Lufthansa plans direct Mumbai-Munich flight

Berlin: German carrier Lufthansa is all set to launch a direct Mumbai-Munich flight by early next year. This, executive vice-president Thierry Antinoiri said on Saturday, is part of Lufthansa’s strategy to become the most Indian European airline”.
The airline, currently in the process of finalising details of the direct Mumbai-Munich flight, currently operates 45 weekly flights from six destinations in India.
Antinori also announced a record number of connections for summer 2007, touching 192 destinations in 78 countries. With effect from March 25, the South Korean port city of Busan will become the latest addition in the Asia Pacific region to the Lufthansa’s long-haul network.
The airline added Kolkata to its growing network in India on December 1 last year. The other new destinations in the new network include Tirana, Valencia, Bastia on the Island of Corsica, Hungary’s Lake Balaton and the Danish island of Bornholm. Lufthansa also announced a record net profit and revenue in 2006: it increased by almost 10% to 19.8 billion euros.
11/03/07 Bobby John Varkey/Financial Express

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Categories: Foreign Mar 2007