Lufthansa / Discover Airlines NS26 Intercontinental Network Changes – 28OCT25
Published at 1500PDT / 2200GMT 28OCT25
Lufthansa today (28OCT25) filed various changes to its intercontinental network for Northern summer 2026 season, effective 29MAR26. This update also includes Discover Airlines long-haul adjustments.
Previously highlighted on AeroRoutes, the carrier’s remaining A330-300 scheduled service for NS26 remains unchanged in today’s update:
Frankfurt – Raleigh/Durham
Frankfurt – Riyadh – Dammam
Frankfurt – St. Louis
With today’s adjustment, the sole A340-600 operation is now scheduled on Frankfurt – Boston, from 30MAR26 to 14JUN26. At Munich, Lufthansa will be launching A380 service to Mumbai, while San Francisco super jumbo service extended to year-round, as bookings for A380 service on/after 29MAR26 opened today. Further changes remain highly possible.
Lufthansa
Frankfurt – Abuja – Port Harcourt eff 30MAR26 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, A340-300 (A330-300 operates on 2 of 6 weekly 04JUN26 – 27JUN26)
Frankfurt – Atlanta eff 29MAR26 787-9 service maintained, replacing initially filed A340-300
Frankfurt – Austin
eff 29MAR26 787-9 service maintained
29MAR26 – 30APR26 Reduce from 5 to 3 weekly
Frankfurt – Bogota 29MAR26 – 06MAY26 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, 787-9
Frankfurt – Boston
* LH422/423 Initially filed 1 daily A340-30 replaced by following
29MAR26 – 14JUN26 A340-600
15JUN26 – 24OCT26 747-400
* LH420/421 Seasonal 2nd daily operates with A340-300 from 01JUN26, instead of A340-300 from 01MAY26
Frankfurt – Cape Town eff 01APR26 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly, 787-9
Frankfurt – Chennai eff 07JUN26 Increase from 5t o6 weekly, A340-300
Frankfurt – Dallas/Ft. Worth Initially filed 1 daily A340-300 replaced by following
29MAR26 – 02JUN26 333 Day x37 343 Day 37
eff 03JUN26 333 Daily
Frankfurt – Detroit eff 29MAR26 787-9 service maintained, replacing initially filed A340-300. 1 daily
Frankfurt – Dubai Initially filed 1 daily A340-300 replaced by following
29MAR26 – 30JUN26 333 Daily
01JUL26 – 24OCT26 333 Day 46 343 Day x46
Frankfurt – Hong Kong eff 29MAR26 787-9 replaces initially filed 747-400, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Lagos – Malabo eff 29MAR26 5 weekly 787-9 service maintained, replacing initially filed A340-300
Frankfurt – Los Angeles Seasonal 2nd daily LH450/451 operates with 1 daily 787-9 from 01JUN26, instead of initially filed 5 weekly A340-300 from 02MAY26
Frankfurt – Montreal eff 01JUN26 Seasonal service scheduled with 6 weekly 787-9, instead of 1 daily 787-9 from 01MAY26
Frankfurt – Nairobi eff 04MAY26 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, 787-9
Frankfurt – New York JFK
* LH400/401 29MAR26 – 15MAY26 787-9 replaces 747-400
* LH402/403 eff 01JUN26 787-9 replaces A340-300
Frankfurt – Raleigh/Durham eff 29MAR26 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, A330-300
Frankfurt – Rio de Janeiro Galeao eff 29MAR26 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly, 787-9
Frankfurt – Seattle 29MAR26 – 30JUN26 A340-300 replaces A350-900, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 31MAR26 3 weekly LH728/729 787-9 replaces initially filed 747-400 (Overall 3 weekly 787-9 and 7 weekly A350-900)
Frankfurt – Tehran Imam Khomeini eff 04JUN26 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, A340-300
Munich – Bangalore 30MAY26 – 11JUN26 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, A350-900
Munich – Boston eff 29MAR26 A380 operates 1 daily
Munich – Delhi eff 29MAR26 A380 operates 1 daily
Munich – Denver
09JUN26 – 30SEP26 A380 operates 6 weeks later than planned compared to 2025 (30APR25)
01OCT26 – 24OCT26 A380 service operates 1 daily, compared to 3 weekly in October 2025
Munich – Hong Kong Service remains suspended on/after 29MAR26
Munich – Johannesburg eff 29MAR26 Service extends into Northern summer season, 3 weekly A350-900
Munich – Montreal 30MAY26 – 12JUN26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A350-900
Munich – Mumbai
24MAY26 – 13JUN26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly
01AUG26 – 27SEP26 A380 replaces A350-900
Munich – Los Angeles eff 29MAR26 A380 operates 1 daily
Munich – San Diego 29MAR26 – 26APR26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A350-900
Munich – San Francisco eff 29MAR26 3 of 7 weekly A380 replaces A350-900 (A380 service extends into summer season)
Munich – Sao Paulo Guarulhos eff 30MAR26 Service extends into Northern summer season, 3 weekly A350-900
Munich – Seattle eff 26MAY26 Increase from 3 to 6 weekly, A350-900
Munich – Toronto
eff 30MAR26 Service operates 5 weeks earlier than initially planned, 5 weekly (Previous: eff 01MAY26)
01MAY26 – 22MAY26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly
Munich – Washington Dulles eff 29MAR26 A380 operates 4 weeks earlier than planned compared to 2025 (27APR25)
Previously reported:
Frankfurt – Riyadh – Dammam eff 29MAR26 A330-300 replaces A340-600 in NS25
Frankfurt – St. Louis eff 01JUN26 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly, A330-300
Discover Airlines
Frankfurt – Halifax eff 02MAY26 Increase from 4 to 6 weekly, A330-200/-300 (5 weekly from 01OCT26)
Frankfurt – Las Vegas 06JUN26 – 09SEP26 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly, A330-200/-300
Frankfurt – Mahe Island (Seychelles) – Mauritius Service for Seychelles and Mauritius extended into NS26, 2 weekly A330-300 from 28JUN26
Frankfurt – Mombasa – Kilimanjaro
16MAY26 – 01JUN26 1 weekly A330-200 (Previous: no service)
02JUN26 – 14JUN26 Increase from 1 to 2 weekly, A330-200/-300
15JUN26 – 31AUG26 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly, A330-200/-300
eff 01SEP26 Increase from 1 to 2 weekly, A330-200/-300
Frankfurt – Orlando eff 01MAY26 Increase from 6 to 7 weekly, A330-200/-300
Frankfurt – Philadelphia eff 29APR26 Increase from 4 to 6 weekly, A330-200/-300
Frankfurt – Punta Cana eff 30APR26 Increase from 1 to 2 weekly for NS26, A330-200/-300
Frankfurt – Tampa eff 06MAY26 Increase from 6 to 7 weekly, A330-200/-300
Frankfurt – Windhoek eff 03MAY26 Increase from 4 weekly (5 from 04JUN26) to 1 daily, A330-200/-300
Frankfurt – Zanzibar eff 02JUN26 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly, A330-200/-300