The Oktoberfest dirndl in the airline’s yellow, blue and white.The Oktoberfest dirndl in the airline’s yellow, blue and white.

Lufthansa cabin crew will once again take off wearing traditional German folk costume to celebrate the country’s annual Oktoberfest funfair.

Twelve female and two male Munich-based flight attendants will be displaying local Bavarian dress to the rest of the world from tomorrow, beginning with the Beijing route.

This will be followed by colourful trips to São Paulo on September 24 and Mexico City on October 4. “The folk costume flights are a lively tradition and one which passengers really enjoy. The response from our guests is overwhelming,” said Lufthansa’s Thomas Klühr.

The crew will be again be wearing traditional dress from Munich’s Angermaier Trachten fashion house.

The Oktoberfest dirndl worn by the female flight attendants was designed in the yellow, blue and white Lufthansa colours. The bodice is yellow and imprinted with blue flowers, while the skirt is blue and white-striped. They will also wear a blue silk apron.

The male flight attendants will be dressed in traditional leather trousers, combined with a matching Alpine jacket and waistcoat. The colours of the tie will complement the dirndl.

The folk costume worn by Lufthansa staff working in passenger care at Munich Airport will have a new design this year.

Dirndls and Alpine jackets have been created exclusively for the airline in partnership with the fashion company Schustermann & Borenstein.

It is more than 50 years since Lufthansa stewardesses first swapped their uniforms for traditional dress by wearing authentic dirndls while taking care of passengers on board the Super Constellation from New York to Hamburg.

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