Boeing 747-400

Lufthansa

Former Backbone of Lufthansas intercontinental long haul fleet. Consisted of up to 31 aircraft. Between 371 and 393 Seats, depending on configuration. The whole 747 Fleet is based in Frankfurt.

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Destinations:  E.g. Mumbai, Orlando, Osaka, Rio de Janeiro, Seoul, Shanghai, Teheran, Toronto, Vancouver

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Airbus A319/320/321

Lufthansa

Backbone of Lufthansas short and medium haul fleet. Consist of:

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• Airbus A319-100

• Airbus A320-200 

• Airbus A320 Neo

• Airbus A321-100/200

• Airbus A321 Neo

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Destinations: Various national and international city pairs. E.g. Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, London, Paris, Moscow, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Athens, Thessaloniki

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McDonnell Douglas MD11-F

Lufthansa Cargo

Former Backbone of Lufthansas Cargo fleet. To be replaced by Boeing 77F freighters. Lufthansa had up to 19 aircraft in its fleet.​​

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Destinations: New York, Chicago, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Dallas, Dakar, Atlanta, Mumbai

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Airbus A380-800

Lufthansa

Known as the worlds largest airliner. Lufthansa had a fleet of 14 A380, the first was delivered in 2010, the last in 2015. All of them were retired early in 2020/2021 due to the corona pandemic. There will be no return. All aircraft were equipped with 509 seats. 

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Popular Lufthansa A380 Destinations have been: New York JFK, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Peking, Shanghai, Hong Kong, New Dehli, Singapore and Johannesburg.

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental

Lufthansa

The 747-8 Intercontinental is the latest Version of Boeings Jumbo. Lufthansa is one of only three operators of this jet in a passenger version. All 19 aircraft are equipped with 364 Seats. They are flying to premium-heavy markets like: Bangalore, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Mexico City, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Sao Paolo, Tokyo and Washington DC.

Boeing 737-300/500 Classic

Lufthansa

Former Backbone of Lufthansas short and medium haul fleet. Phrased out in 2016. 

Lufthansa has flown 46 737-300s and 33 737-500s. All of them were based in Frankfurt. The 737 Fleet has flown national and international services, premiarly to Destinations like Nurnberg, Stuttgart, Milan, Marseille or Nice.

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Airbus A330/A340

Lufthansa 

Backbone of Lufthansas short and medium haul fleet. Consists of:

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• Airbus A330-300

• Airbus A340-300 

• Airbus A340-600

Destinations: Various intercontinental city pairs. E.g. Austin, Seattle, San Diego,  Tampa, Caracas, Montreal,  Atlanta, Chennai, Nanjing, Lagos, Nagoya, Dubai, Tokyo Narita

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Embraer E-Jet & Bombardier CRJ

Lufthansa City Line

Lufthansa Cityline operates routes with lower demand on behalf of Lufthansa. They are served by following Bombardier and Embraer Regional Jets:

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• Bombardier CRJ700 (Phrased out)

• Bombardier CRJ900

• Embraer E190

• Embraer E195

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CityLine Destinations are: Friedrichshafen, Parderborn, Dresden, Westerland, London City, Gdansk, Linz, Salzburg, Graz, Kattowice and more

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Boeing 777-200F

Lufthansa Cargo

Backbone of Lufthansas Cargo fleet, replaces McDonnell Douglas MD11-F freighters.

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Destinations: New York, Chicago, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Dallas, Dakar, Atlanta, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Tokyo

Boeing 767-300ER Condor

German Leisure Carrier, based in Frankfurt. 

Former part of Lufthansa, later Thomas Cook. 

Operates a mixed fleet of:

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• Boeing 767-300ER

• Boeing 757-300

• Airbus A321-200 Ceo

• Airbus A320-200 Ceo

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Boeing 767 Destinations: Havanna, Cancun, Calgary, Halifax, Toronto, Windhoek, Sansibar, Male, Fortaleza, Varadero, Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, Kingston, Las Vegas, Phuket ...

Boeing 757-300

Condor

The Boeing 757-300 is the longest narrowbody airliner on the market. In Condors configuration, they feature up to 262 economy class seats. The 757-300 can be found on popular holliday destinations around Europe and Northern Africa like Palma de Mallorca, Teneriffe, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Antalya etc.

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Airbus A320/A321

Condor

Condor uses 180-seater A320s and 220-seater A321s to serve various holliday destinations around europe and northern africa. 

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Boeing 737-800

Tuifly

German Leisure Carrier, based in Hannover. 

Frankfurt is a focus city of Tuifly. Flights are operated by 189-seater Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Some are painted in special liveries (E.g, Cewe, Haribo ...) Destinations: Multiple European holliday destinations. 

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Boeing 737-800

Sun Express

Sun Express is a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines. Main markets are visiting friends & family and leisure travel. Frankfurt is a focus city of Sun Express Germany. Besides some holiday destinations, mainly mainland Turkey is served by 189 seater Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Boeing 737-800 BBJ

Privat Air

Privat Air was a Swiss charter airline and operated nonstop flights from Frankfurt to Pune, India on behalf of Lufthansa. (Due to a very short runway, Pune cannot be served by widebody jets). All Privatair 737 BBJ aircraft were equipped with a long haul configuration (Lufthansa Business Class & Inflight Entertainment in Economy Class). ​

Boeing 777-F

Aero Logic

Aero Logic is a joint venture between Lufthansa and logistic company DHL. The Airline has a growing fleet of Boeing 777 freighters and focus cities in Frankfurt and Leipzig. Weekdays, mainly parcels and freight are flown, on weekends parts of the fleet are used for Lufthansa Cargo freight charters.

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Airbus A320/A321

Air Berlin

Air Berlin was Germanys second largest airline until the company went bankrupt in 2007. From Frankfurt, Air Berlin operated summer seasonal holliday flights (E.g. Palma de Mallorca) as well as multiple daily national services to its hub in Berlin.

North America & Canada

North America 

Air Canada

Star Alliance Member Air Canada is the Flagcarrier and the largest airline of Canada. The Company is a Lufthansa partner and operates nonstop flights from Frankfurt to the following Canadian destinations: 

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• Montreal

• Ottowa

• Calgary

• Toronto

• Vancouver

American Airlines

Oneworld member American Airlines is the largest airline of the United States of America. 

The company counts a fleet of more than 800 aircraft and carries more than 200 million passengers annualy. From Frankfurt, AA operates following nonstop services to the United States:

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• Chicago

• Dallas Fort Worth

• Charlotte

United Airlines

Luthansa partner and Star Alliance member United is one of the big three US Airlines ( American, Delta, United). The United fleet also counts more than 800 airframes, more than 160 million passengers fly with this company annually. United connects Frankfurt with:

• New York Newark EWR

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

• Houston

• Washington DC 

• Chicago

• Boston  

South America

North America 

Latam Airlines

Latam is the largest pan-south american airline group with subsidaries in Chile, Brazil, Columbia, Equador and Peru. All together the group operates more than 300 aircraft. From Frankfurt, LATAM operates following nonstop services:

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• Sao Paolo (LATAM Brasil / B773)

• Santiago de Chile (B787, partly with stopover in Madrid)

Asia

North America 

Thai Airways

Thai Airways is the national airline of the Kingdom of Thailand. The Star Alliance carrier is well known for its high level of service and comfort. In cooperation with Lufthansa, Thai operates up to two daily services to Bangkok, Thailands capital, as well as a seasonal service to Phuket.

All Nippon Airways

ANA All Nippon Airways is - alongside with JAL Japan Airlines - the largest Japanese airline. The Skytrax 5 Star carrier provides a high level of service and comfort. Nonstop Services from Frankfurt:

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• Tokyo Narita (NRT)

• Tokyo Haneda (HND)

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Korean Airlines

Skyteam member Korean Air is South Koreas flag carrier and second largest airline. It is a Skytrax 5 Star Carrier and operates a daily passenger service from Frankfurt to South Koreas capital Seoul. Next to passenger services, Korean Air also maintains several scheduled cargo flights.

Asiana Airlines

Star Alliance member Asiana was South Koreas second largest airline and a direct competitor to Korean Air, until it was taken over in 2020. Like Korean, Asiana is also a Skytrax 5 Star Carrier and provides a high comfort level. The Lufthansa partner operates a daily nonstop passenger service from Frankfurt to Seoul.

Vietnam Airlines

Skyteam member Vietnam Airlines is Vietnams flag carrier. Today, the Boeing 777 has been replaced by Airbus A350 and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. From Frankfurt, Vietnam Airlines offers direct services to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.

Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific is a Skytrax 5 Star airline, based in Hong Kong. It is one of the world´s best airlines and a member of oneworld alliance.

More than 3 million passengers are travelling with Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon (services to mainland China) every month.

From Frankfurt, Cathay operates daily flights to Hong Kong.

Air China

National airline of the Repuplic China, based in Bejing. Operates a fleet of more than 400 aircraft. Star Alliance member and Lufthansa partner. Operates a direct service from Frankfurt to Bejing and Shanghai.

China Eastern Airlines

Chinese airline, based in Shanghai. Operates a fleet of more than 550 aircraft. Skyteam member. From Frankfurt, you can fly to Shanghai Pudong (PVG) with China Eastern airlines directly.

China Southern Airlines

China Southern Airlines is Asias largest airline, based in Guangzhou. More than 123 million passengers are travelling in one of more than 600 China Southern aircraft anually. Direct routes to Frankfurt:

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• Guangzhou

• Changsha

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines is Malaysias flag carrier. 

In the past, the airline operated a nonstop passenger service from FRA to Kuala Lumpor. 

This service was terminated in late 2015, due to a difficult financial situation and a passenger regression after two aircraft losses (MH370 & MH17). Nowadays the airline only operates cargo services to Frankfurt.

Turkmenistan Airlines

State Carrier of Turkmenistan. 

Next to 12 Boeing 737-800s, the airline operates a small fleet of 3 Boeing 757-200s and 4 Boeing 777-200LRs for middle and long haul services. Frankfurt is regularly connected with a Boeing 777 service to Asgabat, Turkmenistans capital. 

Somon Air

Somon Air is a small privateley owned airline, based in Dushanbe - Tajikistans capital.

The airline only operates a small fleet of:

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• 2 Boeing 737-300

• 2 Boeing 737-800

• 2 Boeing 737-900ER

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International Destination are:

• Dushanbe - Frankfurt

• Dushanbe - Dubai, Moscow, Istanbul, Dehli, Almatay

Africa & Middle East

North America 

South African Airways

Once, state owned South African Airways was amongst the best and largest airlines on the african continent. Today, Ethiopian Airlines takes over this leadership role. SAA has suffered a lot of losses and is temporary grounded since 2020. It is unclear, if the airline will return to the skies once again. In the past, SAA operated daily Frankfurt - Johannesburg nonstop services.

Ethiopian Airlines

Oneworld member American Airlines is the largest airline of the United States of America. 

The company counts a fleet of more than 800 aircraft and carries more than 200 million passengers annualy. From Frankfurt, AA operates following nonstop services to the United States:

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• Chicago

• Dallas Fort Worth

• Charlotte

Emirates 

Luthansa partner and Star Alliance member United is one of the big three US Airlines ( American, Delta, United). The United fleet also counts more than 800 airframes, more than 160 million passengers fly with this company annually. United connects Frankfurt with:

• New York Newark EWR

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

• Houston

• Washington DC 

• Chicago

• Boston  

Etihad Airways

Luthansa partner and Star Alliance member United is one of the big three US Airlines ( American, Delta, United). The United fleet also counts more than 800 airframes, more than 160 million passengers fly with this company annually. United connects Frankfurt with:

• New York Newark EWR

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

• Houston

• Washington DC 

• Chicago

• Boston