Lufthansa City Airlines (branded as Lufthansa City) is a German regional airline and a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. It began operations on 26 June 2024.[1]
Lufthansa City Airlines (branded as Lufthansa City) is a German regional airline and a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. It began operations on 26 June 2024.[1]
As of October 2023, the airline plans to launch operations in the summer of 2024 with 40 narrow-body aircraft mainly an Airbus A320 fleet transferred from Lufthansa CityLine.[6] Though the fleet will originally consist of Airbus A319 aircraft, Lufthansa is also evaluating the use of Airbus A220s or Embraer jets.[7] City Airlines plans to have bases in Munich and Frankfurt. It was currently seeking crewmembers to operate its planes as of late 2023.[8]
The new subsidiary has created controversy, as Lufthansa has said that its goal with City Airlines is to fill markets that fellow subsidiary Lufthansa CityLine cannot,[9] though unions say that the airline is trying only to circumvent union agreements that limit the size of aircraft that CityLine can fly. Lufthansa is also encouraging CityLine and former Germanwings employees to apply as well.[8][10]
In January 2024, the first City Airlines Airbus A319-100 received its new livery which is similar to that of parent company Lufthansa with additional City titles. The airline plans to phase in overall four aircraft of this type prior to the delivery of its ordered Airbus A220s.[11] Shortly after, Lufthansa announced the first six destinations for City Airlines with plans for 17 more in 2025. Also the airline plans to start operations with 4-5 aircraft with one more per month added in 2025 to take over parts of the short-haul network from Lufthansa.
In June 2024, Lufthansa announced it would close Lufthansa CityLine in the foreseeable future and move all its operations to Lufthansa City Airlines, citing unfavorable union contracts at CityLine.[12] In February 2025, Lufthansa Group confirmed it would go ahead with the shift of operations to the new company with staff to be relocated in the foreseeable future.[13]
Lufthansa City Airlines announced it would start operations within the route network of parent Lufthansa using the brand name Lufthansa City to six domestic and two European destinations in 2024.[14]
Lufthansa City Airlines maintains codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Lufthansa City Airlines maintains interline agreements with the following airlines:
As of February 2026, Lufthansa City Airlines operates the following aircraft:[24]