Irish regional carrier and Air France – KLM subsidiary, CityJet is to expand its offering from London City Airport this winter with its first route into Germany. The airline is to introduce a daily link from the Docklands airport to Münster-Osnabruck with effect from October 29, 2012. The new route increases CityJet’s network to 19 European destinations across Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK.
The city of Münster is the sustainable energy and green capital of Germany and is a popular location for both science and technology conferences. In addition, Münster is at the heart of one of Germany’s strongest performing economic areas, with a large number of expanding SMEs based locally. As well as this, Osnabruck and Dortmund are both key university cities within easy reach of the airport, with strong science and IT based economies.
“Münster is at the forefront of hosting conferences and events for the green technologies industry. By starting services to Münster, CityJet is expanding its appeal to the UK MiCE industry as well as facilitating a new trade corridor for the rapidly expanding British green technologies and renewable energies market,” said Christine Ourmières, Chief Executive Officer, CityJet.
“There is also strong inbound demand for a direct route to the heart of London from Münster given the large number of SMEs based in the airport’s catchment area. In addition, our new route will open up the cultural and historic heart of the Westphalia region of Germany to families and couples looking for a relaxed weekend break,” she added.
The announcement from CityJet marks the return of Münster-Osnabruck to the London City Airport network map. The route was previously flown from the airport by Augsburg Airways on behalf of Lufthansa between April 2000 and March 2003. The German city has also been previously served from London Gatwick by Eurowings and more recently by airberlin from London Stansted, a route that was closed in October 2011. During 2011 an estimated 38,000 O&D passengers flew between London and Münster-Osnabruck.
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