by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 11, 2013 | Airlines |
SWISS is running 3 concurrent fare sales for travel from the USA to cities throughout Europe. What’s nice is that you have your choice of classes to choose from. For Economy class, the fare sale covers Spring travel while Business and First Class fare sales are in place for Summer travel.
The Economy Class Sale fares start from the mid to high $800 range for travel from New York to a variety of European destinations including Lugano, Venice, Vienna, Prague and other fantastic destinations. The fares are slightly higher from other East Coast SWISS gateways. Flights from San Francisco to the same cities ranges between the upper $900 to low $1000 area and actually is the better value when you factor in the “cost per mile” of the ticket. These low fares are readily available for travel throughout April and May.
The Business Class Sale picks up where the Economy Class sale ends and covers Business Class travel during the summer. The fares are approximately 50% lower than their regular price. Some highlights of this fare sale include New York to Istanbul for only $2828 and New York to Barcelona for only $2823. Fares from east coast gateways mostly range from $2800 to $3100 while fares from the West Coast start in the mid $3000 range and go up into the $4200-4300 area. The fare sale covers travel between June 28 and September 5, and availability is plentiful.
I’ve said in the past that SWISS Business Class is one of the finest business class cabins that you’ll ever find on any airline. I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing it several times and thanks to their great hospitality, cabin and crew I would choose SWISS business over many other airline’s First Class product. This fare sale makes a very compelling argument for someone to experience SWISS for themselves!
The First Class Fare Sale discounts the typical first class fare by 50% and if you’re in the mood to spoil yourself, this may be a great time to do so. Typically a $12,000+ seat, you can book SWISS First Class from New York to most European destinations from as low as $6000. The best fare appears to be New York – Rome which comes in at $6055. Other fares from the east coast range anywhere from $6000 to $7000 and fares from the west coast range from $7000 to $8000. The first class fare sale covers travel between June 28 and September 1 and has plenty of availability.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 10, 2013 | Airlines |
Since Lufthansa launched BLUE LEGENDS, I’ve had many USA based Blue Legend users email me voicing their disappointment that they could not participate actively when flying on non Lufthansa operated flights in the USA. In order to “Check In” for a flight on Blue Legends, a Lufthansa flight number is required. This included codeshare flight numbers for flights operated by United and US Airways.
To that end, I’ve been able to assemble a complete list of codeshare flight numbers that Lufthansa uses for flights operated by United and US Airways. I’ve made these lists available as dedicated pages on my website.
For United Operated Flights: “BLUE LEGENDS: Lufthansa Codeshare Flight Numbers For United Flights”
For US Airways Operated Flights: “BLUE LEGENDS: Lufthansa Codeshare Flight Numbers For US Airway Flights”
If you are unfamiliar with Blue Legends, I encourage you to visit the app’s website or read my post on Blue Legends.
There are a few things to keep in mind with these lists:
Lufthansa does not have a codeshare flight number for every United or US Airways operated flight.
Lufthansa updates their codeshare flight numbers monthly and I’ll update my list to reflect the changes (I’ll let you know when I’ve updated the pages)
The list only contains the LH codeshare flight number, origin and destination and does not contain departure or arrival time information. I’m working on adding that piece for future updates. For now I suggest you “Google” the LH codeshare flight number to make sure it corresponds to the actual flight you are on
If you have any questions or need help with Blue Legends, feel free to e-mail me or leave a comment on this post.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 9, 2013 | Airlines |
Austrian has a handful of attractive fares valid for booking this week for travel from Vienna to Istanbul, Dubrovnik, Leipzig or Stuttgart.
Fares start at €117 from Vienna to Stuttgart or Leipzig (roundtrip/taxes inclusive), between Vienna and Istanbul it’s €161 and Vienna-Dubrovnik is €227. These low fares are available for travel throughout the year (except for Leipzig) with plenty of availability at this point. If you are planning a trip to OR within Europe in the coming months, it may be a good idea to take advantage of some of these fares now.
The only minor restrictions that I see for these fares is that the maximum stay is 12 months and the minimum stay must include 1 Saturday night. Keep in mind that the flights may be operated by Austrian, germanwings or Tyrolean. In the case of Vienna-Istanbul, flights may be operated by Austrian or Turkish.
Use this link to visit Austrian’s Fare Sale. When you reach the page, select AUSTRIA in the “Show Offers From” menu, then select VIENNA in the “From:” menu then drop down the “Special Name” menu and select “Offers of the Week” to be taken to booking page for these fares.
Your screen should look something like this once you’re done selecting the options:
