Munich-Bengaluru on Lufthansa 5 times a week from March 2020

Lufthansa has announced a new flight on the Munich-Bengaluru route, which will connect Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru five times a week from Munich from 31 March, 2020. The aircraft to ply on the route will be A350-900 with a configuration of 48 seats in Business Class, 21 seats in Premium Economy Class and 224 in Economy Class. Lufthansa already operates a daily flight from Bengaluru to Frankfurt. The airline has also announced its plans to increase the capacity in the Business Class with a different seat configuration on its flights from Chennai and Bengaluru to Frankfurt from summer 2020. George Ettiyil, Senior Director Sales South Asia of the Lufthansa Group Airlines, said, “Bengaluru Airport connects India’s IT and tech hub, Bengaluru, but also many next tier cities from the rest of the South Indian Region. South India has a growing number of discerning travellers, who travel frequently abroad and increasingly demand a more premium travel experience whether for business or leisure purposes. We are confident that, with this expansion, Lufthansa is catering to the growing needs of this region to explore Europe for business but also leisure.” The flight will depart from Bengaluru on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 01:45 hours and would land in Munich at 07:30 hours. From Munich it will depart on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11:55 hours and will arrive in Bengaluru at 00:05 hours the next day.