Lufthansa

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Lufthansa
News Release 14th December 2021

Lufthansa connects Liverpool globally

− Today, Lufthansa announced Liverpool as brand new destination

− Operations starting 4 May 2022 with four weekly connections

− Being the only network and Star Alliance carrier as well as first German airline to operate in Liverpool

− Global reach through main hub in Frankfurt, offering 150 onward destinations in all parts of the world.

Liverpool will soon enjoy easy global reach: Lufthansa Airlines announced that it will open up a new connection between Liverpool and Frankfurt (Germany). Starting 4th May 2022 the traditional German carrier will offer nonstop flights for the first time from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to its main hub in Frankfurt. There, all Lufthansa and Star Alliance carriers operate under one roof within one single terminal. Transferring passengers from Liverpool can soon easily connect through Frankfurt to over 150 destinations in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

This will be the first time in its 66 years’ history in Britain that Lufthansa as one of Europe’s leading airlines will take off at Liverpool with its Airbus A320 (168 seats) or its Bombardier CRJ900 (90 seats). With a flight time of just one hour and 40 minutes, passengers from Liverpool will reach Frankfurt, Europe’s financial centre in the middle of Germany and close to the famous Rheingau wineries. Members of Miles & More can earn and spend their miles also on these new flights.

“Lufthansa will be the first global network airline in Liverpool with easy reach to destinations on 4 continents”, says Heinrich Lange, Senior Director Sales Northern Europe Lufthansa Group Airlines. “As a premium carrier we will be the only airline at John Lennon Airport to offer seats in Business Class and all the amenities of a full service approach. This new route is also good news for incoming business; Liverpool is among the five most visited cities in the UK, known as the city of music, football and trade and will benefit tremendously from this new international route.”

John Irving, CEO Liverpool John Lennon Airport commented, “It has been a long held desire of both the Airport and the City Region as a whole to reconnect Liverpool with the world and we are therefore absolutely delighted to be welcoming Lufthansa to Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

To be able to connect Liverpool globally via Frankfurt will bring huge benefits to the business sector across our region both now and into the future and of course will now enable the world to easily connect into Liverpool to visit our brilliant city and the surrounding areas.

Lufthansa is such an iconic, five star airline. The links that their global network and that of their Star Alliance partner airlines brings are second to none and in partnership with key stakeholders across the region, we are looking forward to working with Lufthansa in preparation for the commencement of this important new route in May 2022.”

Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region said, “Our area is an international destination of choice renowned for our unique blend of sport, culture, music and heritage. Today’s announcement is fantastic news that will give us much better connections to Europe and beyond, whether for tourism or business.

“Only last week, I met with Andreas Michaelis, the German Ambassador to discuss how we can strengthen the links between our region and Germany. From our twinned towns and cities, cultural ties stretching from The Beatles to Jürgen Klopp and centuries of trading relationships, we have strong foundations to build on.

“We’re looking forward to welcoming Lufthansa for the first time next year – along with the many, many visitors they’ll be taking to and from our region. I’m sure that once people have visited us, they’ll be back time and time again.”

Chris Brown, Director of Marketing Liverpool added, "This new route is fantastic news for international tourists and Liverpool City Region’s ambitions to connect to global markets from one of Europe’s major hubs.

It means more European and international travellers can enjoy our exciting 2022 events programme and world-famous visitor experience.

Liverpool has enduring cultural and sporting connections with Germany. From The Beatles second home in Hamburg to Jürgen Klopp’s love affair with the city, we are delighted to welcome another German icon to Liverpool next year”.

Paul Cherpeau, CEO of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce commented, “Liverpool Chamber and it’s members will be delighted by the news of Lufthansa’s decision to add LJLA to its global network. Liverpool’s status as a global city is reflected positively in this announcement which will provide a boost to our connectivity to additional markets for business and leisure activities, enhancing our ability to expand our export and inward investment opportunities whilst catalysing the rebuilding and growth of our Airport.

The attraction of such a famous and reputable carrier such as Lufthansa is a testament to the existing quality and further potential in the Liverpool City Region economy and we look forward to a successful partnership in the years ahead.”

Liverpool is 11th destination of Lufthansa Group in the UK

Liverpool will be Lufthansa Group’s 11th destination in Great Britain. Next summer, Europe’s leading airline Group is planning up to more than 700 weekly connections to Great Britain as one of its top European markets for its leisure and business travellers.

Fly CO2 neutral today

Travellers can make a personal contribution to climate protection and make their flight CO2 neutral. In addition to the option of offsetting the flight via high-quality climate projects such as “Compensaid”, passengers can already fly with sustainable aviation fuel today. The airlines of the Lufthansa Group have integrated the options into the booking process. Frequent flyers can find them in the Miles & More app. Further information is available at https://compensaid.com.

Customers from Liverpool should continue to check the travel restrictions and entry regulations for both Germany and the country of their final destination separately. Most updated travel regulations are displayed on the airline’s website lufthansa.com

The new connection at a glance (all times are local):

Lufthansa, starting 04 May 2022

Every Wednesday (Airbus A320) and Sunday (Bombardier CRJ900):

LH968 Frankfurt 07:25 Liverpool 08:05

LH969 Liverpool 08:50 Frankfurt 11:30

Every Monday and Friday (Airbus A320):

LH968 Frankfurt 16:05 Liverpool 16:45

LH969 Liverpool 17:30 Frankfurt 19:10

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RE: Lufthansa
New Frankfurt service actually commenced Bank Holiday Monday 2 May. Formal launch on 4 May with representatives of Lufthansa, airport and local business and Tourist agencies in attendance.
All journeys now to be operated by CRJ900. Schedule as per original press release.
Flights can be booked at http://www.lufthansa.com with flights operating as follows:

Every Wednesday and Sunday
LH968 Frankfurt 07:25 Liverpool 08:05
LH969 Liverpool 08:50 Frankfurt 11:30

Every Monday and Friday
LH968 Frankfurt 16:05 Liverpool 16:45
LH969 Liverpool 17:30 Frankfurt 19:10

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RE: Lufthansa
Lufthansa to increase LJLA presence in 2023

Lufthansa has today announced that it will be increasing the number of weekly departures to Frankfurt from Liverpool John Lennon Airport at the start of Summer 2023, following the success of the service which started in May this year.

Lufthansa will increase frequency to six weekly departures, operating every day except Saturday. It means the airline’s capacity from Liverpool next summer will increase by 50% compared to Summer 2022.

It is almost 12 months to the day that Lufthansa first announced that they would commence operations from Liverpool, with flights subsequently starting earlier this year on 2nd May. The route connects Liverpool with the world, enabling travellers from across the region to fly to a host of global destinations via Lufthansa’s seamless Frankfurt hub, with the added advantage of all the passenger benefits of flying from Liverpool.

This increased frequency means that Liverpool will connect with even more destinations, along with offering more departure choices for existing connections over Frankfurt including to destinations such as Dubai, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and more.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport CEO John Irving commented, ”This is tremendous news not just for the Airport but for the City Region and beyond, as this will enable passengers to easily travel to more global destinations via Frankfurt with the benefit of starting their journey from Liverpool and the faster, easier, friendlier passenger experience we are now well known for.

“It is also good news for the region’s visitor economy, further opening up access for visitors to the Liverpool City Region, the North West and North Wales and great timing ahead of the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest.”

Lufthansa’s Senior Director Sales Northern Europe Lufthansa Group, Heinrich Lange added, “This new Lufthansa connection from Liverpool to Frankfurt has already enjoyed a very good level of demand in its first year and Liverpool has also proved popular as a new destination. For next summer we are now doubling our number of flights to six per week, increasing our flexibility as passengers will have more flight connections available to them via our Frankfurt hub. Liverpool will see even more incoming guests as well.”