by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 15, 2014 | Featured, germanwings |
Lufthansa’s low cost carrier (LCC) unit ‘germanwings’ will have its pilots walk off the job tomorrow, October 16, for 12 hours between noon and midnight CEST. This is just another installment in whats become an all to familiar scheme to get Lufthansa to buckle to the Union’s demands of letting pilots retire early, with substantial and perhaps unrealistic benefits.
Flights to and from Berlin, Stuttgart, Cologne, Hamburg, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Hannover are in the crosshairs for this strike.
Germanwings has not yet published much information regarding options that will be available to passengers, etc. If your travels include ‘4U’ tomorrow, please check on Germanwings.com throughout the day today.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 14, 2014 | Business Class, Featured, Lufthansa, On Board Experience |
Lufthansa has announced that beginning with the Summer 2015 timetable, all long-haul flights operated by LH will feature their new concept in Business Class hospitality referred to as Business Class Signature Service.
Up until recently, this concept was in pilot phase and was tested on random long haul flights for several months. After feedback from crew and passengers, LH has decided to make it permanent and use it to build upon their quest to become a 5 Star airline.
The concept is designed to allow flight attendants to focus on a limited amount of passengers during a flight in the hopes of personalizing the experience for the passenger. As part of the program’s design, flight attendants will have the responsibility for only a group of 8-12 passengers.
With Business Class Signature, the number of flight attendants on a give long-haul flight may be adjusted to account for large load factors. For example, with full Business Class loads on the 747-8i or A380, it would result in additional flight attendants being assigned in order to keep the ratio of passengers to flight attends at no more than 12:1. In a long haul aircraft, this typically results in a flight attendant working an area of only 2-3 rows, giving him or her more opportunities to interact with their passengers.
I’ve yet to experience this product since the tests were only done on a handful of flights, however I have had several readers comment to me on how much better and different this new experience has been.
There are additional test flights scheduled in November and December for this new program. Passengers flying between Frankfurt and Shanghai may find this service in November, while Munich – Haneda passengers may experience Business Class Signature Service in December.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 14, 2014 | Contests, Featured, Miles & More |
Miles & More is running a contest that will award its winner 3 nights in a Miles & More ‘Partner’ Hotel as well as Roundtrip Economy tickets on Lufthansa for 2 within LH’s European network. The winner will be able to choose the hotel they wish to stay at and Lufthansa will provide 2 tickets to that destination.
The contest is not open to residents of the USA, Canada or Italy and the entry deadline is not until December 31, 2014. The winner will be selected by the second week of January.
Entry is easy, simply follow this link where you’ll be asked to submit your Miles & More details.
For additional Terms and Conditions, click here.
