Beginning this spring, the Lufthansa Group will expand its network in California when it opens its third and fourth official gateways in the Golden State. 
Specifically, Lufthansa’s third gateway will operate out of San Diego International Airport and its fourth gateway will operate out of Mineta San Jose International Airport. These enhancements will further emphasize Lufthansa Group’s commitment to the United States, as well as make California the first U.S. state that has four Lufthansa Group gateways. 
“California remains one of our top priorities for expansion in the U.S., and our new service from San Diego to Frankfurt continues to support this commitment to the most dynamic market outside of Germany,” said Larry Ryan, Lufthansa Group  senior director of sales for the USA. “Our customers flying to and from San Diego will now experience our quality service and premium offerings as the only 5-Star European airline serving the city.”
“This nonstop service by Lufthansa ties San Diego into a new European hub system year-round, supporting both business and leisure travelers,” said Kimberly Becker, president/CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. “The flight represents an efficient and convenient connection for Southern Californians to reach beyond Frankfurt, to over 150 destinations in Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Indian sub-continent.”
San Diego
Beginning March 22, Lufthansa will fly an Airbus A340-300, flight LH467, from San Diego International Airport to Frankfurt, Germany. Flight LH467 will depart from San Diego at 3:05 p.m. and arrive in Frankfurt at 11:20 a.m. local time on the following day. The return flight, LH466, will depart from Frankfurt at 10 a.m. and arrive in San Diego at 1:20 p.m. local time. These flights will frequent between San Diego and Frankfurt every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading leisure airline and a Lufthansa Group passenger airline, currently operates out of San Diego with an Airbus A340-300, flight WK19 (LX8019 [codeshare flight with SWISS]). Effective from March 30 to May 4, flight WK19 will depart on Mondays from San Diego at 6:50 p.m. and arrive in Zurich at 3:20 p.m. local time on the following day. Flight WK19 will also depart on Fridays from San Diego at 10:40 p.m. and arrive in Zurich at 7:10 p.m. on the following day.  These flight times and operation days will vary throughout the season.