DAT’s new cooperation with Lufthansa is a small but targeted regional‑capacity arrangement in which DAT operates ATR and Embraer aircraft on thinner Lufthansa routes from Frankfurt and Munich. The agreement marks DAT’s first‑ever codeshare with Lufthansa, giving the Danish carrier LH flight numbers on services it already operates under ACMI terms. The flying is built around DAT’s ATR 72‑600, Embraer 175, and Embraer 195 fleets, which fill the gap left by Lufthansa CityLine’s shrinking CRJ and Embraer operations. The routes assigned to DAT include Frankfurt–Billund, Frankfurt–Saarbrücken, and Frankfurt–Rostock, along with Munich–Billund, Munich–Graz, Munich–Linz, and Munich–Ljubljana. These sectors are frequency‑driven, low‑yield regional links where Lufthansa needs reliable capacity but not mainline gauge, and where DAT’s cost structure and aircraft types are a natural fit. The partnership gives Lufthansa flexibility during a regional‑aircraft shortage while giving DAT its first formal integration into the Lufthansa network.
