MUNICH- Newly announced Lufthansa City Airlines (VL) has revealed its first Airbus A320neo aircraft at Munich International Airport (MUC).
Starting June 26, 2024, commencing its operations from Munich, the airline will serve key routes to Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Hanover. Furthermore, it will serve the following international destinations: Birmingham, Bordeaux, and Manchester.
Lufthansa City Airlines A320neo
The newly painted aircraft, Airbus A320neo is registered as D-AIJI and is one year and four months old. Pratt and Whitney PW1000G engines power the aircraft.
Lufthansa has also given the name to aircraft as ‘Coburg’, which is a town situated along the Itz River in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
However, the inaugural flight will be operated by Airbus A319 sporting the distinctive livery of the new “City Airlines.”
City Airlines is set to bolster its fleet with 40 new Airbus A220-300s, marking a strategic move by the Lufthansa Group to enhance its feeder flight services. The decision, finalized on December 19, 2023, also includes an option for the acquisition of an additional 20 A220s.
Inaugural Flight Details
The first flight will depart from Munich International Airport on June 26, 2024, heading to Birmingham, UK.
The airline will gradually expand its network to include domestic German destinations such as Berlin, Bremen, Cologne Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, and Hannover, along with European routes from its Munich and Frankfurt hubs. International destinations for 2024 include Bordeaux, France, Manchester, and Birmingham in the UK.
In 2025, additional routes are planned to European cities like Bilbao and Barcelona in Spain, Prague in the Czech Republic, Ljubljana in Slovenia, Zagreb in Croatia, Krakow in Poland, Belgrade in Serbia, Sofia in Bulgaria, Bucharest in Romania, Helsinki in Finland, Gothenburg-Landvetter in Sweden, Oslo in Norway, Luxembourg, Dublin in Ireland, and various locations in France.
This initiative isn’t Lufthansa’s first regional airline venture. Lufthansa CityLine already operates within Germany. However, Lufthansa City will focus on different routes, aiming to strengthen Lufthansa’s short-haul network while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
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