Germany’s
Condor Airlines will offer seasonal service between Frankfurt and New Orleans
in 2017.
The
flights, which will be offered on Wednesdays and Sundays from May 3 through
Sept. 27, will be the first since the 1980s between the Crescent City and
Europe, according to New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong Airport.
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu said that the
city is “ecstatic.”
“Traveling
from Europe to New Orleans and likewise from New Orleans to abroad will be much
more convenient and efficient,” he said. “This is a significant milestone and
we look forward to welcoming the world for our tricentennial in 2018.”
Condor,
a leisure travel-focused carrier owned by Thomas Cook Group, also announced
three other seasonal U.S. routes for summer 2017.
The carrier will
fly from Frankfurt to San Diego on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays beginning
on May 1. It will fly from Munich to Las Vegas on Wednesdays and Sundays
beginning May 2. And it will fly from Munich to Seattle on Wednesdays
and Sundays beginning July 5.