Lufthansa NS26 Intercontinental Network Changes - 26MAR26

Published at 0000PDT / 0700GMT 27MAR26

The following is the summary of Lufthansa intercontinental network changes for Northern summer 2026 season, effective 29MAR26 – 24OCT26, as of 26MAR26. Since last AeroRoutes update filed in mid-December 2025, the airline has steadily expanded planned Boeing 787-9 Allegris aircraft operation. The non-Allegris 787-9 is tentatively scheduled until 30SEP26 inclusive, Frankfurt departure.

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Selected changes listed below have been previously highlighted on AeroRoutes. Note the airline may schedule additional service to Asia on short notice due to current market situation.

Frankfurt – Abuja – Port Harcourt eff 30MAR26 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, A340-300 (A330-300 operates on 2 of 6 weekly from 04JUN26)
Frankfurt – Atlanta
eff 29MAR26 787-9 service maintained, replacing initially filed A340-300 (Allegris 787-9 now operates from 01OCT26)
29MAR26 – 02MAY26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly
02JUL26 – 29JUL26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly

Frankfurt – Austin
eff 29MAR26 787-9 service maintained (Allegris)
29MAR26 – 30APR26 Reduce from 5 to 3 weekly
29JUL26 – 25AUG26 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly

Frankfurt – Bogota 29MAR26 – 06MAY26 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, 787-9 (Allegris)
Frankfurt – Boston
* LH422/423 eff 29MAR26 747-400 replaces A340-300 (Previous: 29MAR26 – 14JUN26 by A340-600. 747-400 operates entire season)
* LH420/421 Seasonal 2nd daily operates with A340-300 from 10JUN26 (Previous: eff 01JUN26), instead of A340-300 from 01MAY26

Frankfurt – Cape Town Increase from 3 weekly to following, 787-9 (Allegris)
01APR26 – 01JUN26 5 weekly
01JUL26 – 31AUG26 5 weekly
eff 01SEP26 6 weekly

Frankfurt – Chennai eff 07JUN26 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, A340-300
Frankfurt – Chicago O'Hare Extra flight with Allegris A350-900 on 02JUN26
Frankfurt – Dallas/Ft. Worth Initially filed 1 daily A340-300 replaced by following
29MAR26 – 02JUN26 333 Day x37 343 Day 37
03JUN26 – 31AUG26 333 Daily
eff 02SEP26 789 (Allegris. Service reduces from 7 to 6 weekly)

Frankfurt – Delhi
eff 29MAR26 787-9 (Allegris) replaces A340-300 (Previous: A330-300 29MAR26 – 15MAY26, 787-9 from 16MAY26)
02JUN26 – 04JUL26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly

Frankfurt – Detroit eff 29MAR26 1 daily 787-9 service maintained, replacing initially filed A340-300 (except 01JUN26 – 30JUN26. Allegris 787-9 from 01AUG26)
Frankfurt – Dubai 1 daily service tentatively resumes on 01JUN26 at the earliest
01JUN26 – 14JUN26 A340-300
15JUN26 – 01OCT26 A330-300
eff 02OCT26 1 of 7 weekly A340-300 replaces A330-300

Frankfurt – Hong Kong eff 29MAR26 787-9 (Allegris) replaces initially filed 747-400, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Houston eff 29MAR26 747-400 replaces -8I for entire season, 1 daily (Previous: 29MAR26 – 31MAY26 operated by 747-400)
Frankfurt – Lagos – Malabo eff 29MAR26 5 weekly 787-9 service maintained, replacing initially filed A340-300 (selected flights operated by non-Allegris 787 in 2Q26)
Frankfurt – Los Angeles
* LH450/451 operates with 1 daily 787-9 (Allegris) from 01JUN26, instead of initially filed 5 weekly A340-300 from 02MAY26
* LH450/451 operates 6 weekly instead of 1 daily during following periods (Overall 13 weekly instead of 14): 01JUL26 – 26AUG26, 29SEP26 – 24OCT26
Frankfurt – Montreal eff 01JUN26 Seasonal service scheduled with 6 weekly 787-9 (Allegris, except selected flights in June), instead of 1 daily 787-9 from 01MAY26
Frankfurt – Nairobi eff 04MAY26 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, 7 from 06JUL26. 787-9 operating (Allegris 787-9 operating most flights from 01JUL26)
Frankfurt – Newark 747-8I replaced by following aircraft, 1 daily
29MAR26 – 19APR26 A330-300 (Previous: 29MAR26 – 07APR26)
20APR26 – 15MAY26 A340-600 (Previous: 08APR26 – 15MAY26)

Frankfurt – New York JFK
* LH400/401 eff 29MAR26 A340-600 replaces 747-400 (Previous: 787-9 replaces 747-400 29MAR26 – 15MAY26)
* LH404/405 eff 01JUN26 787-9 (Allegris) replaces A340-300

Frankfurt – Raleigh/Durham
eff 29MAR26 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, 7 from 05JUN26. A330-300 operating
eff 01OCT26 787-9 (Allegris) replaces A330-300

Frankfurt – Rio de Janeiro Galeao eff 29MAR26 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly, 6 weekly from 02MAY26, 7 weekly 01JUL26 – 25AUG26. 787-9 (Allegris) operating
Frankfurt – Riyadh – Dammam Suspended until 24OCT26 (Previous: 1 daily A330-300. A340-600 scheduled 16MAY26 – 31MAY26, 15JUN26 – 24OCT26)
Frankfurt – St. Louis eff 01JUN26 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly, A330-300
Frankfurt – San Francisco 29MAR26 – 31MAY26 747-400 replaces -8I, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Seattle A340-300 replaces A350-900 during following periods, 1 daily: 29MAR26 – 30JUN26, 01OCT26 – 24OCT26
Frankfurt – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 29MAR26 3 weekly LH728/729 787-9 (Allegris) replaces initially filed 747-400 (Overall 3 weekly Allegris 787-9 and 7 weekly A350-900)
Frankfurt – Tehran Imam Khomeini Suspended until 24OCT26 (Previous: increase from 5 to 7 weekly from 04JUN26 with A340-300)
Frankfurt – Toronto 29MAR26 – 31MAY26 787-9 (Allegris, except selected flights) replaces 747-400, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Washington Dulles Latest revision to planned aircraft operations
* LH418/419 Originally filed 747-400 replaced by following
29MAR26 – 15MAY26 A340-600
16MAY26 – 14JUN26 A340-600 (747-8I on Day 14)
15JUN26 – 30JUN26 747-8I
eff 01JUL26 A340-600

* LH416/417 Planned seasonal flight from 16MAY26 instead of 02MAY26 unchanged
16MAY26 – 02JUN26 Service operates 5 weekly. Planned increase to 1 daily now scheduled from 03JUN26. Operational aircraft changes
16MAY26 A340-300
17MAY26 – 31MAY26 A330-300
01JUN26 – 30JUN26 A340-600
eff 01JUL26 A340-300 (A330-300 on Day 5 from 02OCT26)

Munich – Bangalore Revised from 5 weekly to following, A350-900
30MAY26 – 15JUN26 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly
eff 07OCT26 6 weekly

Munich – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 27MAY26 – 01JUL26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A350-900 (Previous: 27MAY26 – 09JUN26)
Munich – Beijing Capital 26MAY26 – 30JUN26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A350-900 (Previous: 26MAY26 – 08JUN26)
Munich – Chicago O'Hare Seasonal LH436/437 service operates from 27APR26 with 4 weekly flights, increasing to 5 weekly from 24MAY26, 6 from 11JUN26. A350-900 operating (Overall up to 13 weekly in NS26; Previous: 5 weekly from 02MAY26)
Munich – Denver
09JUN26 – 27SEP26 A380 replaces A350-900 (Previous: 09JUN26 – 24OCT26; A380 operates 6 weeks later than planned, compared to 30APR25 in 2025)
28SEP26 – 24OCT26 A350-900 operates 1 daily, replacing previously planned A380 (In Oct 2025, A380 operated 3 of 7 weekly flights)

Munich – Hong Kong Service remains suspended on/after 29MAR26
Munich – Johannesburg eff 29MAR26 Service extends into Northern summer season, 3 weekly A350-900
Munich – Miami Service extends to 25APR26, 6 weekly A350-900 in April 2026
Munich – Montreal 30MAY26 – 12JUN26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A350-900
Munich – Mumbai
24MAY26 – 21JUN26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly (Previous: 24MAY26 – 13JUN26)
01JUL26 – 23OCT26 A380 replaces A350-900 (Originally scheduled 01AUG26 – 27SEP26, gradually expanded to the remainder of season from 01JUL26)

Munich – Osaka Kansai 5 weekly A350-900 scheduled for entire season (Previous: 1 daily scheduled for entire season, except 5 weekly 02JUN26 – 30JUN26)
Munich – Riyadh Suspended until 24OCT26 (Previous: 3 weekly A350-900)
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 – Seoul Incheon 25MAY26 – 22JUN26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A350-900 (Previous: 25MAY26 – 14JUN26)
Munich – Singapore eff 29MAR26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A350-900
Munich – Toronto
eff 30MAR26 Service operates 5 weeks earlier than initially planned, 5 weekly (Previous: eff 01MAY26)
01MAY26 – 24MAY26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly

Munich – Washington Dulles eff 29MAR26 A380 operates 4 weeks earlier than planned compared to 27APR25 in 2025