Summary

  • Not all of Lufthansa’s US routes are daily flights.
  • The Airbus A350-900 serves Seattle from Munich, while the A330-300 operates from Frankfurt to St. Louis.
  • Lufthansa likely continues to examine demand on the routes with less frequencies each month.

German carrier Lufthansa has an expansive network serving destinations around the globe. The airline operates a fleet of narrowbodies and widebodies, but specifically utilizes larger aircraft on long-haul routes. Many of those longer routes journey to the US, nonstop from its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. Although Lufthansa has scheduled service to more than 15 US destinations, not all routes have daily frequencies.

Some routes have just under the amount of daily flights, while others may only operate for about half of the month. These determinations are likely based on demand figures in each market, but on some routes, Lufthansa is the only carrier, meaning it is responsible for accommodating whatever demand there may be at a given time. Despite not having daily rotations to seven US markets next month, the airline will still offer more than 7,000 seats to some destinations. Additionally, some routes are relatively new for the carrier, allowing it to examine the demand.

Route

Total Number Of Frequencies

Equipment

Munich Airport (MUC) – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

26 (13 in each direction)

Airbus A350-900

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)

26 (13 in each direction)

Airbus A330-300

Munich Airport (MUC) – San Diego International Airport (SAN)

44 (22 in each direction)

Airbus A350-900

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)

44 (22 in each direction)

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (MSP)

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU)

Airbus A330-300

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

54 (27 in each direction)

Airbus A330-300/A340-300

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

Munich-Seattle & Frankfurt-St. Louis

According to aviation data and analytics firm Cirium, Lufthansa will operate the fewest flights to the US next month to Seattle and St. Louis. From Munich Airport (MUC), the airline will operate 13 flights to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and 13 in return, totaling 26 flights. The Airbus A350-900 is used on the route and seats 293 passengers in a three-class format.

  • In business class, there are 48 lie-flat seats
  • 21 recliner seats comprise the premium economy
  • Standard economy class has the remaining 224 seats
D-AIXL Lufthansa Airbus A350-941

Photo: Vincenzo Pace Simple Flying

With 26 flights, Lufthansa has a total of 3,809 seats scheduled on the route in each direction, while the total available seat miles (ASMs) figure amounts to more than 40 million.

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Lufthansa does not fly directly from Munich to St. Louis, but does offer service from Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Next month, the carrier will also operate 13 flights to St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) and 13 in return. The aircraft deployed on the route is the slightly smaller A330-300, which accommodates 255 passengers. The layout is also a three-class configuration with 42 seats in business, 28 in premium economy, and 185 in economy. Throughout the month, Lufthansa will offer 3,315 seats in each direction.

Lufthansa Airbus A330-300

Photo: Vytautas Kielaitis | Shutterstock

The airline just celebrated two years of service on the STL route. It was launched in June 2022, giving the airport its first regularly scheduled transatlantic flight in nearly two decades. The route has been quite popular ever since, with Lufthansa reportedly averaging over 90% capacity last year. The route is a prime example that, although a route’s frequencies may not be daily, it can still be successful, given the demand.

Munich-San Diego & Frankfurt-Austin

The A350 is also used on Lufthansa’s service to San Diego International Airport (SAN) from MUC. The service will be offered 22 times each way, totaling 44 flights in July. According to Cirium, the average number of seats per departure is 306, meaning the route has different seating configurations. In addition to the 293-seat A350 configuration, Lufthansa also has a high-density layout, accommodating 318 passengers: 30 business class seats, 24 premium economy seats, and 241 economy seats. A third seating configuration is the newest, featuring Luftnansa’s Allegris premium cabin product. This layout accommodates 267 passengers in a four-class format with four first class seats, 38 business class seats, 24 in premium economy, and 201 in standard economy.

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Service from FRA to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is operated by the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which seats 294 passengers. Lufthansa touts its 787-9s with a quiet cabin and generous feeling of space. The aircraft’s innovative windows provide a pleasant atmosphere and add to the sense of well-being onboard. The windows are also the largest that have ever been fitted on an aircraft, allowing everyone to enjoy a view of the horizon, no matter where they are seated.

A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 taxiing to the runway.

Photo: Lufthansa

The two routes also have 22 frequencies scheduled in each direction. Next month, nearly 13,000 seats will be offered between FRA and AUS and FRA and MSP. Lufthansa is the only airline that operates the AUS route. The carrier faces competition from Condor Airlines, which operates its A330-900neo between FRA and MSP.

Frankfurt-Raleigh/Durham, Seattle & Dallas/Fort Worth

The journey between FRA and Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is another with 44 scheduled frequencies in total. The A330-300 will be utilized on the route, providing 5,610 seats each way. In addition to MUC, Lufthansa also serves SEA from FRA. The route is operated by the A330-300 or A340-300 and clearly has more demand compared to the MUC service. Next month, the airline has 27 flights scheduled in each direction. It also competes with Condor, which deploys the A330-900neo between the two destinations.

Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 Taking Off

Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying

Lufthansa is one of the few airlines that still operate the beloved A340. The -300 variant of the quadjet has 30 business class seats, 28 premium economy seats, and 221 in standard economy. The plane is also scheduled between FRA and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) alongside the A330. In July, Lufthansa will offer 7,293 seats across 27 flights in each direction, totaling 54 frequencies and more than 14,500 seats.


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