by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 22, 2013 | Airlines |
Beginning January 1, 2014, passengers flying on one of Lufthansa’s Boeing 747-8i aircraft will be able to use their small electronic devices during the entire flight (from gate to gate in ‘Airplane Mode’). This applies to all routes that the 747-8i flies worldwide.
As far as the remainder of fleet is concerned, approval for different aircraft types in the LH Fleet is expected over the coming weeks as the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) works to establish guidelines and certifications for electronics use during the entire length of a flight.
I’ll provide updates as I see more information.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 20, 2013 | Airlines |
In the Christmas spirit, Brussels is selling vouchers valid for travel to 15 European destinations for only €89. Vouchers will be available for purchase until 31 December. The cities that are part of this promotion are:
Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Bologna, Geneva, Gothenburg, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Oslo, Porto, Rome, Stockholm, Turin andVenice.
The voucher is valid for travel TO or FROM Brussels and travel needs to take place between 2 January and 15 June, 2014. Vouchers must be redeemed between 2 January 28 March otherwise they will expire.
Additionally, Miles&More members will earn 250 miles when traveling on the voucher. Up to 3 people can travel on a single voucher, however the price will be €89 per passenger and all 3 passengers must travel at the same time on the same flight to the same destination.
To purchase your Voucher, please visit BRUSSELS’ ‘b.gift Christmas’ website.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 19, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa is offering attractive fares between the US and Europe in general for the first quarter of 2014, but a city pair that is most attractive is New York – Frankfurt. Fares run as low as $699 for travel between JFK and Frankfurt and are only a few dollars more for Newark Departures. Departures from other US gateways to European destinations range in the low $1000 levels as should be expected for this time of year.
The fare sale is in place through January 9, 2014 and is valid for departures between January 9 and March 27, 2014. Return flights must take place between January 18 and April 27, 2014. When I looked at a few sample bookings, it seems that bookings made for departures between January 9 and 17 required a January 18 or later return to qualify for the $699 fare. The worst case scenario would require a 9 day stay (Jan 9-18) to qualify for the lowest fare. Booking tickets for travel after these dates did not have a minimum stay associated with them. Please note that there is a 14 day advance purchase period involved as well.
Be mindful when booking the fares and make sure you are flying on Lufthansa operated flights. In some cases flights were being operated by United and if you don’t pay attention, you may not realize that fact. Also, since this is a deeply discounted economy fare, be aware that you may or may not earn miles in your frequent flyer account. Most of these fares are booking to ‘K’ class so ‘YMMV’……literally! 🙂
