by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 8, 2012 | Airlines |
With the start of the Euro Cup 2012 Tournament being co-hosted by Poland and The Ukraine, Lufthansa kicks off the action with their Facebook based “Fan Face-Off” contest.
Entering is easy. Simply go to this link: Lufthansa Fan Face-Off where you’ll be asked to paste photos from your facebook album to a soccer ball and submit the ball as your entry. You’ll also be asked to pick the country that you are rooting for to win the tournament.
Lufthansa will randomly select 50 lucky winners who cheered for the Tournament’s Winner and award each of the 50 contestants a Lufthansa Prize Pack which includes a water bottle, a soccer pin, and a soccer-themed Lufthansa Duck.
I know from the emails that I receive that many of you are fans of the Lufthansa Duck. This is your chance to win yours!!
The contest is open to US and Canadian Residents and runs from June 7 to July 31, 2012.
Good Duck! I mean Good Luck!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 7, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In a very close match, determined by a difference of only 2 votes, Singapore has edged out Hong Kong to win this year’s Airport World Cup. I thought Hong Kong would have had an easy time of it, but Singapore voters rallied late and gave Singapore the edge.
Thanks again to everyone who participated in voting for their favorite airports!!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 7, 2012 | Airlines |
On Friday June 1, ahead of “Brandy’s” first scheduled flight between Frankfurt and Washington DC, I staked out a great spot on the Observation Deck located in Terminal 2 at Frankfurt. Rather than battling long queues at passport control to catch the send-off at the gate, I figured I’d rather see the plane taxi and get it’s Water Cannon “Christening”. As luck would have it, the flight departed from the C concourse which gave me a great vantage point to watch push back, taxi and takeoff. Below are some of my favorite photos from among the 300 I took from observation area. Also, at the bottom of this post you’ll find two videos. One is her taxi and water cannon salute and the other is her takeoff roll. Apologies for the videos as they are a bit shaky. It was a bit breezy and I also had my zoom fully extended which exaggerated the shake. Or maybe it was just nervous energy and adrenaline!
Enjoy!
Pushback from Gate (C Concourse at Frankfurt)
Pushback Complete
Final Preparations For Taxi
Taxiing Under Her Own Power
Shortly After Water Cannon Christening
Next For Takeoff
Waiting For Runway
Changing Of The Guard......A 747-400 arrives, A New Generation Waits To Depart
Cleared For Takeoff....
The Videos:
The taxi to the runway, including Water Cannon Salute (again, apologies for some shaking and the background construction noise):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxaVIHwrKDo[/youtube]
The Takeoff:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3blsFAxVqA[/youtube]
