100 years ago, on April 6 1926, the first two flights of Lufthansa started: a Fokker Grulich F II took off from Berlin-Tempelhof Airport bound for Zurich, and a Dornier Komet III D-580 took off for Cologne. The flight to Zurich carried a newlywed couple, while the flight to Cologne had only a single passenger.
Lufthansa created a few pages about their history on their website:
https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/100-years
A Boeing 787-9 and an Airbus A350-900, both in blue anniversary livery featuring a white XXL crane:
https://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/highlight-of-the-anniversary-year-lufthansa-celebrates-100-years-since-its-first-flights-in-berlin/#
The Dreamliner D-ABPU was departing for Zurich, and the Airbus D-AIXL for Cologne. They were also pass over the locations where the planes made stops on April 6, 1926. LH1926 (Boeing 787) flies from Berlin via Halle, Erfurt, and Stuttgart to Zurich, while LH2026 (Airbus A350) flies from Berlin via Magdeburg to Cologne. 100 years later, however, naturally without a stopover, but only as waypoints flown over in the air. Many aviation fans were also expected in Zurich and Cologne. Tickets for the two special flights sold out within a few days.
https://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/on-easter-monday-lufthansa-special-flights-will-fly-the-routes-of-the-inaugural-flights-from-exactly-100-years-ago/
Happy Birthday, Lufthansa.