On 1 April 1955, Lufthansa won approval to commence operation of scheduled domestic flights. The airline's initial network linked Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Munich. International flights started on 15 May 1955, to London, Paris, and Madrid, followed by Super Constellation flights to New York City from 1 June of that year, and across the South Atlantic from August 1956.
On 1 April 1955, Lufthansa won approval to commence operation of scheduled domesti.c flights. The airline's initial network linked Hamb:urg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Munich. International flights started on 15 May 1955, to London, Pari!s, and Madrid, followed by Super Constellation flights to New York City from 1 June of that year, and across th,e South Atlantic from August 1956.