Lufthansa has today unveiled a new service from Aberdeen to Frankfurt which will offer a quick and easy connection into Lufthansa’s ‘Gateway to the World’ for both business and leisure travellers in the north-east of Scotland.

The new three times a day service to Lufthansa’s Frankfurt hub will commence on 30th October 2011 to coincide with the start of the Winter 2011/12 timetable. The timings of the new flights, operated with modern and fuel-efficient, 100-seater Embraer E190 aircraft in a two class configuration, have been scheduled to enable passengers to access the quickest onward connections to Lufthansa’s worldwide network which currently offers 13,304 flights a week to 211 destinations in 84 countries.

“This new service from Europe’s oil and energy capital is a direct response to business traveller demand and will strengthen Lufthansa’s position in the world’s key oil and energy markets where we serve almost 80 destinations in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and the Americas “, said Marianne Sammann, Lufthansa General Manager UK and Ireland. “Business travellers based in the north-east of Scotland will now be able to take advantage of Lufthansa’s reputation for punctuality and efficiency from their local airport. We have ensured that the timetable provides excellent connections to both our European and world-wide network from our Frankfurt hub.

“Furthermore, the new Lufthansa connection reaffirms our commitment to our customers in Scotland, not only enhancing Lufthansa’s existing Scottish network of daily flights from Edinburgh to Frankfurt and summer seasonal services from Edinburgh and Inverness to Dusseldorf, but also complementing the existing flight network from Aberdeen operated by bmi, British Midland International, part of the Lufthansa Passenger Airline Group.

Aberdeen Airport Managing Director Derek Provan praised the announcement. He said: “This is fantastic news. It will mean a lot for our passengers and a great deal of work has gone into securing this service, which reflects feedback from the business and leisure communities around the services they require from Aberdeen Airport.

“The announcement yet again shows how positive the future is looking. The runway extension project was a key catalyst in Lufthansa making their decision and we hope that the works can encourage many more new airlines to come on-board in future.

“We look forward to welcoming Lufthansa to Aberdeen Airport later this year, and I have every confidence that this will be a long and positive relationship.”