LUFTHANSA Announces New Destination: It May Surprise You…..

Lufthansa today has introduced a new destination set to serve Central & Latin America.

Beginning November 16, 2015, LH will begin flying to Panama City, Panama 5 days a week. As it stands now, the route will be flown throughout the year.

This expansion plays well into LH’s goal of a deeper presence in the Americas, especially Central and South. With the addition of ‘PTY’, Lufthansa will be able to leverage the ‘route map’ that fellow Star Alliance member COPA has in the region. With COPA’s 50 destinations, LH has opened a significant new opportunity for passengers.

The route will be flown by a 3 class A340-300 aircraft (Business / Premium Economy / Economy) that can carry upwards of 298 passengers. The aircraft will have FlyNet internet connectivity.

The flight details:

LH 484 will depart Frankfurt on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday at 10:15a (Local FRA time) and arrive in Panama City (PTY) at 4:40p (Local PTY time). The flight is scheduled for 12 hours 25 minutes.

LH 485 will depart Panama City at 6:45p (Local Time) and arrive in Frankfurt at 11:35a the following morning.

According to LH, reservations are already open for this route and can be booked for as little as €799 for a round-trip ticket.

6 Comments

Bob on February 6, 2015 at 3:52 pm

Great news for Panama and those LH customers that want to visit a beautiful part of the world.
Great photo of the LH A340-300 Lunen (D-AIGY). It blends well into the background at FRA.

Is that a UAL B777-200 towards right middle of the photo?
I thought UAL flew B767-3/400ER’s to FRA along with the B747-400’s?

Cheers!
Bob

Lufthansa Flyer on February 7, 2015 at 1:16 am

Thanks…This photo is over 2 years old so the metal back then is different than the 67’s and 47’s they send today.
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Doublewidesfly on February 5, 2015 at 10:50 pm

No surprises here. Pty only european flight is currently operated by klm. If star alliance wants to keep Copa they need to provide them with some feed or Copa might as well return to the Skyteam now since they have spun off of UA/CO FFP

nazgul on February 5, 2015 at 7:37 pm

Is this flight going to be real LH service, or the new LCC Jump?

Lufthansa Flyer on February 7, 2015 at 1:14 am

AFAIK, it will be a LCC Eurowings route
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dunno on February 13, 2015 at 12:52 am

If I understand it correctly the new Worldwings won’t be stationed in FRA. This seems to be part of the Jump concept. These flights have no first class and one fewer flight attendant.

These flights are labelled as regular Lufthansa flights and therefore the product should be the same.
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Bob on February 6, 2015 at 3:52 pm

Great news for Panama and those LH customers that want to visit a beautiful part of the world.
Great photo of the LH A340-300 Lunen (D-AIGY). It blends well into the background at FRA.

Is that a UAL B777-200 towards right middle of the photo?
I thought UAL flew B767-3/400ER’s to FRA along with the B747-400’s?

Cheers!
Bob
- Lufthansa Flyer on February 7, 2015 at 1:16 am
  
  Thanks…This photo is over 2 years old so the metal back then is different than the 67’s and 47’s they send today.
Doublewidesfly on February 5, 2015 at 10:50 pm

No surprises here. Pty only european flight is currently operated by klm. If star alliance wants to keep Copa they need to provide them with some feed or Copa might as well return to the Skyteam now since they have spun off of UA/CO FFP
nazgul on February 5, 2015 at 7:37 pm

Is this flight going to be real LH service, or the new LCC Jump?
- Lufthansa Flyer on February 7, 2015 at 1:14 am
  
  AFAIK, it will be a LCC Eurowings route
- dunno on February 13, 2015 at 12:52 am
  
  If I understand it correctly the new Worldwings won’t be stationed in FRA. This seems to be part of the Jump concept. These flights have no first class and one fewer flight attendant.
  
  These flights are labelled as regular Lufthansa flights and therefore the product should be the same.