Deutsch Main Menu First Level Home Newsroom Company Responsibility Investor Relations Jobs & Careers Newsroom Media Relations Asia Pacific PRESS RELEASES - ASIA PACIFIC 15.03.2021 Lufthansa ‘Calendar of Hope’ raises INR 1.34 million for Street Children in India Contributions to help provide food, medicine, masks and school supplies to street and slum children Cheques presented to Aasraa Trust and Sunshine Children Education Society George Ettiyil: “This collective spirit of kindness helped spread hope in difficult times” 25.02.2021 Elise Becker appointed Vice President Asia-Pacific for Lufthansa Group Airlines Elise Becker will head all commercial activities of Lufthansa, SWISS, Brussels Airlines and Austrian Airlines in the region as of 1 May 2021 Elise Becker: “Important to respect customer preferences in each market and to strengthen excellent ties we have with key airlines in Asia-Pacific” 12.01.2021 Take me home: Returning to Australia with Lufthansa and SWISS Flights from Europe to Australia now available on www.lufthansa.com and www.swiss.com Australian destinations available via Singapore: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin and Perth Seamless transit via Singapore as of 4 January 2021 02.12.2020 Lufthansa launches ‘Calendar of Hope’ to help Street Children in India Iconic calendar part of unique social responsibility project All contributions support “Aasraa Trust” and “Sunshine Children Education Society” Lufthansa partners with Harvard incubated start-up “ImpactGuru”, India’s leading healthcare crowdfunding platform George Ettiyil: “Help carry the… 14.10.2020 Lufthansa Group Airlines will Start Carrying Passengers on Inbound Flights to Bangkok Flight Schedule for premium carriers Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines approved until end of November 14 weekly flights between Thailand and Europe in October, increase to 18 weekly flights in November Stefan Molnar: “We will continue to support Thailand as it reconnects with the world” 29.05.2020 German Chamber of Commerce in China and Lufthansa Group reconnect economies of Germany and China - Two repatriation charter flights will bring some 400 managers, employees of German companies and their families back to their workplace in China - Both flights organized and carried out by German Chamber of Commerce, the German Diplomatic Missions in China and Lufthansa Group - Lufthansa Group… 07.01.2020 Lufthansa increases capacity to Thailand with the world’s largest aircraft, the A380 Lufthansa Group is expanding its capacity for Thailand on its Bangkok to Frankfurt route by using the world's largest aircraft, the Airbus A380. It is the only European carrier operating the A380 to Thailand, demonstrating its commitment to excellent service and a one-of-a-kind travel experience.… 03.01.2020 Lufthansa German Airlines boosts its service between Shanghai and Europe by deploying A380 – Inaugural flight from Munich landed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport successfully – Lufthansa German Airlines to operate twice daily A380 from Frankfurt and Munich to Shanghai in summer 2020 plus an A340-600 from Frankfurt / overall 10 per cent capacity increase to and from China – Veli… 05.08.2019 SWISS to start flights from Osaka to Zurich and deploy Tokyo with a Boeing 777-300ER From March 2020, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will serve the new long-haul destination Osaka with an Airbus A340-300. Starting in February 2020, the Japanese capital Tokyo will be served daily by a Boeing 777-300ER. These changes in the SWISS route network follow the commissioning of two… 31.07.2019 Lufthansa celebrates 25 years of success in Chennai – After launching bi-weekly flights in 1994, the Lufthansa today operates daily flights from Chennai to Frankfurt – The airline played a major role in enabling Chennai’s growing global relevance – Deployment of socially-relevant initiatives in association with Help Alliance, the global aid… 19.07.2019 Lufthansa and National Geographic Traveller organize unique travel Meet-up in New Delhi – Extension of Lufthansa’s #LifeChangingPlaces campaign brought together travel enthusiasts to celebrate the transformative impact of travel – Motivation for Indians to open themselves to novel adventures and fulfilling travel experiences – Lufthansa Marketing VP Alexander Schlaubitz, celebrity chef… 27.06.2019 Elevator Pitch Contest returns with a never-before opportunity for start-ups – Formidable new Grand Prize offers access to investors, mentors & sponsorship to Cambridge Ignite, a global entrepreneurship program − A chance to transform your start-up with 3-minute business pitch − The Contest Grand Finale to take place at Start-up Expo 4 18.06.2019 Lufthansa Group completes its GSA representation in Sri Lanka − Representation of all Lufthansa Group Airlines in the country: Lufthansa German Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SWISS and Edelweiss − United Ventures (Private) Limited to complete Lufthansa Group Airlines representation effective June 2019 − Two weekly flights of SWISS sister… 24.04.2019 Lufthansa Group airlines to provide NDC Smart Offer in Japan and welcome new NDC partner “Trip.com” – New NDC Smart Offer now available for flights from Japan to non-European destinations – Lufthansa Group airlines enter into an NDC partnership with online travel agency “Trip.com” in Japan 15.04.2019 Lufthansa inspires Chinese to travel with its new brand campaign #LifeChangingPlaces – Showcases stories of travellers inspired by destination experiences, including the story of a Chinese student who was inspired by French wine culture to switch to a career in wine-making. – Lufthansa introduces a ‘Mobile Inspiration Tool’ that uses Artificial Intelligence to recommend… 01.04.2019 Lufthansa German Airlines launches Osaka-Munich route – Lufthansa German Airlines launches the Osaka-Munich route with an Airbus A350-900 – The first flight from Munich Airport arrived at Kansai International Airport at 6:20am on 01 April and the first flight from Kansai International Airport to Munich Airport departed at 8:50am on the same day 01.04.2019 Lufthansa begins double daily service to Germany to commemorate 35 years of service – Lufthansa to increase frequency to 7 times a week between Incheon and Munich from Summe – 14 flights a week for the first time since 1984 when the service to Korea began 28.03.2019 Lufthansa German Airlines celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai-Frankfurt route − Lufthansa connects Shanghai with Europe for a quarter of a century − Customers enjoy a RMB300 ticket discount for bookings to Europe via lufthansa.com 27.03.2019 Swiss International Air Lines to support a traveling program to Switzerland for students affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to support a home stay program to Switzerland from “Support Our Kids” that is a supporting a program for children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The “Support Our Kids” program has started in July 2011 and it has sent out 410 middle to high… 21.03.2019 Lufthansa connects Singapore and Munich daily as of June 2019 – As of 4th June 2019, Lufthansa German Airlines operates between Singapore and Munich on daily base – Double daily connection from Singapore to Germany. Including SWISS, Lufthansa Group offers a ‘triple daily’ connection to Europe 1 2 3 Next CONTACT PARTNERS Klaus Pokorny Head of Corporate Communications Asia-Pacific +65 9230 3616 klaus.pokorny(at)dlh.de Sophy Zheng Manager Lufthansa Group Communications Greater China +86 21 5352-4999 x 8107 lu.zheng(at)dlh.de CONTACT PERSON BOOK A FLIGHT FURTHER WEBSITES Lufthansa Group Company Responsibility Investor Relations Jobs & Careers Supply Chain Management Current Newsroom Media Lounge Policy brief Service Sitemap Contact Imprint Disclaimer Privacy Social Media