Frankfurt to Libreville Gabon flights Lufthansa

Lufthansa begin serving a new destination in Africa.the german airline is laying on five flights weekly to Pointe Noire, the principal port in the Republic of the Congo, use a Boeing 737-800 aircraft from PrivatAir. The flights to the Congolese port include a stopover in Libreville in Gabon. In future, Libreville will thus be served non-stop from germany and not, as previously, with a stopover in Accra, Ghana.

Passengers on board PrivatAir flights will enjoy all the benefits of the Lufthansa long-haul product. Among the perks in Business Class is a highly topical in-flight entertainment programme, as well as delicious in-flight menus created by Star Chefs and an array of opportunities to continue working in the aircraft cabin. In the sleeping mode, the seats fold out almost horizontally into a bed all of two metres long. Economy Class is not without comforts, either: With the small number of seats, passengers are sure of very personal attention from the cabin crew. Moreover, all seats are equipped with in-seat videos, ergonomically designed backrests and additional legroom.

Flight schedule

Flights on Mondays, Wednesday, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays

LH 588 Fra Libreville 10.30 hrs 17.45 hrs / 18.30 hrs Pointe-Noire 19.50 hrs

LH 589 Pointe-Noire 21.20 hrs - Libreville 22.40 hrs / 23.25 hrs -

Frankfurt 06.50 hrs (following day)
flight time Frankfurt - Libreville about 7.15 hrs

Libreville - Pointe Noire about 1.20 hrs
Distance
Frankfurt - Libreville 5,521 km (3,431 miles)

Libreville - Pointe Noire 649 km (403 miles)
Aircraft Boeing 737-800
(108 seats, including 24 Business Class, 84 Economy Class)

“The new flight to Pointe Noire is a further step forward in our growth strategy in Africa,“ noted Karl-Ulrich Garnadt, Executive Vice President Services and Human Resources at Lufthansa Passenger Airlines. “The dynamic, economic region in West and Central Africa is a key area in the development of the Lufthansa route network.“ Lufthansa currently serves West Africa with a total of 33 weekly connections to Abuja, Accra, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Malabo and Port Harcourt. The services offered to the region by the Lufthansa Group are augmented by flights to a further twelve destinations in the region operated by SWISS and Brussels Airlines.