Lufthansa necessarily plays a critical role at its two hubs of Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Munich Airport (MUC). Cirium Diio data shows that it has 52% of FRA’s services, which rises to 56% for MUC. Of course, the share changes depending on the geography. It is, for example, overwhelmingly dominant domestically, as it provides nearly nine in ten flights.

Aviation has two seasons (summer and winter), which are based on IATA slot seasons. In summer 2026 (S26), the seasons runs from Sunday, March 29, until Saturday, October 24. This article compares Lufthansa’s full network last summer (S25) with what’s available in S26. This process showed that nine routes have been added, which excludes markets operated by Air Dolomiti on Lufthansa’s behalf under the LH IATA code.

Lufthansa’s Route Additions: A Summary

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Compared to S25, the Star Alliance member has added nine routes in S26: five from MUC and four from FRA. This excludes the small number of markets that only had one or otherwise very time-limited charter operations. It also excludes links, such as FRA to Bordeaux and Rzeszów, that had started but which have since been suspended, with all future flights removed.

One of Lufthansa’s wholly owned subsidiaries is the regional airline Air Dolomiti, which ch-aviation shows flies 29 Embraer E190s and E195s. It plays an important role in feeding Lufthansa at both FRA and MUC. In some cases, the German giant’s additional markets are simply because it has replaced Air Dolomiti. In others, they coexist, whether Lufthansa is now the core operator or not.

An airline may expand a route by making flights year-round instead of seasonal. Capacity could therefore grow substantially. That has happened for two of the examined airport pairs. Moreover, some of Lufthansa’s additions last operated in early 2025 or in the more distant past, which means they obviously could not have been operated in S25. All these things, and more, shows why it is hard to simply say ‘X routes’ have been added. Context is critical.

Lufthansa Has Added Five Routes From MUC

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Recall that this article compares what was available in S25 with what exists in S26. Five markets now see Lufthansa’s own metal from its second-busiest hub of MUC. Some of the shorter markets would have seen Lufthansa CityLine, but that unit has been shut down.

Lufthansa now flies from MUC to Geneva (coexits with Air Dolomiti; Lufthansa last operated in March 2025), Istanbul Airport (IST; last part of Lufthansa’s MUC network in 2015), Johannesburg (previously winter only), São Paulo (previously mainly winter only; summer flights last available in 2016), and Rijeka (replaces Air Dolomiti; Lufthansa last operated in 2024).

After an 11-year absence, the carrier reintroduced MUC-IST flights on March 29, 2026, which was the first day of S26. Operating daily using the Airbus A320neo, the schedule is shown below. In the past, Lufthansa had up to three daily departures. Fellow Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines also operates (up to five daily flights, including on widebodies), while Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen-MUC is served by Pegasus (up to four times daily) and AJet (daily).

These Four Routes Have Been Added From FRA

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Compared to S25, Lufhansa’s own aircraft are now deployed from FRA to Biarritz (replaces Air Dolomiti), Figari (replaces Air Dolomiti), Geneva (replaces Air Dolomiti), and Trondheim. The Norwegian city was previously part of the German giant’s network in 2011 and 2012, when the 737-500 and Lufthansa CityLine’s E190s were deployed.

Things are quite different now. Lufthansa returned to Trondheim on May 1, 2026, and operates three times weekly using the A319, A320ceo, and the A320neo. The carrier now flies from FRA to five cities in Norway: Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger, Tromsø, and Trondheim. Four routes exist from MUC: Bergen, Oslo, Tromsø, and Trondheim. In total, Lufthansa has up to 17 daily departures to Norway in S26. The prior record was 18 services, which was last available in 2012.