At 7:21 p.m. local time on Sunday the 27th, Lufthansa’s inaugural flight from Munich landed at Rio de Janeiro Airport. The company will have five weekly services on 293-seat Airbus A350-900s.
Lufthansa begins operations to and from Munich after suspending flights to Frankfurt on March 25th. Previously, Frankfurt and the Brazilian city were connected with Boeing 747-400s three times a week.
Rio de Janeiro joins Lufthansa’s Munich hub to boost the company’s international connectivity in the German city.
See also: Air Europa to increase flights to Lima.
Schedule between Munich and Rio de Janeiro – Lufthansa
Flight times
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| Flight | From | ETD | To | ETA |
| LH 500 | Munich (MUC) | 12:15 p.m. | Rio de Janeiro (GIG) | 7:05 p.m. |
| LH 501 | Rio de Janeiro (GIG) | 8:50 p.m. | Munich (MUC) | 1:10 p.m. +1 |
Frequencies
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| Flight | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| LH 500 | × | × | × | × | × | ||
| LH 501 | × | × | × | × | × |
The airline operated flights on the Frankfurt (FRA) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG) route between October 2011 and March 2022 (excluding the cancellation due to the Coronavirus pandemic). After almost 11 years, the two cities are no longer connected non-stop.
See also: KLM resumes flights between Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile.
