Airport News
Lufthansa confirms Hamburg service
Wed, 23 Jan, 2008
Lufthansa has confirmed it is to begin operating a six times a week service between Birmingham Airport and the German city of Hamburg in the spring.
The service, which will fly daily from Monday to Saturday, is scheduled to take off for the first time on March 31st and return tickets in economy class will be available from £79.
Lufthansa already flies to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf from Birmingham Airport and the airline's general manager for the UK and Ireland Marianne Sammann said the new flights would offer further travel opportunities for passengers from the midlands.
"[The service] increases the availability of onward connections as Lufthansa continues to develop Hamburg as a mini-hub to central and eastern Europe," explained Ms Sammann.
Budget airline Ryanair recently announced plans to expand its operations from Birmingham Airport by launching 20 new services to destinations in Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.