Lufthansa returns to Bristol
Lufthansa has returned to Bristol after a five-year absence.
The airline has re-introduced the south west hub to its global network as a codeshare agreement with bmi regional.
The bmi regional/Lufthansa partnership, which starts today, serves two key German cities, Munich and Frankfurt, and marks the return to Bristol for Lufthansa which pulled out of Bristol in 2009, in the height of the economic downturn.
The codeshare applies to six weekly flights to Munich and 11 to Frankfurt.
Bmi regional chief executive Cathal O’Connell said the new Bristol services serve a wide area, including the M4 corridor and the M5 catchment area and provide connectivity to over 200 Lufthansa destinations worldwide.
It means business and leisure travellers from Bristol Airport will be able to access Lufthansa’s worldwide network offering flights to 235 global destinations.
He said: "Locally – and in the wider south west – there is huge support for Bristol Airport. Our new services have been very positively received and are seen as providing a very important link from the Bristol region to worldwide destinations for business and leisure.
"Both Frankfurt and Munich are significant business and leisure destinations for us."
The Bristol codeshares follow a new bmi regional East Midlands-Brussels service, which was announced last week, and a Newcastle-Brussels service, which was announced earlier this year.
As well as taking passengers to Germany, the routes are also expected to be popular for connecting flights into Asia, the Americas and Africa.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Germany new European Entry/Exit System limited to a single airport on October 12, 2025
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt
Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
Air Mauritius reduces frequencies to Europe and Asia for the holiday season
TAP Air Portugal to operate 29 flights due to strike on December 11