Lufthansa removes planned Munich–Hong Kong restart from the 2027 schedule

Lufthansa has taken a planned nonstop Munich–Hong Kong restart out of its summer 2027 schedule, according to schedule-data reporting rather than an official airline statement. Simple Flying reported on 10 November 2026 that a weekend schedule update removed the service, which had been listed from 28 March 2027 on an Airbus A350-900. No reason has been published, and there is no Lufthansa, Munich Airport or Hong Kong International Airport release on the change.

This is not a cancellation of a flight Lufthansa is currently operating from Munich. The official Munich Airport winter 2026/27 timetable (season 25 October 2026 to 27 March 2027, data as of 10 November 2026) has no Lufthansa Hong Kong row. The only nonstop in that plan is Cathay Pacific, four times weekly, through 27 March 2027.

The planned restart (as reported, now removed)

Route: Munich (MUC)–Hong Kong (HKG), nonstop
Listed start: 28 March 2027, Airbus A350-900
Flights (as reported): LH730, MUC 22:00–HKG 16:25+1; LH731, HKG 23:05–MUC 06:40
Removal: weekend schedule update, per Simple Flying, 10 November 2026 — not an official Lufthansa statement

What is flying now

Cathay Pacific, official Munich winter plan through 27 March 2027: four-weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
CX301: Hong Kong 01:10–Munich 07:35
CX300: Munich 12:00–Hong Kong 06:00+1

Those are the current winter times in the airport timetable, not the June 2025 launch times (Munich arrival 07:55, return departure 13:55). I covered the route announcement and the first flights at the time; it is still four-weekly, with the slightly earlier winter timings above.

Lufthansa’s own Hong Kong flying remains daily from Frankfurt. The airline’s FRA–HKG page shows LH796 at 21:50 from Frankfurt, arriving Hong Kong at 16:30, and LH797 at 23:45 from Hong Kong, arriving Frankfurt at 06:10, every day of the week. AeroRoutes listed a daily Boeing 787-9 from 25 October 2026, and Flightradar24 has been showing LH796 as a 787-9 in early November. Simple Flying, citing Cirium, also describes that 787-9 as scheduled daily year-round and puts next summer’s Germany–Hong Kong total at 18 weekly flights; those 2027 totals are Cirium figures, not an official Lufthansa release.

A Lufthansa Munich–Hong Kong marketing page still displayed the old LH730/LH731 times on 11 November, even a “seven flights a week” line, while the same page’s FAQ says Germany–Hong Kong flights depart from Frankfurt. Treat that as stale marketing.

If you need Munich nonstop from Hong Kong this winter, Cathay’s four-weekly is the published option through 27 March 2027. If you want Lufthansa metal, or a daily departure, Frankfurt is the one that is actually flying. Confirm live times on Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa before you buy.

Overall, a planned 2027 Munich restart appears to have come out of the Lufthansa schedule, on the basis of schedule-data reporting rather than an official explanation. What you can book today is unchanged: Cathay four-weekly to Munich this winter, and Lufthansa daily from Frankfurt.

Sources: Simple Flying, 10 November 2026, Munich Airport Winter 2026/27 timetable (PDF, data as of 10 November 2026), Munich Airport winter schedule page, Lufthansa FRA–HKG timetable, Lufthansa Group Summer 2027 network announcement, AeroRoutes, 20 May 2026, Flightradar24 LH796, Cathay Pacific Munich launch release, 16 June 2025.