30.05.2016, 03:01
Lufthansa flies from Frankfurt non-stop to Cape Town again in winter
OREANDA-NEWS. May 30, 2016. This winter Lufthansa will resume operations of the Frankfurt - Cape Town route in its flight schedule. From 2 December 2016, a Lufthansa aircraft will take off from Frankfurt and fly nonstop to the port city at the foot of Table Mountain every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The connection extends the Lufthansa Group’s hub-wide portfolio and optimally complements the formerly seasonal offer from Munich and Zurich with Edelweiss. After Johannesburg, Cape Town is one of the most important markets for Lufthansa in the southern part of Africa. With its Star Alliance partner South African Airways, the airline offers attractive combination options to other destinations in that region.Cape Town will be served by an Airbus A340-300, which boasts over 279 seats in Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class. LH576 leaves Lufthansa's Frankfurt hub at 22:10 and reaches Cape Town the following morning at 11:00.
The return journey starts in Cape Town in the early evening at 18:30 and ends the following morning after about 12 hours at 05:30 at Frankfurt Airport. The departure and arrival times enable ideal connections to the entire Lufthansa route network. A return flight to Cape Town can be booked starting at 699 euros. For more information and to book Lufthansa flights please consult LH.com online or the Lufthansa Service Center by calling +49 (0)69 86 799 799 (landline tariff). Flights can also be booked at Lufthansa travel agency partners and at Lufthansa sales counters at airports.
The connection extends the Lufthansa Group’s hub-wide portfolio and optimally complements the formerly seasonal offer from Munich and Zurich with Edelweiss. After Johannesburg, Cape Town is one of the most important markets for Lufthansa in the southern part of Africa. With its Star Alliance partner South African Airways, the airline offers attractive combination options to other destinations in that region.Cape Town will be served by an Airbus A340-300, which boasts over 279 seats in Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class. LH576 leaves Lufthansa's Frankfurt hub at 22:10 and reaches Cape Town the following morning at 11:00.
The return journey starts in Cape Town in the early evening at 18:30 and ends the following morning after about 12 hours at 05:30 at Frankfurt Airport. The departure and arrival times enable ideal connections to the entire Lufthansa route network. A return flight to Cape Town can be booked starting at 699 euros. For more information and to book Lufthansa flights please consult LH.com online or the Lufthansa Service Center by calling +49 (0)69 86 799 799 (landline tariff). Flights can also be booked at Lufthansa travel agency partners and at Lufthansa sales counters at airports.
| The new route at a glance Frankfurt – Cape Town (South Africa) | |
| Airports/ 3 letter code/ time zone (Winter) | Frankfurt, Terminal 1 (FRA); world time +01:00 hour Cape Town International Airport (CPT); world time +02:00 hours |
| Flight schedule (all times are local times; winter time | FRA - CPT 3 times a week (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, from 02.12.2016) LH576: FRA 22:10 – 11:00 +1 CPT LH577: CPT 18:30 – 05:30 +1 FRA |
| Flight duration | 11 hours 50 minutes |
| Distance | 9,401 km (5,076 nautical miles) |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A340-300 (30 Business Class; 28 Premium Economy; 221 Economy Class) |
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