Lufthansa will introduce three new routes to the former Yugoslavia this coming summer season and boost frequencies on the Serbian market. The German carrier will launch new seasonal flights from both Munich and Frankfurt to Tivat, as well as from Munich to Rijeka. The development will mark Lufthansa's entry onto the Montenegrin market and its sixth destination in Croatia. Operations to Tivat will launch on April 13 and 14, once per week, with the airline's 136-seat Airbus A319 aircraft, with the one weekly Rijeka service to commence May 25 and run with the ninety-seat Bombardier CRJ900 jet. The carrier will compete directly against Montenegro Airlines on the Munich - Tivat route, and complement its codeshare partner Croatia Airlines on the Rijeka service.

Route	Launch date
Munich - Tivat	APR 13
Frankfurt - Tivat	APR 16
Munich - Rijeka	MAY 25

Lufthansa will launch an extra seven weekly flights to Belgrade this summer season with an additional daily service between Munich and the Serbian capital, totalling three daily flights. The new rotation will operate in the evening, departing Munich at 21.05 and arriving at 22.35, while the return service is scheduled to leave Belgrade at 06.30 and touch down in the Bavarian capital at 08.00. Lufthansa faces no competition on the route. The Munich service complements the airline's double daily flights from Frankfurt to Belgrade. The airline also plans to maintain capacity on its Frankfurt - Zagreb service this summer. Lufthansa will wet-lease a 100-seat Bombardier CRJ1000 aircraft from Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum), which will be deployed on both of its two daily flights to the Croatian capital as of March 30.

Elsewhere, Lufthansa will keep the same number of frequencies on its seasonal summer routes to the Croatian coast this year. This includes three weekly flights from Frankfurt to Pula, as well as daily operations to Dubrovnik and Split. From Munich, Lufthansa will maintain eight weekly services to Dubrovnik and Split, two weekly to Pula and three weekly to Zadar. "We have a lot of loyal customers in Croatia, and an excellent reputation, and it delights us to connect Croatia with the world via our hubs, and so contribute to its development", the airline said. The carrier will also continue to maintain daily operations between Munich and Sarajevo. “Lufthansa has been expanding services from Sarajevo to Germany and the European Union by introducing new flights together with Austrian Airlines, Swiss and Eurowings, and now accounts for 25% of all traffic at Sarajevo Airport. We look forward to continuing to provide services and a flexible network to travellers in the region”, the company noted.