Lufthansa celebrates resumption of flights in Yemen [Archives:2003/672/Local News]

Sanaa, Sep 27 – On the occasion of the re-launchings of its flights to and from Yemen, Lufthansa (German Airlines) held a press conference yesterday at the Sheraton Hotel and celebrated this occasion, which coincided with Yemen's national holidays (26 September, 14 October) and German's National Day (3 October). The event signaled an opportunity to consolidate Yemen-German relations and open new cooperation horizons in tourism, business, and many other fields.
Mr. Thomas Prieni, the media spokesmen of the German company has expressed his delight for the return of the flights and pledged to bring the well-known international quality standards of Lufthansa within the reach of all customers in Yemen.
“Lufthansa had resumed its flights in early August and currently operates three roundtrip flights thrice a week.” he said.
“All flights are via Cairo and are served with the Airbus A330 inclusive Business and Economy Classes.”
This comes as Lufthansa earned a double distinction at the presentation of the Airline Strategy Awards this year. Lufthansa Chairman and CEO Jurgen Weber received the Airline Business Award in recognition of his lifetime achievement.
Mr. Thomas said that he is hopeful that the tourism industry in the country will develop and grow gradually and mentioned that the resumption of Lufthansa flights is a step towards achieving greater connection between Yemen and the world.
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