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
