Lufthansa Confirms Tripoli Return

German national carrier Lufthansa has become the latest network carrier to announce its plans to resume flights to the Libyan capital Tripoli. The airline will initially offer a three times weekly flight from Frankfurt from February 2, 2012; a very short lead time as it says it already has airport staff and its city office back in operation to support the route.

“We are proud to be back in service with flights between Frankfurt and Tripoli as of February 2,” said Werner Kellerhals, Regional General Manager for North Africa, Malta and Senegal, Lufthansa. “Our presence in Libya serves as a testament to our commitment in serving travel demands between our hub and Tripoli.”

Lufthansa will use a two-class Airbus A320 on the route and is already planning to increase capacity in the future, due, it says, to “expected escalating demand”. The airline will take advantage of its network options at Frankfurt to secure traffic from rivals on what is becoming a very competitive market. From Frankfurt Lufthansa offers a network of 100 destinations in Europe and a total of 198 around the globe including destinations in the Americas, Africa and Asia.