Lufthansa Announces Service to Munich

Airline returning to Phoenix with first-ever service to Bavarian Capital

America’s Friendliest Airport® is continuing to welcome new, international service. German airline Lufthansa announced today the start of nonstop service between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Franz Josef Strauss International Airport in Munich beginning August 3, 2027. This will be the first ever nonstop service between Phoenix and Munich.

“The addition of this new nonstop service from Phoenix to Munich is a win for our residents, our businesses and the community as a whole," said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. “Phoenix Sky Harbor is one of the best airports in the country, and Phoenix is a destination of choice for international tourism and investment.”

Service will be on an Airbus A350. The aircraft will have a three-class configuration, with 48 Business seats, 21 Premium Economy seats and an Economy class offering 224 seats. In total, the flight will have a capacity of 293 seats. They will operate three times a week year-round on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. Flights will leave Munich at 1:20 p.m., arriving in Phoenix at 4 p.m. and then depart Phoenix at 5:50 p.m., arriving the next day in Munich at 1:25 p.m.

“We’re thrilled to connect Phoenix, and the state of Arizona, directly with our award-winning Munich hub,” said Dirk Janzen, Lufthansa Group Vice President of Passenger Sales, the Americas. “The new service will provide both business and leisure travelers with a convenient nonstop connection to Germany, as well as onward destinations across our global network. The U.S. is the most important market for Lufthansa, outside of our home markets, and the addition of Phoenix to our route network certainly displays our strong commitment to the region,” Janzen concluded.

The flight not only provides nonstop service between Phoenix and Germany but also feeds into Lufthansa’s significant hub in Munich meaning that travelers will have the opportunity to connect across cities in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia as well as travel with Star Alliance codeshare partners.

Lufthansa is the latest addition to Phoenix Sky Harbor’s international flight options which also include international destinations across Canada, Mexico as well as London, Paris, and Taipei. This marks a significant boost in not only travel options for Arizonans, but also a boost to the Phoenix local economy. International flights add more than $3.4 billion each year per the Airport’s latest economic impact study. This new, three times weekly nonstop service will provide an $81.2 million annual economic impact to the Phoenix community.

For more information on all the destinations available to travel to from Phoenix, visit https://www.skyharbor.com/flights/where-we-fly/.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, America’s Friendliest Airport^®, has an annual economic impact of more than $44 billion. On an average day, approximately 1,300 aircraft and more than 140,000 passengers arrive at and depart from Phoenix Sky Harbor. PHX is funded with airport revenue. No tax dollars are used to support the airport.