Lufthansa inaugurates its flights between Munich and Rio de Janeiro

At 7:21 p.m. local time on Sunday the 27th, Lufthansa’s inaugural flight from Munich landed at Rio de Janeiro Airport. The company will have five weekly services on 293-seat Airbus A350-900s.

Lufthansa begins operations to and from Munich after suspending flights to Frankfurt on March 25th. Previously, Frankfurt and the Brazilian city were connected with Boeing 747-400s three times a week.

Rio de Janeiro joins Lufthansa’s Munich hub to boost the company’s international connectivity in the German city.

Schedule between Munich and Rio de Janeiro – Lufthansa

Flight times

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Flight	From	ETD	To	ETA
LH 500	Munich (MUC)	12:15 p.m.	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	7:05 p.m.
LH 501	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	8:50 p.m.	Munich (MUC)	1:10 p.m. +1

Frequencies

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Flight	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
LH 500	×	×		×	×		×
LH 501	×	×		×	×		×

The airline operated flights on the Frankfurt (FRA) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG) route between October 2011 and March 2022 (excluding the cancellation due to the Coronavirus pandemic). After almost 11 years, the two cities are no longer connected non-stop.