Lufthansa doubles growth on Scottish routes
Lufthansa airline group doubled its growth in Scotland to 4% last year compared to 2015, the carrier announced Thursday. A total of 300,000 passengers flew between Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Lufthansa's main Frankfurt hub, and with Brussels Airlines between Edinburgh and the Belgian capital. The increase from 2.1% growth in 2015 came despite Brussels airport being closed for 2 months following a terrorist attack last March. UK senior director Andreas Koster said Lufthansa had also cut seat capacity by 16% on the Aberdeen route by using smaller aircraft because of the downturn in the oil industry. He said the airline was upgrading its airport lounges and introducing new aircraft to improve quality and help take on increased competition, such as from Ryanair, which is to fly to Frankfurt's main airport for the first time.<br/>
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Lufthansa doubles growth on Scottish routes
Lufthansa airline group doubled its growth in Scotland to 4% last year compared to 2015, the carrier announced Thursday. A total of 300,000 passengers flew between Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Lufthansa's main Frankfurt hub, and with Brussels Airlines between Edinburgh and the Belgian capital. The increase from 2.1% growth in 2015 came despite Brussels airport being closed for 2 months following a terrorist attack last March. UK senior director Andreas Koster said Lufthansa had also cut seat capacity by 16% on the Aberdeen route by using smaller aircraft because of the downturn in the oil industry. He said the airline was upgrading its airport lounges and introducing new aircraft to improve quality and help take on increased competition, such as from Ryanair, which is to fly to Frankfurt's main airport for the first time.<br/>
