Lufthansa Airlines

Lufthansa is the flagship airline of Germany. Headquartered in Cologne, the airline has its main base and primary traffic hub at Frankfurt International Airport with its secondary hub at Munich International Airport. Lufthansa airline was founded in the year 1926 in Berlin following a merger between "Deutsche Aero Lloyd" (DAL) and "Junkers Luftverkehr" and was recreated in 1954. Lufthansa is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance. At present, the airline operates more than 500 lufthanza flights and employs worldwide 105,261 professionals of 146 nationalities. In 2007, Lufthansa together with all its subsidiaries flew on routes to 160 destinations, carrying 45.4 million passengers. With its unique hallmarks of quality and innovation, safety and reliability, Lufthansia airline remains one of the most popular international airlines in the world.

Lufthansa Airlines Fleet

Lufthansa boasts of large, modern and environmentally compatible aircrafts of almost every size. The current fleet of lufthanza airlines consists of Boeing747-400, Airbus A340-600, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A300-600, Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-500, Avro RJ85, CRJ 900, CRJ700, CRJ 100/200 and MD 11F. The airline has placed an order for Embraer 190, and Airbus A380-800, which would be the part of its huge fleet by 2009.

Lufthansa Airlines Operations

Lufthansa, the world's leading international airline currently operates its services to 209 destinations in 81 countries. The airline offers non-stop flight connections to and from Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune to important international cites across the globe. To book cheap luftansa air tickets, log on to www.yatra.in.