by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 18, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa made it official today when it announced that the A380 will begin to serve their Frankfurt-Shanghai route later this year.
Beginning September 26, the A380 will fly the route 5 times/per week. The Frankfurt-Shanghai segment will be operated as LH728 that will depart Frankfurt at 5:20p and arrive in Shanghai at 9:55a the following morning. The return flight will be flight LH729, departing Shanghai at 1:15p and arrive in Frankfurt at 6:55p.
This is the second LH route for the A380 to China– The A380 currently flies to Beijing as well.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 18, 2013 | Airlines |
Between now and May 16, Lufthansa is conducting a fare sale for Spring travel to Europe from the USA. Fares are attractive from all gateways but the best deal looks to be Houston-Istanbul which starts from only $679. I did a few sample fare searches and found the majority of LH fares to be less than other airlines in most cases. Fares notwithstanding, the experience you’ll have aboard a Lufthansa, Brussels, Swiss or Austrian flight will be better than the competitors anyway 🙂 .
Most fares from the east coast to a variety of European destinations range from the mid $700 to mid $900 area while fares from the west coast range between the high $800 to low $1000 range. These fares are typical of a Spring Fare Sale.
The fares are valid for travel on Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels, United and Air Canada but if you want my unsolicited advice, I would book my travel on Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian or Brussels operated flights. The reason behind my advice is that I feel that the LH Group airlines provide better onboard hospitality. Again, this is just my opinion based on my own experiences.
So if you are going to take my advice, be careful when you are booking and make sure you pay attention to which airlines will be operating your flights. After all, your vacation starts with your flight so you should begin to enjoy your trip the moment you step aboard an aircraft.
The terms and conditions for this fare sale are as follows:
Ticket must be purchased by May 16, 2013.
You must depart between April 25 and May 16, 2013.
You must return between April 25 and June 16, 2013.
Tickets must be purchased 7 days ahead of departure.
Fares valid on Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels, United and Air Canada.
Saturday night stay is required.
Weekend travel surcharge of $60 may apply.
Maximum stay of 1 month.
Date changes are allowed ($250 per change).
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 17, 2013 | Airlines |
Ver.di, the German union that represents upwards of 33,000 Lufthansa employees , met with Lufthansa today and stated that LH’s offer was “unacceptable”
The union rejected LH’s latest good faith offer and suggested that additional strikes make be in the offing. The union has asked for a 5.2 percent raise and job security for its members. Lufthansa has countered with an offer of a 1.2% raise this year, and an additional .5% next year. At this point it seems like there is quite a gap between expectations and offers.
If you are traveling on Lufthansa in the coming week or 2, please be mindful that a strike can be announced at short notice and can potentially disrupt your travels. The union committed that it would communicate any strikes ahead of time, which usually means only a day or two of notice.
Typically these kind of strikes have their greatest impact on intra-German and intra-European flights and usually leave long haul flights untouched, though there is no guarantee that this would continue to be the case.
I’ll be traveling half way around the world next week on LH and am crossing fingers and toes that cooler heads prevail and that no strikes are called.
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