LUFTHANSA LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO WASHINGTON, RIYADH
Deutsche Lufthansa AG <LHAG.F> said it
launched today regular scheduled services from Frankfurt to
Washington D.C. And Riyadh.
    The four weekly flights to Washington will be increased to
five at the end of the month, a statement said.
    The twice weekly flights to the Saudi capital will fill a
hole in its Middle East network, it said.
    Lufthansa said it carried 1.3 mln passengers on North
Atlantic routes in 1986, a rise of 14 pct over 1985. Freight
transported westward over the Atlantic rose seven pct to 94,300
tonnes while eastbound volume rose 31 pct to 74,600 tonnes.
 REUTER
