FRA Summer Timetable 2015

Frankfurt Airport Offers New Destinations in Europe and the U.S

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - FRA's Global Route Network Features 104
Passenger Airlines Serving 297 Destinations in 104 Countries - New
Routes and Higher Frequencies to Popular Destinations - Number of
Seats Increases Particularly on Intercontinental Services

Featuring 104 passenger airlines offering direct flights to 297
destinations in 104 countries per week, Frankfurt Airport's (FRA) new
Summer Timetable 2015 will begin on Sunday, March 29, in tandem with
the changeover to daylight saving time in Germany. On
intercontinental routes, FRA boasts direct connections to 141
destinations, thus underscoring its importance as a leading
international hub in global aviation. The total number of seats
available at the FRA will increase by 2.4 percent to 820,000 seats
per week - by even 3.0 percent to 290,000 seats per week in the
important intercontinental segment.

In particular, destinations in the U.S are becoming increasingly
popular. FRA-based leisure carrier Condor will add two new U.S.
destinations to its network in the 2015 summer schedule. From June
18, Condor will be offering a twice-weekly service to Providence
(PVD), the capital of Rhode Island in the New England states of the
U.S. Starting June 19, Condor will also fly twice a week to the U.S.
West Coast city of Portland (PDX), Oregon. Lufthansa will also expand
its U.S. route network by launching a five-times weekly service to
Tampa (TPA), Florida, on September 25.

FRA's European route network will be boosted by a total of five
new destinations in the new summer schedule. Lufthansa will be flying
twice daily to Aalborg (AAL) in the north of Denmark and four-times
weekly to Bydgoszcz (BZG), Poland, as well as three times weekly to
Seville (SVQ), in southern Spain's Andalusia region. The U.K. carrier
BMI Regional will continue its services from Frankfurt to Karlstad
(KSD) - adding a stopover in Jonköping (JKG), both cities in Sweden.
For the first time since 2006, Lufthansa will fly to Cagliari (CAG)
on the Italian island of Sardinia, beginning May 2.

Three existing routes will see expanded services offered by more
airlines. Miami (MIA) in Florida will also be served by American
Airlines on a daily basis (from May 15), complementing the Lufthansa
daily flight. Two other existing routes will be bolstered by new
Lufthansa services. On May 2, Lufthansa will launch its thrice weekly