Lufthansa City Airlines To Nearly Double Fleet By End Of 2025

With the delivery of its first newly built A320neo from the Airbus facility in Hamburg Finkenwerder on April 8, Lufthansa City Airlines is eyeing further fleet developments.

Lufthansa says the A320neo “symbolizes the key role that Lufthansa City Airlines plays within the Lufthansa Group in redefining continental traffic to and from” Lufthansa’s second hub in Munich and, starting in 2026, from its main hub in Frankfurt.

Lufthansa City Airlines’ fleet now comprises four A319s and four A320neos.

During 2025, five more A320neos are expected to be delivered directly from Airbus, and two A320neos will be transferred from Lufthansa Cityline. The fleet should reach 15 aircraft, which are all based in Munich, by the end of 2025.

Starting in 2026, Lufthansa City Airlines will begin operations from Frankfurt. From the end of 2026, the carrier expects to take delivery of the first of 40 A220-300s, which are on order.

In an April 9 statement, Lufthansa said that Lufthansa City Airlines is making an important contribution to strengthening the competitiveness of the short-haul network, consolidating the market position of the Lufthansa Group and supporting the planned growth on Lufthansa’s long-haul network.

“Of the seven airlines currently operating under the Lufthansa Airlines umbrella, we want to focus on three operational airlines: Lufthansa Classic, Lufthansa City Airlines and [leisure carrier] Discover Airlines, as well as one strategic wet-lease partner [airBaltic],” Lufthansa Airline CEO Jens Ritter told Aviation Week earlier this year in Munich.

Lufthansa City Airlines MD Peter Albers says in a statement that the latest A320neo will be a further motivation and incentive for its employees.

This particular A320neo will begin scheduled services from May onward. The aircraft is equipped with the new Airspace cabin (by Airbus), offers passengers significantly larger overhead bins, a modern lighting system and improved seating comfort for a total of 180 passengers.

In terms of network, Lufthansa City Airlines will add Barcelona, Bordeaux, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Rome, and Seville during the summer 2025 schedule, reaching a total of 17 destinations.

“We will discontinue Lufthansa Cityline operations in the medium term,” according to Ritter. “In return, City Airlines will grow to its maximum.”

Lufthansa City Airlines was founded in 2022 in Munich and since June 2024 has operated feeder flights to and from Munich on behalf of Lufthansa.