Lufthansa Group announced on Thursday that it will reintroduce scheduled flights to Riyadh and Amman after having suspended services to parts of the Middle East earlier this year. The company said the reinstatements are planned for September and October, with specified frequencies and originating hubs for each route.
The group will restart service from Frankfurt to Riyadh on September 10, operating three weekly flights. In addition, ITA Airways, which is owned by Lufthansa Group, will resume its Rome-to-Riyadh link with five weekly rotations beginning September 15. Austrian Airlines is scheduled to reopen its Vienna-to-Amman service with three flights per week starting October 2.
In a statement, the airline group said it continues to monitor the situation in the Middle East closely and maintains contact with authorities. The announcement follows earlier operational pauses: carriers suspended flights to certain Middle East destinations after the conflict that began when the U.S. and Israel conducted strikes on Iran at the end of February.
These reinstatements will see three different carriers within the Lufthansa Group operating the routes from their respective hubs: Lufthansa from Frankfurt, ITA Airways from Rome, and Austrian Airlines from Vienna. Each carrier’s planned frequencies were disclosed alongside the specific restart dates.
The company did not provide additional details on ticketing, capacity, or fleet allocation in its announcement. It emphasized active monitoring of regional conditions and ongoing engagement with authorities as it phases services back into its schedule.
Operational timeline and frequencies:
- Frankfurt - Riyadh: Lufthansa resumes service on September 10 with three weekly flights.
- Rome - Riyadh: ITA Airways resumes service on September 15 with five weekly flights.
- Vienna - Amman: Austrian Airlines resumes service on October 2 with three weekly flights.
The announcement presents a measured return of capacity to two Middle Eastern capitals after a period of suspension tied to regional conflict. Lufthansa Group’s message underscores monitoring and coordination with authorities as central to the decision-making process for resuming operations.