New Lufthansa flights link financial centres of Glasgow and Frankfurt

The new daily flight to Frankfurt starts today and follows the recent increase in frequency of flights to Munich from four to five flights a week.

The German airline giant said the addition of a Frankfurt route was in response to the growth of the Glasgow financial services sector and “incoming” demand from tourists, with Scotland becoming increasingly popular as a visitor destination within Germany.

Andreas Koester, senior director sales UK, Ireland & Iceland at Lufthansa Group, said: “The introduction of these services will result in a massive increase in Lufthansa’s flight offer at Glasgow – a level of growth which is unprecedented in recent years. To go from a single weekly service to 12 flights a week in twelve months is remarkable. It reinforces our commitment to meet the expectations of our Scottish passengers and also confirms the continuing importance of Glasgow Airport within the Lufthansa worldwide network,”

Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, said the Frankfurt route will provide access for Scottish exporters into a “particularly important German market”.

He added: “Germany has been one of the top six markets for us with the existing membership, so it is one I think we can build on for growing exports, particularly for SMEs.”