Airport adds three international nonstop flights

FORT MYERS — Southwest Florida International Airport, coming off several records in monthly and yearly passenger traffic, has another big announcement: More nonstop flights to Germany.

The new flights, are scheduled to debut in May 2018, are from low-cost sector leader Eurowings. The airline, a unit of the Lufthansa Group, will offer twice weekly nonstop service from Fort Myers to Munich Airport and a weekly flight to Cologne Bonn Airport, according to a statement. Flights will operate on an Airbus A330 with 310 seats.

The new flights are an addition of the service to Germany from Southwest Florida International Airport. Air Berlin flies nonstop to Dusseldorf from the airport, under the call letters RSW.