Lufthansa has planned two special long-haul flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich and Cologne on April 6, 2026, recreating the airline’s original routes from 1926.
These one-way passenger services celebrate the 100th anniversary of regular scheduled air travel in Germany, which began with Deutsche Lufthansa on that date exactly a century earlier. The Zurich flight, designated LH1926, will use a Boeing 787-9, while the Cologne service, LH1926, will operate with an Airbus A350-900. Both aircraft come from Lufthansa’s modern fleet and feature special commemorative liveries.
Bookings for these flights opened to the public following the announcement. Due to aircraft positioning, select follow-on services from Cologne to Munich and Zurich to Frankfurt will also deploy these widebody types on a one-time basis.
The Boeing 787-9 involved, named ‘Berlin’ with registration D-ABPU, leads Lufthansa’s broader anniversary fleet that includes additional repainted aircraft such as an Airbus A380, A350-1000, A320, and Boeing 747-8.