Cape Town - In the past Lufthansa only had a seasonal direct flight between Munich and Cape Town from about October to April, therefore, during the European winter.
This was mainly due to German tourists coming to the Cape over that period.
"We saw the potential for a year-round direct flight and, therefore, started with three weekly direct flights between Cape Town and Frankfurt," says Dr Andre Schulz, general manager of Lufthansa for Southern Africa, told Fin24 on Wednesday.