Lufthansa resumes Kolkata-Frankfurt flight

Kolkata: Lufthansa has resumed its operation from Kolkata after a gap of 35 years, with the first flight from Frankfurt reaching the city early morning on Saturday. Lufthansa had stopped its flights in 1971 on security grounds owing to the Naxalite agitation in the State.
The Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt will operate thrice weekly, with fares for economy class priced at Rs 19,600. Kolkata has become the sixth destination of the German airline operator after Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. It now runs 45 flights weekly from the country. India has also become the sixth country for the carrier in the Asia Pacific region.
The airline is also planning to serve traditional Bengali food to its customers from March 2007. Thierry Antinori, executive vice-president, marketing and sales of the airline, said it plans to operate in at least 10 routes from India within the next couple of years.
02/12/06 Kolkata Newsline

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