John Glenn Columbus getting first nonstop to Europe in May 2027

Columbus is finally getting its first nonstop flight to Europe. The Columbus Regional Airport Authority announced Oct. 19 that new nonstop flights to Frankfurt, Germany, would begin on Lufthansa Airlines in May 2027. Adding a nonstop flight between Columbus and Europe has long been a priority for th

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Columbus

is finally getting its first nonstop flight to Europe.

The Columbus Regional Airport Authority announced Oct. 19 that new nonstop flights to Frankfurt, Germany, would begin on Lufthansa Airlines in May 2027.

Adding a nonstop flight between Columbus and Europe has long been a priority for the airport and state and local leaders. It is the first and only nonstop flight to Germany from an Ohio airport.

Lufthansa will fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which has 28 lie-flat business class seats, 28 premium economy seats and 231 economy seats, for a total of 287 seats.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

The security line at John Glenn Columbus International Airport's Concourse A was moving as normal on Sunday, March 22. President Donald Trump announced March 22 that he's sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to assist understaffed Transportation Security Administration employees starting March 23 amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.