by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 15, 2014 | Contests, Featured, Swiss |
SWISS is giving away 3 pairs of tickets to the Lucerne Festival and Symphony Concert 21 that will be held on September 7. This specific concert will feature conductor Alan Gilbert and the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester along with soloists and choirs.
Entering the contest is easy. All you need to do is answer a question regard SWISS’ service to Miami and provide your contact details. Hint, the answer lies between the number 1 and number 3. The entry deadline is this Sunday, August 17.
It looks like the contest is open to everyone. Additional Terms/Conditions can be found here.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 14, 2014 | Business Class, Featured, Lufthansa |
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to review with Lufthansa their timeline and installation progress for the new long-haul Business Class cabin interior. A few weeks ago I provided data on specific tail numbers that had the new seating, this update looks more at the timeline going forward for the fleet at large.
The table below covers the entire period of the Business Class retrofit going back to 2013 and extends into mid-2015 when the retrofit is expected to be complete. If you look closely, you’ll see a noticeable decrease in the number of 747-400 aircraft going into 2015. This is as a result of Lufthansa retiring certain aircraft from service between now and next Spring. You’ll also notice large leaps between the end of 2014 and mid-2015. This is due to the fact that several long haul aircraft will be rotated out of service for maintenance and retrofit during Winter 2014/15 when fewer routes are flown with long haul aircraft.
| | Y/E 2013 | Q2 / 2014 | Q3 / 2014 | Q4 / 2014 | Mid Year 2015 |
A380
| 0 of 11 | 3 of 12 | 5 of 12 | 9 of 12 | 12 of 12 |
| A340-600 | 2 of 24 | 4 of 24 | 8 of 24 | 11 of 24 | 24 of 24 |
| A340-300 | 1 of 21 | 10 of 18 | 14 of 18 | 15 of 18 | 18 of 18 |
| A330-300 | 7 of 18 | 11 of 19 | 12 of 19 | 14 of 19 | 19 of 19 |
| Boeing 747-400 | 0 of 19 | 0 of 19 | 1 of 17 | 1 of 17 | 13 of 13 |
| Boeing 747-8i | 9 of 9 | 13 of 13 | 14 of 14 | 14 of 14 | 19 of 19 |
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| TOTALS | 19 of 104 | 40 of 105 | 52 of 104 | 63 of 104 | 105 of 105 |
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 12, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, On Board Experience |
Passengers flying on Lufthansa’s Embraer and CRJ aircraft can now use their mobile electronic devices for the entire duration of their flight (Taxi/Takeoff/Flight/Landing). The Embraer and CRJs join LH’s other long and medium haul aircraft that have been previously certified for the use of mobile devices in-flight.
This policy came into force a few days ago as LH received authorization from the German Federal Aviation Authority. Additionally, LH had to update each aircraft’s operating manual to account for the change in policy.
The policy still precludes the use of mobile devices to make phone calls while the airplane is in flight or when the aircraft doors are closed. Addtionally, the use of apps such as FaceTime or Skype is not allowed to be used on aircraft equipped with Wifi capability.
