This Week in World News - June 3rd, 2022 |
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Pictured at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony marking the launch of Lufthansa service from St. Louis to Frankfurt are Tim Nowak, World Trade Center St. Louis; Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, St. Louis Lambert International Airport; Crew Captain; Frank Naeve, Lufthansa Airlines; Rodney Crim, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership; Jason Hall, Greater St. Louis, Inc. |
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St. Louis Celebrates Inaugural Lufthansa Flight To Frankfurt, Germany |
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St. Louis Area Leaders Celebrate Inaugural Lufthansa Flights To and From Frankfurt, Germany.
“St. Louis has many ingredients for success on a global scale: world-class industries, and educated workforce, and a regional focus on innovation,” said Rodney Crim, CEO and President, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. “With the launch of direct flights to Europe, and the strong support of the St. Louis County Port Authority and the regional business community, we now count global connectivity among these ingredients for success.”
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First look: On board Lufthansa’s inaugural flight from St. Louis to Germany in business class
“There is a renewed sense of optimism, confidence and momentum that is unfolding in St. Louis right now,” said Jason Hall, the CEO of Greater St. Louis, Inc., the group of local businesses that was instrumental in landing the Lufthansa deal. “We are a resurgent city, and the winning partnership that secured this direct route, connecting two truly global great cities — St. Louis and Frankfurt — is evidence of that resurgence.”
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No longer flyover country, St. Louis kicks off first direct flights to Europe in 20 years
“Years ago we used to be able to do two legs to get to Europe,” said Ballwin resident Matt Mercurio. “We’d go to Atlanta and then straight to Prague. In the last couple of years we’ve had to go to Chicago or New York or some other city, then Amsterdam, then to Prague.”
He was at the airport Wednesday to welcome his in-laws who are from the Czech Republic.
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Lufthansa will offer the first passenger airline service from St. Louis to the European continent in nearly 20 years, officials said. Lufthansa, Germany’s largest carrier, will be in line to earn up to $5 million in subsidies over two years if it maintains an average of three nonstop flights per week from St. Louis Lambert International Airport to its hub in Frankfurt.
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Lufthansa Airlines launches non-stop flights from St. Louis to Europe
The Gateway to the West is currently the largest American market without non-stop service to Europe. The last non-stop flight was on TWA to Paris in September 2001. American Airlines ended non-stop service to London Gatwick Airport in October 2003.
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Behind the scenes at Lambert's first Lufthansa flight
For Ruby, it's about more than just the flight’s convenience. She was born and raised in St. Louis, and she thinks the new route will be great for the city. “I really hope that it helps us become more of a transportation hub,” she says. “I hope it brings more tourists to the area and helps people see what St. Louis has to offer. And I think it's really nice for the residents here, too, to have the opportunity to go internationally more easily and frequently. I'm proud of our city for being the one chosen for this.”
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