The tail of a Lufthansa Airbus A330 jet is seen at Washington Dulles International Airport on July 26, 2011. (Photo: By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY)
Lufthansa is adding nonstop flights to Germany from Austin, Texas, a move that continues a spurt of explosive growth for the airport.
Starting May 3, Lufthansa will fly nonstop from Austin to its biggest hub in Frankfurt.
Lufthansa says Austin customers will be able to connect to more than 200 destinations in 100 countries via Frankfurt.
“Those living in Texas’ state capital will now be able to experience Lufthansa’s outstanding service and five-star premium product on long-haul travel routes,” Matt Strong, Lufthansa Group General Manager Sales for the South Central region of the USA, says in a statement.
Lufthansa will offer five flights a week (every day except Tuesday and Thursday) on 255-seat Airbus A330-300 widebody jets. The planes include 42 lie-flat business-class seats and 28 recliner seats in Lufthansa’s international-style Premium Economy cabin.
Austin will be Lufthansa’s third destination in Texas, joining Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston Bush Intercontinental.
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