61 new connections in Lufthansa s summer timetable Five new destinations and 61 new connections Services to and from Berlin increased fourfold New seasonal tourist destinations East Meadow, NY, March 8, 2012 With its new summer timetable, Lufthansa is further increasing its flight offerings, particularly from Berlin to seasonal holiday destinations in Europe. In the long-haul sector, two new destinations will be added to Lufthansa s network in China, the most densely populated country in Asia. Lufthansa customers will still be able to rely on Lufthansa s extensive global route network. In the new summer timetable, Lufthansa will operate flights to 216 destinations in 83 countries (compared to 211 destinations in 84 countries in 2011). Never before have we been able to offer our customers so many connections to such a large number of destinations, said Jens Bischof, member of the Lufthansa German Airlines Board. From June onwards, we will massively increase our offer of non-stop connections to more than a thousand take-offs and landings per week. The summer timetable is effective from March 25 until October 27, 2012. Fourfold increase in flights from Berlin s new international airport The opening of Germany s largest airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER) on June 3, 2012, will mark a new chapter for Lufthansa. From that date, the airline will offer 28 new, non-stop connections, thus expanding its route network to and from the German capital from eleven to 39 routes (26 routes to European destinations and two new routes from Berlin to the Middle East). If one includes the services provided by the Lufthansa German Airlines Group and the Star Alliance partners, passengers departing from Berlin will then have a choice of fast, convenient, non-stop connections to almost 50 destinations in Europe, the Middle East and North America. This represents a fourfold
increase in services operated from Berlin, compared to the previous timetable. Seating capacity at Berlin will increase by more than 40 percent. Non-stop frequencies from Berlin to the most important and popular European cities will be increased in the future, in many cases with outward flights in the morning and return flights in the evening. New Lufthansa destinations that were previously not served nonstop from Berlin include Valencia, Bologna, Birmingham and Beirut. At the same time, Lufthansa will also introduce a new pricing system that has been specially developed for the Berlin market. For the first time, fares for all Lufthansa flights between Berlin and European destinations will start as low as 49 euros one way, all inclusive. All aircraft deployed on these routes will be configured in a two-class layout, i.e. with Business Class and Economy Class. New destinations in China With the introduction of the summer timetable, services will be resumed to Shenyang in northeastern China. From there, the flight will continue on to Qingdao (formerly known as Tsingtao) on China s eastern seaboard, linking the city to Lufthansa s route network for the first time. Lufthansa is thus increasing its presence in the fast-growing Chinese market and expanding its network coverage in mainland China. Shenyang, a city with a population of seven million, lies about 430 miles from Beijing and is one of China s largest industrial centers. The economic structure of the region is dominated by automobile and aircraft manufacturing, as well as by the chemical industry and the IT sector. Qingdao has a population of almost nine million. Thanks to its deep-water harbor, the city is of key importance to the oil-refining industry and goods traffic in the entire Shandong Peninsula on China s eastern coastline. The port is the third largest in China and the ninth largest worldwide. Qingdao is also one of China s most popular beach resorts. Holiday flight program further expanded This summer, Lufthansa will focus heavily on seasonal connections to popular holiday
resorts. The airline is adding four new, attractive holiday destinations to its network: Knock (Ireland), Montpellier (France), Odessa (Ukraine) and Pula (Croatia). For leisure travelers, Lufthansa is also offering a wide choice of new seasonal connections to European resorts, including 17 new routes from Düsseldorf, six from Hamburg, 18 from Munich and 16 from Frankfurt. During the most popular time of the year, Lufthansa will provide its usual reliability, an all-round service and thus a relaxing trip for leisure travelers journeying to beach or mountain resorts, explained Jens Bischof. In the Mediterranean alone, 29 Lufthansa destinations line the coast like a string of pearls. Furthermore, summer visitors can quickly reach ten attractive destinations in the North Sea and the Atlantic with Lufthansa s non-stop flights. The majority of Europe s most beautiful cities are served several times a day, making them ideal for a short break. Recently, due to economic reasons, Lufthansa has withdrawn its services to Guangzhou in China, Kolkata and Hyderabad in India, Klagenfurt in Austria, Calgary in Canada and Bursa in Turkey. Calgary is now served by Air Canada. Along with Lufthansa, the Lufthansa Group airlines Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and SWISS serve a total of 283 destinations in 105 countries on four continents via their hubs at Brussels, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Zurich. The carriers also supplement their own services with numerous codeshare flights. The new routes and destinations in the 2012 summer timetable Berlin (BER)* Barcelona Berlin (BER)* Bastia Berlin (BER)* Beirut Berlin (BER)* Bergen Berlin (BER)* Birmingham Berlin (BER)* Bologna Berlin Budapest Berlin (BER)* Bucharest Berlin (BER)* Catania Berlin (BER)* Dubrovnik Berlin (BER)* Geneva Berlin (BER)* Helsinki Berlin (BER)* Istanbul Berlin (BER)* Izmir
Berlin (BER)* London Heathrow Berlin (BER)* Lyon Berlin (BER)* Milan Linate Berlin (BER)* Málaga Berlin (BER)* Manchester Berlin (BER)* Moscow Vnukovo (change of airport) Berlin (BER)* Nice Berlin (BER)* Palma de Mallorca Berlin (BER)* Reykjavik Berlin (BER)* Rome Berlin (BER)* Split Berlin (BER)* Stockholm Berlin (BER)* Tel Aviv Berlin (BER)* Valencia Berlin (BER)* Westerland/Sylt Berlin (BER)* Vienna Berlin (BER)* Zadar Berlin (BER)* Zagreb Düsseldorf Bari Düsseldorf Bologna Düsseldorf Catania Düsseldorf Dublin Düsseldorf Helsinki Düsseldorf Ibiza Düsseldorf Knock Düsseldorf Krakow Düsseldorf Málaga Düsseldorf Poznan Düsseldorf Zadar Düsseldorf Westerland/Sylt Frankfurt Antalya Frankfurt Ankara Frankfurt Dubrovnik Frankfurt Moscow Vnukovo (change of airport) Frankfurt Shenyang Qingdao Hamburg Budapest Hamburg Dubrovnik Hamburg Jersey Hamburg Naples Hamburg St. Petersburg Hamburg Venice Munich Bastia Munich Jersey Munich Montpellier (seasonal) Munich Odessa Munich Pula (seasonal) Munich Valencia New destinations in bold type *) (BER) = Services will be launched when Berlin s new international airport (BER) goes into operation
About Lufthansa One of the world's largest and most prestigious airlines, Lufthansa currently flies to 211 destinations in 84 countries, with hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, and with the Lufthansa Group acquisition of Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and SWISS - Vienna, Brussels and Zurich. From its 21 North American gateways, Lufthansa recently voted by Fortune as one of the five most admired airlines in the world and its partners serve over 450 destinations in more than 120 countries. An industry innovator, Lufthansa has long been committed to environmental care and sustainability, operating the most technologically-advanced and fuel-efficient fleet in the world. Its long-haul fleet to and from North America includes the Boeing 747-400, as well as the Airbus A300 sub fleet. Currently, Lufthansa has over 160 new aircraft worth about $22 billion on order. Lufthansa is the largest European operator of the A380 and is also the launch customer for the new Boeing 747-8, the industries two most fuel-efficient passenger aircraft. Known for its premium services, Lufthansa continues its $105 million program earmarked for building new or upgrading existing lounge facilities across its worldwide network and will spend more than $3.6 billion in new onboard products and services by 2015. In 2010, Lufthansa relaunched its broadband wireless Internet service onboard, FlyNet. For more information or reservations, visit www.lufthansa.com. Deutsche Lufthansa AG Corporate Communications Christina Semmel Tel: +1 516-296-9671 americaspr@dlh.de www.lufthansa.com www.lufthansa.com/newsroom