addition, it will operate one daily round trip between Tokyo/Narita and Frankfurt from March 28 and three weekly round trips between Nagoya/Chubu and Frankfurt from March 29. Frequencies will be increased on routes including Frankfurt–Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Montreal, as well as Munich–Delhi, Bengaluru, Chicago, São Paulo, and Singapore. Daily Frankfurt–Dubrovnik service will resume. Frankfurt–Kuala Lumpur service will also continue.

Swiss International Air Lines will increase frequencies on its Tokyo/Narita–Zurich route, operating one daily round trip through May and in October, and six weekly round trips during the rest of the period. It will also operate Zurich–Toulouse service twice weekly from June 25 through August 23.

Austrian Airlines will operate Vienna–Mauritius service through April 22 and Vienna–Malé service through April 25. Tokyo/Narita–Vienna service will operate from the start of the summer schedule, with one daily round trip from May through October. Vienna–Shanghai/Pudong service will operate five times weekly, while Vienna–Bangkok/Suvarnabhumi service will operate one daily round trip. Vienna–Los Angeles service will resume from late April, while Vienna–Beirut service will operate from June through September.

ITA Airways will launch Rome/Fiumicino–Caracas service on March 30 with three weekly round trips, and Rome/Fiumicino–Verona service on March 28.

Brussels Airlines will launch Brussels–Cairo service with five weekly round trips. Brussels–Kilimanjaro service, which was launched this summer, will increase to three weekly round trips. Brussels–Evenes service will also be launched.

Edelweiss Air will operate Zurich–Windhoek service seasonally from March 16, increasing frequencies to three weekly round trips from July. Zurich–Kilimanjaro–Zanzibar and Zurich–Punta Cana services will each increase to four weekly round trips, while Zurich–Malé and Zurich–Tampa Bay services will each increase to five weekly round trips.

Discover Airlines will launch Frankfurt–Edmonton service on June 1 with three weekly round trips. It will base a third Airbus A330-300 aircraft in Munich and increase Munich–Windhoek service to five flights per week.

Stefan Kreuzpaintner, Senior Vice President Commercial at Lufthansa Group, commented: “This is the largest route expansion across our six hubs in a long time, offering our customers even more choice and connectivity.”