by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 18, 2014 | Brussels, Economy Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
Among Lufthansa’s current offerings of discounted economy fares, New York – Milan stands out as one of the best deals. Currently, you can book travel between NYC and Milan for as low as $629 with excellent availability all the way out to mid-April 2015.
Looking at Google.com/flights, I can see that the best days to find this low fare are on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday however there are several pockets where the other days of the week show availability as well.
Additionally to get the lowest possible pricing option, either a minimum stay of 3 nights or Saturday night stay is required, otherwise the fares sneak up into the high $600 / low $700 range.
As is typical for any Lufthansa fare sale that involves USA departures, these flights can be operated by one of LH’s Star Alliance partners that operates in the USA. For this specific offer, I’m seeing Lufthansa, Brussels and United as being options. United even offers a non-stop from Newark to Milan making it perhaps the most efficient option. Otherwise you’ll have the option to connect through Munich, Frankfurt or Brussels.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 1, 2014 | Brussels, Featured, Route Announcements |
First off, congrats to the ‘Red Devils’ for advancing to the World Cup Quarter Finals….for a moment I thought we were going to pull off a miracle in the last minutes…Enjoy Messi this weekend! 🙂
Now back to the news…
Brussels has announced an update to their Winter 2014/15 timetable that takes effect on October 26. These changes are already reflected in their reservation systems. In addition to these changes, Brussels also plans to increase service to several African destinations during the Christmas Holiday season so other announcements will be forthcoming.
For now, Brussels has increased their service to Africa by approximately 9 percent by increasing frequencies to some of their more popular destinations. Here is the list of affected cities (all changes take effect October 26, 2014):
Nairobi, Kenya will see service increase from 3 times per week to 5 times per week.
Luanda, Angola will see service increase from 2 times per week to 3 times per week.
Kigali, Rwanda will see service increase from 4 times per week to 5 times per week.
Bujumbura, Burundi will see service increase from 2 times per week to 3 times per week.
Douala, Cameroon will see service increase from 5 times per week to 6 times per week.
Yaounde, Cameroon will see service increase from 4 times per week to 5 times per week.
Brussels – Washington DC Update:
At the same time of the Africa announcements, Brussels also announced that it will be converting it’s Brussels-Washington DC route to a seasonal route with no service during the winter. Service between these cities will end with the Spring/Summer timetable on October 25 and will resume on March 29, 2015.
Not familiar with Brussels Airlines? Take a look this that takes a deep look into their fantastic Business Class service…. and this post that takes a closer look at their Business Class hardware.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 16, 2014 | Austrian, Brussels, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa, Swiss |
Lufthansa has just announced a 3 day fare sale that ends on June 18 and is valid for travel between October 2014 through June 2015.
The best fare is between New York (JFK or Newark) and Istanbul for only $569. Aside from the Istanbul deal, other fares from most US gateways range between $800 and $1000, with east coast fares being on the lower end of this range.
As far as travel windows are concerned, departures must take place between October 26, 2014 and March 19, 2015 and return travel must take place between November 2, 2014 and June 19, 2015. These fares ARE NOT VALID between December 16, 2014 and January 6, 2015.
As you search for your flights, you’ll see that Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Air Canada, Brussels and United Airlines are all part of the fare sale so your flights may be operated by any one of these carriers.
Keep this in mind as you pick your flights since the miles you earn for your Frequent Flyer Program will vary widely based on which airline is operating your flight!
