Aerospace

Birmingham Airport welcomes inaugural Lufthansa City Airlines flight

Posted 9 July 2024

Birmingham Airport has welcomed the inaugural Lufthansa City Airlines flight, Lufthansa’s first using the A320NEO aircraft which is up to 20% more fuel efficient than previous models.

Above: Lufthansa City Airlines' Crew, Adam Parker – Senior Aviation Manager at BHX, Kate Tranter – Station Manager for Lufthansa at BHX and Jens Fehlinger, Managing Director of Lufthansa City Airlines.
Image courtesy BHX

The aircraft forms a part of the forward-looking fleet expansion from Lufthansa City, including aircraft from the Airbus A320 family and Airbus A220-300.

Lufthansa City Airlines’ partnership with Birmingham Airport strengthens the Lufthansa brand on the already popular service from Birmingham to Munich.

Jens Fehlinger, Managing Director of Lufthansa City Airlines said: "Lufthansa City Airlines is committed to successfully positioning itself in the European short and medium-haul segment from Munich and Frankfurt. A major investment in the future that will strengthen Germany as an aviation location and create numerous attractive jobs."

Tom Screen, Aviation Director at Birmingham Airport said: “We are thrilled to see the launch of this new airline, which is a testament to the existing relationship between Lufthansa and Birmingham Airport.

“We were also delighted to welcome Lufthansa City’s most fuel-efficient aircraft, another step in the right direction as move towards our goal of being a net zero carbon airport by 2033.”