Skopje, 21 April 2023 (MIA) - German airline 'Lufthansa' will launch on Sunday the Skopje-Frankfurt flight at the Skopje International Airport, marking the airline's entry in the Macedonian market. 

The launch of the new flight will be marked with an event as the first Lufthansa plane from Frankfurt lands at the Skopje Airport, TAV Macedonia said in a press release. 

Minister of Transport and Communications, Blagoj Bochvarski, German Ambassador to North Macedonia, Petra Drexler, TAV Macedonia Director General, Metin Batak, and Lufthansa Group's Peter Pullem will address the event. 

The new Skopje-Frankfurt flight is realized with government subsidies. Lufthansa will fly to Frankfurt ten times a week as of April 23. 

Lufthansa's flight to Frankfurt will connect passengers to more than 200 destinations in Europe and the world. 

On its website, Lufthansa has already made the new flight to Skopje available for booking, presenting it as a great flight deal.

"Make your dreams come true and travel to Republic of North Macedonia. Whether it’s a business meeting in Skopje or the best holiday destination in Republic of North Macedonia, a flight booked on lufthansa.com always guarantees you a comfortable and safe journey from Germany to your desired destination. Lean back, enjoy the exclusive in-flight meals and refreshments and experience how time flies with our state-of-the-art entertainment. When you land in Skopje, you can enjoy the country and its people feeling totally rested," reads the website among other.

In addition to Lufthansa, Wizz Air will fly to Luxembourg, Stuttgart, Salzburg and Ljubljana using government subsidies, starting November 1 and flying three times a week.

The financial support amounts to Mden 7 (EUR 0.11) per passenger departing from International Airport Skopje.

Minister Bochvarski recently said the new destinations have been introduced due to the citizens' interest.

"There are additional funds that will be used for a new call by the end of the year, in order to attract new destinations," said Bochvarski.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has allocated EUR 1.1 million for this purpose in the 2023 Budget, and totaling EUR 5 million over a three-year period.

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