Lufthansa To Increase Munich Frequency

Lufthansa has announced that it is tripling capacity on its Dublin-Munich route this winter.

The German airline will operate the Dublin-Munich service six times per week during the winter season. The move is a major expansion for the route, which went year-round for the first time last winter.

“We’re delighted that Lufthansa is expanding its Munich service from twice a week to six times per week this winter,” said Dublin Airport Managing Director Vincent Harrison. “Lufthansa has been growing its business significantly in Dublin in recent years and we look forward to working closely with them to further expand its offering in the Irish market.”

The expansion in the Dublin-Munich route should bring a further boost to German visitor numbers to Ireland. Germany is now the third largest market for overseas visitors to Ireland, with visitor numbers increasing by 32% to 560,000 from 2011 to 2014.

Lufthansa will operate it Dublin-Munich route daily except Thursdays this winter using a combination of A320 and A319 aircraft.

Lufthansa carried a record 377,000 passengers in and out of Dublin Airport last year, which was an increase of just over 5% on 2013. About three-quarters of Dublin’s Lufthansa passengers connect at the airline’s Munich and Frankfurt hubs.

Last year the most popular onward destinations for Lufthansa’s Dublin travellers included Moscow, Sofia, Tel Aviv, Kiev, Belgrade, Lagos, Shenyang, Tokyo, Beijing, Larnaca and St Petersburg.