STAR ALLIANCE ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS:  May 14 – May 29, 2016

STAR ALLIANCE ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS: May 14 – May 29, 2016

AIR CANADA (Rouge):

Toronto – Honolulu effective December 25 BEGINS 1x/week service (Sundays)

 

AIR CHINA:

Beijing – Addis Ababa effective May 26 is CANCELLED.

Beijing – Newark effective between July 22 and AUGUST 24 increases from 4x/week to 1x/DAY.

Beijing – Pyongyang effective effective October 1 increases from 2x/week to 3x/week.

Hangzhou – Ibaraki effective May 23 is CANCELLED.

 

AVIANCA:

Bogota – Cuzco effective July 18 BEGINS 3x/week service.

Cuzco – Lima effective July 18 increases from 35x/week to 38x/week.

 

EVA:

Taipei – Asahikawa effective between August 1 and August 30th will operate 2x/week (Tuesdays and Fridays).

Taipei – Paris (CDG) effective October 10 increases from 4x/week to 1x/DAY.

 

LUFTHANSA:

Frankfurt – Caracas effective June 18 is CANCELLED (More Info).

Frankfurt – Madeira effective November 5 BEGINS 1x/week service (More Info).

Frankfurt – New York JFK effective between January 16 and February 28 will be reduced from 2x/day to 1x/day (More Info).

Munich – Marrakech effective October 30 BEGINS 2x/week service (More Info).

 

SHENZHEN:

Chengdu – Phuket effective June 9 BEGINS 1x/day service.

 

UNITED: 

Houston – Lagos effective June 30 is CANCELLED.

Los Angeles – New Orleans effective August 16 is CANCELLED.

 

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H/T:  AirlineRoute.net

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LUFTHANSA Launches New Morocco Destination

LUFTHANSA Launches New Morocco Destination

To compliment their existing service between Frankfurt and Casablanca, Lufthansa has announced new service between Munich and Marrakech.   Before this announcement, Munich passengers had to fly Brussels to ‘BRU’ in order to connect to a flight to Marrakech.

Beginning on October 30 LH will fly to ‘RAK’ on Fridays and Sundays and will use their A321 aircraft on the route.

Here are the flight details:

LH 676 will depart Munich on Fridays at 10:45a, arriving in Marrakech at 1:30p.

LH 676 will depart Munich on Sundays at 11:50a, arriving in Marrakech at 2:35p.

LH 677 will depart Marrakech on Fridays at 2:25p, arriving in Munich at 7:10p.

LH677 will depart Marrakech on Sundays at 3:30p, arriving in Munich at 8:15p.

 

Booking for the route is open.

 


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LUFTHANSA (Unexpectedly) Cancels Venezuela Service

LUFTHANSA (Unexpectedly) Cancels Venezuela Service

Earlier today, Lufthansa announced that it is suspending flights between Frankfurt and Caracas effective June 18.    They cited ‘deteriorating economic conditions’ and ‘currency conversion issues’ for the cancellation.   LH also suggested that they have not ruled out re-opening the route once conditions become conducive.

If you are affected by this announcement, please contact your travel agent or call Lufthansa directly for rebooking options or a refund.

RELATED:  Lufthansa Owed Over $100 Million By Venezuela


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