Bangalore: Under the directive of the "open skies policy" of the government of India, Lufthansa German Airlines on December 9 announced that from January 15 to March 15, 2003, it would operate three additional flights from Bangalore to Frankfurt and a vice versa.

With the addition of these three temporary weekly flights to Bangalore, Lufthansa would now operate nine flights a week to/from Southern India, three flights to Chennai with B 747 and six flights to Bangalore (A 340/300), thus providing "enough extra capacity" to meet the increasing air traffic demand during the peak season.

As from April 1, 2003, Lufthansa will add another three flights (B 747) to Chennai on a permanent basis, a Lufthansa release said.

PTI