Aegean Airlines adds two new German routes

On 1 April, Munich Airport welcomed the arrival of Aegean Airlines’ twice-weekly flights from Larnaca. The first flight was marked with a ceremony by: Melanie Fürsich, Director Traffic Development, Munich Airport; Diamandis Samaropoulos, Regional Manager, Aegean Airlines; and crew members from the airline.

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• Aegean Airlines launched two new European routes during the course of last week, both of which are operated by its 168-seat A320s. Firstly, the Star Alliance carrier introduced twice-weekly (Wednesdays and Fridays) flights on the 2,338-kilometre sector from Larnaca (LCA) to Munich (MUC) on 1 April, a route flown by Lufthansa (thrice-weekly) and Germania (weekly.) Secondly, on 4 April, Aegean started weekly (Saturdays) departures from Heraklion (HER) to Stuttgart (STR), a service that will see a frequency increase to twice-weekly from 16 June. This sector is already operated by germanwings (twice-weekly) and Condor (weekly).