ArmInfo.As a result of long negotiations, Lufthansa decided to enter the Armenian market on August 13 this year. This is stated in the joint statement of "Armenia" International Airports CJSC and Lufthansa Airlines.
Thus, according to the source: "We are pleased to announce that the ongoing negotiations are completed and on August 13 2021, Lufthansa will be entering the Armenian market.
The airline will operate flights between Frankfurt (Germany) and Yerevan, with three frequencies per week. Flights from Frankfurt to Yerevan will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and from Yerevan to Frankfurt on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. For the availability of air tickets, their acquisition and other details, please visit the airlines webpage at lufthansa.com or contact your local travel agency. Lufthansa is a part of the Lufthansa Group, which already has a strong presence in Armenia. Austrian Airlines has been operating flights from Vienna to Yerevan for the past 20 years, Brussels Airlines now offers 5 weekly flights from Brussels to Yerevan and Eurowings will soon operate direct flights from Cologne as of August 5th 2021. "We, as Lufthansa Group airlines, are pleased to increase our presence at "Zvartnots" International Airport in Yerevan and introduce our brand new route Yerevan-Frankfurt with 3 weekly flights. After 20 years of successful operations of Austrian Airlines flights to Yerevan, starting on August 13th we our largest carrier, Lufthansa will enter the market, and offer our travelers from Armenia even more opportunities to connect worldwide. With the new connections, the Lufthansa Group will soon offer up to 16 weekly frequencies from Yerevan to Vienna, Brussels, Cologne and Frankfurt." Rene Koinzack, General Manager Sales Ukraine, Belarus, Turkmenistan and South Caucasus."
To note, Lufthansa is the flagship air carrier of Germany, the largest aviation concern in Europe, which also includes such large airlines as Swiss International Airlines and Austrian Airlines, etc. In total, Lufthansa operates flights to 78 countries of the world in more than 200 destinations. The air fleet of the entire airline, including subsidiary carriers, numbers about 620 aircraft.
