Lufthansa Group's newly established City
Airlines will commence flight operations next summer.
The carrier will operate from Munich and Frankfurt hubs, offer feeder
flights for Lufthansa, and operate alongside Lufthansa CityLine, a
regional carrier also operating in Munich and Frankfurt.
The new airline
will start operations with Airbus A319 aircraft, but also is
considering Airbus A220 and Embraer aircraft, according to Lufthansa.
City Airlines received
its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the German Federal Aviation
Authority in June and the recruitment of operational staff will begin next month with both pilots and cabin crew members needed for the launch.
Jens
Fehlinger, managing director of City Airlines said: "With
City Airlines, we want to create prospects for the coming decades and
secure sustainable jobs in Germany. This is the only way for us to grow
and sustainably strengthen the hubs in Munich and Frankfurt".