by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 26, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa has recently launched its mobile app for Windows Phone 8 users and is now available in the Windows ‘App’ Store.
With the new App, Lufthansa now has a custom app in place for each of the major mobile platforms including Google, Apple and Windows.
As with the other mobile versions, The Windows Phone 8 version takes advantage of the unique features of Phone 8 and allows users to receive real time flight status updates, the ability to look up flights in the the timetable, book flights directly through the app and to check in for their flights.
Links to the App:
ENGLISH VERSION
GERMAN VERSION
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 24, 2013 | Airlines |
SWISS has launched a contest on Facebook that will award it’s Grand Prize Winner a pair of Economy Class tickets to a European destination served by SWISS. The contest is open until August 31, 2013.
To enter, you need to upload a picture from your summer holiday that in some way involves SWISS. This can be something like an onboard photo, a picture taken at an airport, or in some other capacity that involves SWISS.
Once you upload the photo it will be voted upon by other participants and visitors to the contest homepage. The top 10 vote-getters will advance to a SWISS Social Media jury who will select the Grand Prize winner. The Runner Up will win a Swiss gift pack which will include a model airplane, a few SWISS logo items (coffee cups / lamp) and 10,000 miles or their Miles & More account.
I read through the terms and conditions and there are not obvious geographic exclusions, so I am at this point assuming it is open to anyone as long as they are 18 years old or older and not affiliated with SWISS.
You can find the Terms/Conditions here.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 23, 2013 | Airlines |
The last 7 days saw several announcements from several Star Alliance carriers. 11 Carriers had announcements that ranged from minor frequency adjustments to new routes and route cancellations. Of all the announcements, perhaps the most significant one is TURKISH’s announcement of new service to Boston beginning in May 2014.
AIR CHINA:
Hohhet – Taipei effective August 1 will decrease from 3x/week to 2x/week.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – Honolulu effective June 24 will increase from 3x/week to 4x/week.
AVIANCA:
San Salvador – Chicago effective September 17 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
San Salvador – Chicago effective November 15 will increase from 4x/week to 1x/DAY.
San Salvador – Guatamala City – Chicago effective September 17 is CANCELED.
BRUSSELS:
Brussels – Washington effective October 27 will decrease from 5x/week to 4x/week.
Brussels – Washington effective between November 30 and January 11 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week (temporary/holiday seasonal).
COPA:
Panama City – Tampa effective December 16 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
ETHIOPIAN:
Addis Ababa – Abuja effective August 27 will increase from 5x/week to 1x/DAY.
LUFTHANSA:
Frankfurt – Rio de Janeiro effective January 13 to February 14 will be reduced from 1x/day to 5x/WEEK.
SOUTH AFRICAN:
Johannesburg – Dar es Salaam effective July 30 will increase from 11x/week to 12x/week.
THAI (Smile):
Bangkok – Changsha effective October 27 will begin 3x/week service (Replaces THAI service).
Bangkok – Chongqing effective October 27 will begin 3x/week service (Replaces THAI service).
Bangkok – Rome effective October 27 will be reduced from 5x/week to 4x/week.
TURKISH:
Istanbul-Boston effective May 12, 2014 will BEGIN 5x/week service.
Istanbul-Boston effective June 10, 2014 will increase from 5x/week to 1x/DAY.
UNITED:
Washington – Kuwait – Bahrain effective September 13 will be reduced from 1x/day to 4x/WEEK.
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