Lufthansa becomes sixth European airline to fly to Minneapolis Aviacionline
As part of its expansion in the United States for this summer season, Lufthansa began nonstop flights between Frankfurt and Minneapolis/St. Paul, competing with leisure airline Condor in this segment. The German airline last week inaugurated its Munich-Seattle route and will soon begin its Frankfurt-Raleigh/Durham nonstop service.
On June 4, flight LH 482 was operated by a Boeing 787 registered as D-ABPB and christened “Wiesbaden”. The aircraft took off from Frankfurt Airport at 11:39 local time and landed at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Aeroṕuerto at 13:20, after eight hours and 41 minutes.
Lufthansa is the 19th airline to serve Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. Seat capacity to Europe from Minneapolis/St. Paul is up 28% year-over-year and 14% to 2019 levels, reaching historic levels.
In addition to the new Lufthansa service, airlines offering European service at Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport include Delta Air Lines to Amsterdam, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, London-Heathrow, Dublin and Reykjavik; Air France from Paris-Charles de Gaulle; KLM from Amsterdam; Aer Lingus from Dublin; Condor from Frankfurt; and Icelandair from Reykjavik.
Flight Schedule
- Frankfurt – Minneapolis Flight LH 482 FRA 11:10 – MSP 13:15 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Minneapolis – Frankfurt Flight LH 483 MSP 15:05 – FRA 06:30+1 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Flights are operated on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with 294 seats in three classes: 26 Business Class, 21 Premium Economy and 247 Economy. The new service will operate year-round.
Lufthansa’s U.S. network also serves New York JFK, Chicago O’Hare, Newark, Boston, Washington-Dulles, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston-Intercontinental, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma, St. Louis, Charlotte, San Diego and soon Raleigh/Durham.
See also: Lufthansa keeps recovering its Airbus A380s and adds them in the Washington D.C. route
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