by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 29, 2014 | Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
ANA:
Tokyo (HND) – Okinawa effective between July 18 and August 31 will operate 6x/week service.
AVIANCA:
Lima – Iquitos effective June 18 will begin 1x/day service (Operated by TACA).
EVA:
Kaohsiung – Zhengzhou effective May 14 will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week.
Kaohsiung – Ningbo effective May 15 will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week.
Kaohsiung – Jinan effective May 18 will increase from 1x/week to 2x/week.
Taipei – Jinan effective May 14 will increase from 3x/week to 4x/week (UNI Air).
Taipei – Taoyuan – Yancheng effective May 9 will increase from 1x/week to 2x/week (UNI Air).
Taipei – Zhengzhou effective May 4 will increase from 2x/week to 4x/week (UNI Air).
SAS:
Oslo – Newark effective for the Winter 2014/15 timetable (October-December) increases from 4x/week to 6x/week.
Oslo – Newark effective for the Winter 2014/15 timetable (January-February) decreases from 6x/week to 5x/week.
Stockholm – Chicago effective for the Winter 2014/15 timetable increases from 5x/week to 6x/week.
Stockholm – Newark effective for the Winter 2014/15 timetable increases from 5x/week to 6x/week.
TURKISH:
Istanbul – Adler Sochi effective on April 26 increased from 3x/week to 4x/week.
Istanbul – Nouakchott – Dakar effective May 27 will increase from 4x/week to 6x/week.
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by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 28, 2014 | Airlines, Featured, Plane Spotting |
A brief post this morning since I’m up in Anchorage on a part Mileage Run / part Plane Spotting trip. After my first trip to this fantastic city last year it was an easy decision to come back. However this year I waited until April instead of January so no sub-freezing temperatures and blizzard on this go-around.
I’ve been lucky with weather so far and even had the good fortune for the winds to turn 180 degrees today which increased the amount of traffic that I would see on the North/South runway. Last time I was only able to shoot take offs, but this time Mother Nature gave me a hand and turned the winds to blow out of the South which forced the ‘heavies’ to land in front of me for half the day as well as taxi down to my end of the runway prior to takeoff. No complaints from me!
These images are just a few of my favorites from Day 1. I’m testing some new equipment ahead of my trip to Europe next week so there was a bit of a learning curve to get through today. After 900 shots, I’ve narrowed it down to a few dozen at this point. Fortunately I have another entire day to capture a few more ‘moments’.
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Then there is this one, chewin’ & chompin’ for what felt like hours…..
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 24, 2014 | Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
Each year Lufthansa conducts an Early Bird Fall Fare Sale and provides attractive fares to those already planning trips for the 3rd and 4th quarter. Last year the sale was held in July so this year’s version is even an “Earlier Bird” sale.
Budapest seems to be the best deal during this sale with fares as low as $830 from Chicago and and only $930 from Los Angeles. Other USA gateways to Budapest run in the low $1000 range.
Other deals are available between the US and most of Lufthansa’s European destinations and in most cases fares are running between $1100 (East Coast/Midwest departures) to $1300 (West Coast departures).
The Terms/Conditions are as follows:
Tickets must be purchased by MAY 8, 2014.
You must depart between AUGUST 24 and OCTOBER 25, 2014.
You must return between AUGUST 31 and JANUARY 25, 2015.
Tickets must be purchased 14 days ahead of departure.
Keep in mind that these fares are valid for travel on Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Brussels, United or Air Canada so be mindful when booking your trip. I say this because the amount of miles you’ll earn for your Frequent Flyer account can vary widely based on the carrier who operates your flight. In some cases, deep discount economy fares like this may earn 50% or even no miles depending on the program that you credit miles to. If you are uncertain, please let me know and I can help you figure out the best combination for earning miles.
