by Lufthansa Flyer | May 30, 2013 | Airlines |
A relatively quiet week as far as new route announcements from Star Alliance member carriers. The most updates come from THAI who updated their Winter 2013/14 timetable primarily with increases on routes flown by their SMILE subsidiary. The week saw most Star Alliance carriers report timeframes for the re-introduction of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on their routes. Most carriers will begin flying the 787 in next month or so. United has already put theirs into circulation on US domestic routes on May 20.
AIR CANADA:
Toronto – New Orleans effective June 30 will be REDUCED from 1x/day to 4x/WEEK.
AIR CHINA:
Hohhet-Taipei effective June 25 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
EGYPTAIR:
Cairo-Beijing effective July 1 WILL NOT BE INCREASING to 4X/week. Service remains at 3x/week.
ETHIOPIAN:
Addis Ababa – Toronto effective between June 16 and October 23 will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week.
THAI:
Bangok – Ahmedabad effective October 27 will increase from 2x/week to 4x/week (Operated by SMILE).
Bangkok – Hyderabad effective October 27 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week.
Bangkok – Mandalay effective October 27 will increase from 5x/week to 1x/DAY. (Operated by SMILE).
Bangkok – Moscow(DME) effective October 27 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week.
Bangkok – Sapporo effective October 27 will increase from 4x/week to 1x/DAY.
Bangkok -Taipei effective October 27 will increase from 14x/week to 18x/week.
Bangkok – Vienna effective October 27 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Bangkok – Xiamen effective October 27 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week.
Phuket – Delhi effective October 27 will increase from 2x/week to 4x/week (Operated by SMILE).
Phuket – Kuala Lumpur effective October 27 will increase from 4x/week to 1x/DAY (Operated by SMILE).
Phuket – Mumbai effective October 27 will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week (Operated by SMILE).
TURKISH:
Istanbul – Alexandria effective June 13 will increase from 4x/week to 1x/DAY.
Istanbul(IST) – Mazar-i-Sharif (Afghanistan) effective June 16 will BEGIN 2x/week service.
Istanbul(IST) – Sinop effective October 27 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
Istanbul(IST) – Tokyo(NRT) effective November 4 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.
PREVIOUS STAR ALLIANCE ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Courtesy: www.AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 29, 2013 | Airlines |
As part of the ongoing transition that will see germanwings take over most intra-Germany and short haul european routes from Lufthansa, an update for the winter 2013-14 timetable has been published. This update lists flights that will be operated by germanwings beginning October 27, 2013:
Berlin (TXL) – Birmingham will operate 6x/week
Berlin (TXL) – Bologna will operate 6x/week
Berlin (TXL) – Bucharest will operate 3x/week (Starting Nov 13)
Berlin (TXL) – Catania will operate 2x/week (Starting Nov 5)
Berlin (TXL) – Geneva will operate 5x/week
Berlin (TXL) – Malaga will operate 1x/week
Berlin (TXL) – Milan Linate will operate 6x/week (Starting Nov 27)
Berlin (TXL) – Nuremberg will operate11/x week
Berlin (TXL) – Rome will operate 4x/week (Starting Nov 13)
Berlin (TXL) – Vienna will operate 6x/week
Hamburg – Moscow(VKO) will operate 4x/week
More updates are certain to occur and I’ll bring them to your attention as they happen. Keep in mind that these flights will not count as Star Alliance member operated flights and therefore do not have Star Alliance benefits associated with them (Miles accrual, priority boarding, etc).
For those of you not familiar with what has been happening, Lufthansa in 2012 made a decision to create a stand-alone Low Cost Carrier within the Lufthansa Group. LH decided to use it’s germanwings subsidiary to become the sole low cost carrier for the group and it will serve the routes that Lufthansa used to fly in the past. These routes primarily comprise intra-German and European short haul routes. Any flights into and out of Munich and Frankfurt however will still be flown by Lufthansa.
Courtesy: www.AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 28, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa Cargo has launched a GREAT contest to kick off a strategy that will see all of their aircraft “carry” their own name. Much like Lufthansa passenger, Cargo will over time christen each aircraft with her own identity. To begin the process, Cargo’s new contest is open to everyone to submit their absolute best ideas for a name for one of their MD-11 as well as for the 5 Boeing 777’s that will begin to join the fleet in October (5 will ultimately enter service).
Lufthansa Cargo has set up a dedicated page on their website that allows you to register and list your entries for each of the aircraft currently in service. You are also asked for some detail behind the motivation for the names that you have recommended. You need to provide names for at least 10 aircraft in order for your entry to be eligible.
With that said, the prize for this contest is fantastic!
The Winner, who will be selected by a Lufthansa Cargo panel, will be flown to Frankfurt and be a VIP guest of Cargo for the welcome ceremony for the first Boeing 777 Freighter. You’ll also be among the very first to sit “behind the yoke” during your private tour of the cockpit. It is at this time that the new 777F will be christened with her new name.
To enter the contest, please visit Lufthansa Cargo’s contest webpage. You’ll need to register. Once registered, you will be able to access the contest and you’ll see a listing of all of Cargo’s aircraft, and a space next to each tail number where you enter your best idea. Remember, you need to provide at least 10 names in order to be eligible.
Think outside the box for this, think about fantastic travel destinations, mythology, legends, etc.
There is no right or wrong answer here, just one that will earn you a trip to Frankfurt and see your creation painted on the side of a brand new aircraft!
The contest ends on July 15.
