Lufthansa Airways launches new flight providers to Frankfurt from Hyderabad

GMR Hyderabad Worldwide Airport, in partnership with Lufthansa Airways, has introduced the launch of direct flights to Frankfurt, Germany commencing in the present day.

With 5 weekly departures (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday), flight LH753 will depart from Hyderabad at 1:55 am and arrive in Frankfurt at 7:05 am. The return flight LH752 will depart from Frankfurt at 10:55 am and arrive in Hyderabad at 11:55 pm. 

Within the latest years, 40 per cent of the travellers from India to North America selected European airports as transit hubs. The handy timing of Lufthansa’s flights aligns completely with this development, providing environment friendly onward connections.

“We’re thrilled to announce the launch of latest flight providers to Frankfurt with Lufthansa Airways. This connectivity will profit travellers visiting Frankfurt as a transit level or for leisure journeys and would open up a number of locations in Europe, USA, Canada, and South America by way of Frankfurt,’‘ Pradeep Panicker, CEO, GMR Hyderabad Worldwide Airport mentioned in a launch.  

George Ettiyil, Senior Director, South Asia, Lufthansa Group mentioned, “With our new Hyderabad-Frankfurt service we now supply Indian passengers x64 weekly flights to our hubs in Europe and onward connections to the largest community on the continent,’‘

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“As we launch Hyderabad, our capability to India has elevated by 14 per cent (relative to 2019), making this nation the quickest rising main marketplace for Lufthansa.  Previously three months we’ve got launched 2 new routes from the subcontinent to Europe, thus demonstrating the robust significance of India to the Lufthansa Group,’‘ he added. 

Between January and October 2023, almost 4 lakh passengers travelled from Hyderabad to Europe, marking a 39 per cent improve in comparison with the corresponding interval within the earlier yr. 

“This surge in passenger demand underscores the potential of this new route. India ranks third globally in Schengen visa purposes, with over six lakh purposes submissions in 2022. This signifies a robust need for European journey amongst Indians, additional emphasizing the relevance of this direct connection,’‘ the discharge added.