Starting its summer schedule, German-based Lufthansa Airlines will provide 41 weekly flights to China, a record high number.
  
By summer, flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong to Frankfurt as well as flights from Shanghai to Munich will reach seven per week, while flights from Beijing and Hong Kong to Munich will reach three per week.
  
The newly opened non-stop flights from Guangzhou to Frankfurt shortened by five hours for passengers compared with before.

Guangzhou has become the fourth most popular destination for Lufthansa after Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, said Gregor Wende, chief representative of Lufthansa China.
  
Lufthansa is one of the closest partners with Chinese airlines.

Cooperating with Air China, Lufthansa now operates four weekly cargo flights from Beijing to Frankfurt, and nine cargo flights from Shanghai to Frankfurt. It also operates 18 weekly cargo flights with Cathay Pacific.

(Xinhua News Agency May 31, 2005)