by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 11, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, On Board Experience, Premium Economy |
Following up on Part I of Lufthansa’s Long Haul changes for 2015 that dealt with the 747-400 and removal of First Class cabins, Part II looks specifically at A380 operations. This includes the timing of Premium Economy rollout as well as an update on the A380 taking over a few 747-8i routes.
Here is an update to the A380 route ‘map’. Beginning in late march, the A380 will replace the 747-8i on the following routes:
March 29: Frankfurt – Los Angeles (LH456 & LH 457). This is the mid-afternoon LAX departure.
April 16: Frankfurt – Beijing.
April 26: Frankfurt – Seoul (ICN).
Here is the most recent schedule for Premium Economy rollout for the A380. The seating configuration will be 8 First Class / 78 Business Class / 52 Premium Economy / 371 Economy. (Click here for my earlier post showing the Premium Economy seating maps):
March 29: Frankfurt – Los Angeles (LH456 & LH457).
March 29: Frankfurt – Seoul (ICN).
April 16: Frankfurt – Beijing.
April 22: Frankfurt – Delhi.
April 22: Frankfurt – Houston.
April 22: Frankfurt – Johannesburg.
April 22: Frankfurt – Miami.
April 22: Frankfurt – New York JFK (LH400 and LH401).
April 22: Frankfurt – San Francisco.
April 22: Frankfurt – Shanghai.
April 22: Frankfurt – Singapore.
You may be wondering how 8 A380 aircraft will all debut Premium Economy exactly on the same day. In fact, the Premium Economy seats will be gradually phased in a few days / weeks prior to the official launch date. In the event that Premium Economy seats will be on an aircraft/flight prior to the official launch date, LH will provide passengers with complimentary upgrades and offers to upgrade to Y+ on a flight by flight basis. The firm dates listed above are the dates loaded into LH’s reservation system for purposes of booking Premium Economy.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 11, 2014 | Featured, First Class, Industry News, Lufthansa, Premium Economy |
Lufthansa has provided a thorough update for its 2015 timetable that will see substantial changes to fleet operations on long haul flights around the world. The changes include the removal of First Class seats from 747-400 aircraft, the introduction Premium Economy cabins throughout the long haul fleet and minor adjustments in Business Class / Economy Class seat inventory.
The announcement, first made on October 9, was quite lengthy and covered all of LH’s long haul fleet so I decided to break up the information into separate posts in the hopes that it is easier to absorb. This installment covers the 747-400 fleet, while future posts will cover other aircraft types.
The following routes will see the removal of First Class cabins on the 747-400 aircraft that fly these routes. Initially these aircraft will have Business and Economy class seats only (67 Business Seats / 322 Economy Seats per aircraft), however beginning in August Premium Economy seats will begin to appear on these routes (67 Business Seats / 32 Premium Economy Seats / 272 Economy Seats per aircraft).
Frankfurt – Vancouver beginning on March 26, 2015.
Frankfurt – Toronto beginning on March 29, 2015.
Frankfurt -Denver beginning on April 10, 2015.
Frankfurt – Shanghai beginning on May 7, 2015.
Frankfurt – Orlando beginning on May 15, 2015.
Frankfurt – Boston beginning on May 25, 2015.
Frankfurt – Osaka beginning on May 25, 2015.
Frankfurt – Washington DC (LH416/417) beginning on June 22, 2015.
Frankfurt – Mumbai beginning on June 30, 2015.
Frankfurt – Seattle beginning on June 30, 2015. A 3-Class (F/C/Y) 744 will fly FRA-SEA effective March 29. On June 29 it becomes a 744 with Biz / Prem Eco / Eco.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 10, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa |
LUFTHANSA has published a voucher code good for $50 off of your next booking through Lufthansa.com. The offer appears to be in place until October 15, 2014.
The code for this offer is Z616RRJ8RD8T and can be entered when you are prepared to pay for your ticket. The voucher code is good only for bookings done directly on Lufthansa.com.
