哥伦布机场首条直飞欧洲航线 汉莎2027年5月开飞法兰克福
位于俄亥俄州 Franklin County 的哥伦布市，哥伦布区域机场管理局10月19日宣布，德国汉莎航空将于2027年5月开通 John Glenn Columbus 国际机场至法兰克福的定期直飞航线，每周三班。这是俄亥俄中部首条直飞欧洲的航线，也是全州唯一一条直飞德国的航线。
新航线定于2027年5月5日首航，每周三、周五、周日执飞，哥伦布时间下午4时20分起飞，次日清晨6时15分抵达法兰克福。航班采用波音787梦想客机，共287个座位，包括28个平躺商务舱、28个超级经济舱与231个经济舱。法兰克福是汉莎最大的枢纽，可中转前往欧洲、中东、非洲与印度的130个目的地。
机场管理局总裁兼首席执行官 Daren Griffin 表示，直飞欧洲一直是机场的首要任务，哥伦布的增长与落户企业使这条航线成为可能。该航线纳入 JobsOhio 的航空服务恢复计划，由州方与地方伙伴为新航线提供收入担保。汉莎美洲区客运销售副总裁 Dirk Janzen 表示，这条航线对当地社区、企业与家庭意义重大。
Columbus Airport Gets First Nonstop to Europe as Lufthansa Launches Frankfurt Service in May 2027
In Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, the Columbus Regional Airport Authority announced on October 19 that Lufthansa will launch nonstop service between John Glenn Columbus International Airport and Frankfurt, Germany, in May 2027, operating three times a week. It will be central Ohio's first nonstop flight to Europe and the only nonstop flight to Germany from Ohio.
The route begins May 5, 2027, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing Columbus at 4:20 p.m. and arriving in Frankfurt at 6:15 a.m. the next morning. Lufthansa will fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 287 seats — 28 lie-flat business class, 28 premium economy and 231 economy. Frankfurt, Lufthansa's largest hub, offers onward connections to 130 destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India.
Daren Griffin, the airport authority's president and CEO, said a nonstop to Europe has been the airport's top priority and that Columbus's growth and the businesses locating there made the route possible. The service is part of JobsOhio's Air Service Restoration program, under which JobsOhio and local partners provide revenue guarantees for new routes. Dirk Janzen, Lufthansa's vice president of passenger sales in the Americas, said the route means a great deal to the community, businesses and families.
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图片来源：图：汉莎航空波音787-9客机（资料图）。照片：Wikimedia Commons（CC BY-SA 4.0）。A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 (file photo). Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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