Deutsche Lufthansa AG &lt;LHAG.F> said itlaunched 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
