The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are expanding their flight offerings for summer 2026, responding specifically to the short-term shift and increase in demand in tourist and business air travel.

This summer, Lufthansa therefore plans to offer two additional weekly flights from Frankfurt to Chennai, India, two weekly flights to Delhi, one additional flight to Hyderabad, and one additional weekly flight from Munich to Bangalore. Swiss has already added seven weekly flights to Delhi to its schedule.

In addition, Lufthansa is planning to offer around 540 additional flights in Europe from its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich for the period between April and October 2026, serving both high-demand tourist destinations in Southern Europe as well as selected destinations in the far North. Among other things, capacity to the Iberian Peninsula, Greece, and Italy will be significantly expanded.

Around 700 flights from Austrian Airlines from Vienna, over 100 flights from SWISS from Zurich, and around 170 flights from Brussels Airlines from Brussels are to be added. Thus, the offering of the Lufthansa Group Airlines expands to around 1,600 additional departures from their hubs, distributed throughout summer 2026.

The additional capacities are being created through an adjustment of the flight program for the Middle East, whereby free resources can be efficiently utilized. This measure enables Lufthansa and the other airlines of the Group to respond flexibly to the changed booking behavior of travelers, influenced by geopolitical developments.

With the expansion of the summer flight program, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are creating a greater choice of travel connections and improving availability during the peak travel season.

However, the geopolitical environment remains highly volatile, characterized by short-term changes and market fluctuations. In particular, sharp increases in ticket prices due to higher fuel costs could impact demand. At present, however, demand for travel remains high, even though ticket price increases have already been implemented.

Nevertheless, in parallel with the expansion of flight offerings, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are currently developing and evaluating scenarios to enable a rapid response to changes in the market environment, for example through the cancellation of unprofitable routes or the early retirement of older aircraft.