Deutsche Lufthansa (Luft is the German word for "air" and Hansa after Hanseatic League, the powerful late-medieval mercantile league)is the German national carrier and one of the largest airlines in Europe. The airline operates flights to almost 200 destinations in approximately 100 countries world wide. Some of the major destinations served by Lufthansa include Delhi, Cape Town, Beijing, Tel Aviv, London, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Harare, Dubai, Sydney, Montreal and Santiago. Lufthansa is based in Cologne with a primary hub at Frankfurt International Airport and other hubs at Munich International Airport and Zurich Airport, Switzerland.
