Lufthansa plans to increase frequencies to a number of cities in the former Yugoslavia from the start of the 2024 summer season on March 31 next year. Within the region, the carrier will grow operations by 20% on 2023.

In Belgrade, the airline plans to run three daily flights from both Frankfurt and Munich, for a total of 42 weekly services. This is compared to the two daily rotations maintained from the two cities for the majority of the previous summer. The carrier’s summer operations to the Serbian capital will increase 33.6% on 2023, while capacity will be up 36.3%. In Ljubljana, Lufthansa is adding an additional daily service from Frankfurt and an extra daily rotation from Munich for a total of three and two daily flights respectively. The German airline will boast a total of 35 weekly services to the Slovenian capital. Summer operations to Ljubljana will grow 41%, while capacity will be increased by 39%.

Lufthansa will add an additional daily flight from Munich to Zagreb, complementing its two daily services from Frankfurt, which will be increased from twelve weekly last summer. Overall, the number of flights to the Croatian capital will grow 50% on the summer of 2023, while capacity will improve 30%. There will be a total of 28 weekly Lufthansa rotations to Zagreb next summer. During the height of the season, the airline will operate 57 weekly rotations to the Croatian market. Frequencies to the Croatian coast remain unchanged, however, two routes will be taken over by Lufthansa’s leisure unit Discover Airlines. These include flights from Frankfurt to both Split and Zadar.

Elsewhere, Lufthansa will continue to maintain ten weekly services from Frankfurt to Skopje, which were introduced earlier this year. In Sarajevo, the carrier will also operate ten weekly services from Frankfurt, an increase from the eight to nine weekly rotations maintained for the majority of the 2023 summer season. Overall, the German flag carrier’s Sarajevo operations will grow 17.3%, while capacity will be up 11.7%. Lufthansa’s Tivat service will remain unchanged with one weekly rotation from both its Frankfurt and Munich hubs.