by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 6, 2014 | Airlines, Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements |
After what was basically a ban on all airlines by the Indian Government/Civil Aviation Ministry restricting the use of large capacity airlines by foreign carriers, Lufthansa has receive permission to bring their A380s to India, specifically Delhi and Mumbai.
The ban on ultra large capacity airliners was put in place several years ago by India in an attempt to protect Indian airlines from losing passengers to foreign carriers who had the capability to bring large capacity aircraft to India.
Several months ago Lufthansa started to bring their 747-8i aircraft to India and now the A380 will start appearing in India as well. Beginning October 26, the A380 will begin flying from Frankfurt to Delhi and Mumbai on a daily basis.
Here is the specific flight info:
Frankfurt-Delhi:
Lufthansa LH760 will depart Frankfurt at 1:40p (CEST), arriving in Delhi the next morning at 1:30a.
Lufthansa LH761 will depart Delhi at 3:30a, arriving in Frankfurt at 7:20a (CEST).
Frankfurt-Mumbai:
Lufthansa LH756 will depart Frankfurt at 12:45p (CEST), arriving in Mumbai the next morning at 1:10a.
Lufthansa LH757 will depart Mumbai at 3:05a, arriving in Frankfurt at 7:20a (CEST).
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 4, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa |
In news out of Germany, Lufthansa is bracing for yet another strike action by the union representing the majority of their pilots. This one comes with only a few hours notice.
The strike will cover primarily domestic and European flights departing and arriving from Frankfurt between 5:00p and 11:00p (CEST) tomorrow, September 5. It looks like 200 flights are at risk of being canceled. According to LH, it looks like they will start canceling some flights with departures as early as 1:30p with a majority of flights being canceled that are scheduled for 4p or later.
If your travels involve Lufthansa within Germany or Europe tomorrow, please contact Lufthansa or your travel agent.
You can also visit Lufthansa.com, access your reservation through ‘My Bookings’ and you’ll be presented with your options for rebooking.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 4, 2014 | Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa is running a quick fare sale until September 8 for travel between New York and Milan. The fare covers travel between September and January and fares are attractive at only $679. This is part of a larger sale to Italy, but this $679 deal from NY is 50% less than the next best deal between a US city and Italy. The fares cover departures from Newark and JFK.
Additionally, the fare covers flights operated by Lufthansa, Swiss, Air Canada, Brussels & United so pay attention as to who’ll be operating your flight since the amount of miles you earn and the hospitality that you’ll experience can vary greatly.
Terms are straight forward. Departures must take place between September 17 and October while return travel must occur between September 19 and January 25. Tickets must be purchased 14 days ahead of scheduled departure date. There does not appear to be a minimum stay requirement.
This Milan fare looks like it’s part of a fare war with Skyteam and Oneworld carriers and in this instance it looks like the Star Alliance pricing is $20-$50 cheaper than the competitors.
