by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 23, 2015 | Featured, First Class, First Class Terminal, Frankfurt, Lufthansa, Munich |
The Porsche deal for First Class passengers is back! This time Munich is included!
If you are traveling on a Lufthansa or Swiss First Class ticket and have a 4+ hour layover, you can arrange to rent a Porsche 911 or Panamera for 3 hours and take a tour of Munich and her surrounds or try your hand at the Autobahn in and around Frankfurt and see if you can keep up with traffic.
To book the car, all you need to do is let the First Class Lounge or Terminal assistant who meets you know that you want to rent the Porsche and they will make arrangements. You can also make the reservation yourself ahead of time. Booking it yourself in advance is advisable since it increases the odds that a vehicle will be available.
As part of the program, Porsche has created several itinerary options for you to choose from to maximize your experience.
The rate for a 3 hour rental is €99 which covers 150km (93 miles), fuel and insurance. If you go over the allotted mileage, you’ll be charged € .99 per additional km. You can also rent the car for the day for only €303.00 which will also give you 200km to use during that time.
To learn more about the program or to book your ride, visit the Lufthansa ‘Porsche Rental’ webpage.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 14, 2015 | Ducks, Featured, First Class, First Class Terminal, Frankfurt, Lufthansa |
Got your attention didn’t it…..
Anyway, Lufthansa’s First Class Services has confirmed that the traditional Yellow Duck has been retired.
No longer will the yellow quacker go home with First Class Lounge and Terminal visitors as a souvenir from Frankfurt.
However, passengers will be given a sleek new silver version instead 🙂
The yellow duck is retired…..
The reason for the change is based on the fact that for the last 10+ years the standard duck has always been yellow and the feeling is that most of LH’s HONs have quite a collection of them.
This change applies only to Frankfurt at this time. Munich will continue with its current duck ‘strategy’.
What does this mean to special editions of the duck for Holidays and Special Events? You’ll have to wait and see!
It also means that your yellow ducks have become that much more valuable…….
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 9, 2015 | Boeing, Featured, Fleet Update, Frankfurt, Lufthansa, Munich |
Over the past week Lufthansa Group made 3 separate announcements concerning the fleet, including new orders and an update for existing orders.
The first announcement dealt with SWISS and their decision to order 3 additional 777 aircraft. These 777-300ERs will join the 6 777s already on order from Boeing and will begin to show up in the fleet during 2016. The 777 aircraft will allow SWISS to start retiring a portion of the 15 A340-300 aircraft currently in service.
SWISS now has 9 777-300ER aircraft on order.
Next, Lufthansa provided an update on their A350 order. Beginning at the end of 2016, the first of 25 A350s will start showing up in the fleet with the first handful of the type operating out of Munich and will allow for the gradual phase out of A330 and A340 aircraft. Ultimately Lufthansa will have 25 A350s in the fleet based in Frankfurt and Munich. One outstanding feature of the A350 is the fact that it will only take 3/4 of a gallon of fuel to carry one passenger 62 miles (2.9 liters per 100km). That equates to a 25% increase in fuel efficiency over most new aircraft today AND it’s 30% quieter.
LH’s new A350 will bring a distinct new look to the fleet in Frankfurt and Munich.
To round out the busy week of announcements, SWISS announced that it will be the first operator of the new Bombardier CS series beginning in the first half of 2016. In 2009, SWISS was announced as the launch customer for the type.
SWISS’ new Bombardier CS100
For those of you attending the Paris Air Show, Bombardier will have a CS100 on display in SWISS colors. Bombardier also plans to bring the SWISS CS100 to Zurich after the air show as part of its tour. Hopefully, all of the delays are behind the program and we can finally start seeing these new planes replace the aging Jumbolinos!
