by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 27, 2012 | Airlines |
Lufthansa subsidiary germanwings today launched a fare sale until midnight(CET) on Sunday, 30 October. Fares start as low as €29.99/one way and range to €49.99/one way based on city pairs. germanwings has made 1 MILLION tickets available for this fare sale. According to the terms/conditions these fares are eligible to earn miles as well.
As stated, tickets must be purchased by this Sunday and the fares are valid for travel between 28 October and 30 March, 2013. This also means that anyone booking a ticket for travel beginning 1 January will be flying Lufthansa’s newly organized Low Cost Carrier as germanwings will become part of the new subsidiary at that point.
For more information on this fare sale, please visit germanwings’ fare sale webpage.
Here are a few sample fares from germanwings.com:
From €29.99/one way:
From €39.99/one way:
From €49.99/one way:
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 27, 2012 | Airlines |
During last week’s Supervisory Board meeting in Germany, the board announced plans to build a new logistics center in Frankfurt. This piece of news was overshadowed by last week’s announcement that Lufthansa will consolidate their germanwings and direct services into one Low Cost Carrier(LCC) next year, but it comes as great news for Lufthansa Cargo.
The plan calls for the replacement of the current facility to be completed and in operation by 2018. The current facility has been in use for over 30 years so it makes sense that a new and technologically superior facility be built.
A major motivation behind the decision to improve Cargo facilities was Lufthansa’s desire to become more efficient and competitive with their cargo business in light of night-flight ban in effect in Frankfurt which prevents air traffic from arriving or departing during over-night hours.
I really am excited about this decision because by making the “mid triple digit million euro” commitment, it confirms that Lufthansa Cargo is confident that it can make adjustments in it’s logistics that will allow it to remain competitive in spite of the challenges they face with the night-flight ban.
The new facility will be built where the current Lufthansa Cargo facility is located (north side of the airport) and construction is expected to begin in 2014. Current Cargo operations will not be affected by the construction.
Looks like we’ll continue to see the current MD-11’s and the new 777 Freighters (deliveries start in 2013) at Frankfurt for years to come.
Artist rendering of the new facility:
Courtesy: Lufthansa Cargo
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 26, 2012 | Airlines |
SWISS today announced that it will begin serving Singapore with daily non-stop service beginning on May 12, 2013. SWISS had previously served Singapore via Bangkok as recently as 2009. The route will be flown by the Airbus A340-300 with seating for 219 passengers.
Flight Details:
Zurich-Singapore’s LX178 will depart Zurich at 10:45p and arrive in Singapore at 5:10p the following afternoon.
Singapore-Zurich’s LX179 will depart Singapore at 11:05p and arrive in Zurich at 6:10a the following morning.
With the addition of Singapore, SWISS now serves 8 destinations in Asia including: Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Delhi, Mumbai, Tokyo and Bangkok.
According to SWISS’ CEO Harry Hohmeister, “Singapore is one of Switzerland’s most important intercontinental markets, and one that has seen constant growth over the past few years,” and “By providing our new daily non-stop service from Zurich, we aim to meet this substantial demand. In doing so, we’re also continuing our steady long-term investment in the region: Singapore will be SWISS’s eighth Asian destination.”
According to the press release, booking for this route will open on October 8.
Lufthansa subsidiary germanwings today launched a fare sale until midnight(CET) on Sunday, 30 October. Fares start as low as €29.99/one way and range to €49.99/one way based on city pairs. germanwings has made 1 MILLION tickets available for this fare sale. According to the terms/conditions these fares are eligible to earn miles as well.
