Lufthansa sees demand on leisure routes

FRANKFURT. Deutsche Lufthansa AG is adding more than 80 flights from Frankfurt and over 50 departures from Munich this fall as the German airline sees rising demand for leisure destinations.

The carrier will offer extra flights to Spain’s Palma de Mallorca, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Malaga, and other European destinations during the country’s fall vacation period, it said in a statement on Sunday. Spain is in particularly high demand, it added.

Lufthansa sees demand for business travel, one of the big question marks for the aviation industry coming out of the pandemic, picking up as well.

As a result, the company will continue to expand its domestic flights on routes that are particularly important for business travellers, it said. Over the last few weeks, Lufthansa expanded its services for October by 45 per cent compared to July on routes such as Frankfurt to Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. (Bloomberg)