Lufthansa will open a new route between Johannesburg and Munich, Germany, next month. The German Airline, the second-largest in Europe, will start flying the new route on Tuesday, September 3. The new route will have three flights per week and will be year-round.
Lufthansa will operate an A350-900 for the route, with business, premium economy and economy classes. South Africans will thus have two direct flights to Germany from Johannesburg, with Lufthansa already offering a direct flight to Frankfurt. The German Airline will also have a direct flight between Cape Town and Munich, which will start flying in November.
Unlike the year-round Johannesburg flight, the Cape Town flight will only be seasonal. Lufthansa told BuinsessTech that due to current demand, the flights between Cape Town and Munich would only operate in the summer of the Southern Hemisphere. Lufthansa said that it will increase the Cape Town and Munich connection to daily departures starting next summer.
The German Airline previously announced that its new luxury Allegris First and Business Class cabins will be featured on the Cape Town and Munich routes. Munich is one of the biggest cities in Germany. It is primarily known for Oktoberfest and its football/soccer team, Bayern Munich.
Several large international companies are also headquartered in the Munich area, such as BMW, Siemens and Allianz. The routes between Johannesburg and Munich are just some of the new long-haul international flights coming to South .