Newquay Cornwall Airport links the South West with Germany by welcoming back German national flag carrier, Lufthansa in 2011 Newquay Cornwall Airport is delighted Lufthansa have released their 2011 summer flying schedule from Newquay operating its popular direct service to Dusseldorf for a fourth consecutive year.

Lufthansa, Germany’s national carrier have been so pleased with the air link from Newquay to Dusseldorf that they have increased the size of their aircraft for 2011 to a CRJ900, a 90 seat jet for a smooth and faster flying experience.

Al Titterington, Newquay Cornwall Airport’s Managing Director says ‘We are delighted with Lufthansa announcement. Having the German national flag carrier operating to/from Newquay is a huge bonus. This is great news for Cornwall’s tourism industry with many of the regions international tourists coming from Germany. This also allows Cornish residents the chance to fly directly to the heart of Germany and avoid long road trips to other Airports. The service saw extremely good passenger numbers last year with a 53% increase from 2009, which has led the airline to increase the aircraft size to meet demand for air services directly to Cornwall’.

Lufthansa´s Network Planning Manager Georg Theis says: "We’re happy to connect the heart of western Germany with the beautiful landscapes of Cornwall in 2011 again. Newquay Cornwall Airport remains an important destination within our summer schedule".

Lufthansa opened up the German-Cornwall route back in 2007 due to the beautiful scenery and landscape of the Cornwall region which is extremely well known to Germans because of the major popularity of Rosamunde Pilcher novels which are regularly serialised on German TV. Since the introduction of the route, Lufthansa has carried nearly 4000 passengers.

The Saturday weekly flights will start on May 28, 2011 running through to 10th September 2011.