Leading German airline turns 25 at Birmingham Airport

As Germany’s top airline Lufthansa celebrates 25 years of flying from Birmingham Airport, our Birmingham Airport parking team also learns that Lufthansa bookings are up 33% on this time last year.

Cheap airport parking specialist Looking4Parking has discovered this week that Lufthansa is not only celebrating quarter of a century of successfully running flights from Birmingham Airport, they’re also enjoying excellent early passenger figures for 2011.

In a climate where airlines and tour operators are struggling to cope with spending cuts and increases in fuel and airport duties, Lufthansa’s recent announcement of a 33% increase in passenger numbers is being hailed as great news.

The passenger figures for Birmingham for the first two months of this year show a huge 100% increase of flight take-up to the Middle East, with a 36% rise in bookings to Africa, 29.3% to South America and 38% within Europe.

Some of the most popular destinations from Birmingham also include Prague, Vienna, Berlin, Delhi, Mumbai, Budapest, Graz, Milan, Barcelona, Stockholm and Sofia according to Lufthansa’s General Manager in UK Marianne Sammann.

When asked about the increase in passenger numbers, Sammann commented that:

“This level of increase in passenger numbers has been almost unheard of in recent years. It proves once again that the majority of air travellers want Lufthansa’s reliable, full service offering.”  

“Our product provides passengers with their seat, hold and cabin baggage allowances, in-flight food and drink, the ability to check-in online, from their mobile phone or at the airport and all taxes and charges for one inclusive fare with no hidden extras.”

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