Lufthansa adds US and Japan routes to summer 2027 schedule

Lufthansa will add long-haul services to Columbus, Phoenix, Tokyo-Narita and Nagoya in its summer 2027 timetable, and raise frequencies on several existing long-haul routes.

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Lufthansa is expanding its summer 2027 schedule with new long-haul links to the United States and Japan, according to the airline.

From 5 May, the carrier will fly three times a week from Frankfurt to Columbus in Ohio, using a Boeing 787-9 fitted with its Allegris cabin. A second US route starts on 3 August, from Munich to Phoenix in Arizona, operated on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays with an Airbus A350-900.

In Asia, Lufthansa begins daily flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo-Narita on 28 March, adding to its existing service to Tokyo-Haneda. Nagoya returns to the network on 29 March with three weekly flights.

The airline is also increasing frequencies on several long-haul routes, including Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Montreal, Chicago, São Paulo and Singapore. Its Frankfurt to Kuala Lumpur service will run daily in summer 2027.

From Munich, a second seasonal flight to Delhi is added from 28 March. Within Europe, Dubrovnik rejoins the network with a daily service from Frankfurt.

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