by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 28, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa has set up a dedicated phone number designed specifically for First Class passengers designed to help with all facets of First Class travel with Lufthansa. This new number will in ring into a specially trained team who will assist passengers with everything from booking travel to on-the-ground amenities such as questions regarding First Class Lounges, airport information etc.
The phone number is based in Germany. For those dialing within Germany the number is 0800 627 0508. If you are outside of the Germany the phone number is +49 69 86 799 444. From North America, you can reach the First Class Hotline on 1-855-427-4377.
The hotline is available to anyone regardless of Frequent Flyer program status, etc. The only requirement is that your travel involves Lufthansa’s First Class Services.
The hotlines are open 24 hours / 7 days a week.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 26, 2013 | Airlines |
Last weekend, I flew to Munich to join friends from Lufthansa’s Marketing and Social Media teams at a Bayern Munich match. As part of my trip which included spending 2 days in Munich and 1 day in Salzburg, I committed a significant amount of time to visit Munich Airport’s Besucherpark (Visitor Park) for plane spotting purposes.
I’ll talk more about the Besucherpark in an upcoming post, but for now I wanted to simply share a small sampling of Lufthansa aircraft that I was able to catch on ‘film’. As far as non-Lufthansa aircraft, I’ll put those images together in a separate post that I’ll publish on my plane-spotting site, www.Aero-Shots.com in a few days.
So without further ado, here are some of my favorite LH shots from Munich:
A319 D-AIBA
A319 D-AILY
A320 D-AIPS
For you Opera fans….D-AIDA
A321 D-AIDB
A321 D-AIRA prepares to taxi to the runway
A321 D-AIRD
A330 D-AIKJ
A330 D-AIKQ
A340 D-AIGU
A340 D-AIHM
A340 D-AIHN
Another of D-AIHN as she departs Munich
A340 D-AIHS
A340 D-AIHY
A340 D-AIHZ
CRJ900 D-ACKA
Dash-8 D-ADHB
Dash-8 D-ADHT
Canadair CRJ900 D-ACKK
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 25, 2013 | Airlines |
As Lufthansa continues to upgrade its fleet, it is only natural that older, less efficient aircraft are retired and removed from the fleet. In this case, Lufthansa’s last operating ATR 72-500 will fly off into its retirement when it completes its last flight tomorrow evening. This ATR currently flies for Lufthansa’s Air Dolomiti and her last flight will operate as LH1940, departing Munich at 9:45p and arriving in Trieste, Italy at 10:55p.
ATR72-500 — courtesy of Wikipedia
According to Lufthansa, this will be the second time in the airline’s history that it will not have propeller driven planes in the fleet. The last period began in 1971 when Lufthansa retired their last Vickers Viscount 814. Propeller aircraft returned to the fleet in the early 1980s when regional routes were growing and demand increased for aircraft with lower seating capacity than their jet-powered cousins.
At the peak of popularity, Lufthansa had upwards of 50 propeller-powered aircraft serving her routes in the 1980s and 90s.
Its always a bit sad to see an aircraft type removed from service, but with faster and more advanced jets taking their place, its obviously a change for the better.
IF anyone is scheduled to be on that flight to Trieste, be sure to take photos of the ‘event’ and enjoy the last propeller hums that you’ll hear in Lufthansa’s fleet!
