by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 27, 2016 | 737, Featured, Fleet Update, Frankfurt, Lufthansa |
This Saturday, October 29, Lufthansa will be broadcasting via Facebook the retirement ceremonies surrounding the last 737 in the fleet.
Her last day of work is scheduled to be on October 29th with a few roundtrip flights from Frankfurt. As of now, she is scheduled to fly to Geneva, Stuttgart and Nuremberg. The final landing of the 737 is scheduled to take place at 7:40p when she returns from Nuremberg (LH153) and the simulcast will capture the moment. Tickets are still available for these final flights.
To tune into the broadcast, please use this link (you will be redirected to Facebook). You can also track events on Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag of #ThankYou737.
One of the retired workhorses of the LH Fleet…..
There’s a lot attention being paid to this final 737 due to the fact that Lufthansa was the launch customer for the aircraft nearly 50 years ago and is responsible for the aircraft’s existence.
Lufthansa approached Boeing in the 1960s looking to replace a propeller driven regional fleet with jets so that they can better serve their European destinations. Boeing and Lufthansa announced February 19, 1965 that LH would be the launch customer, and almost exactly 3 years later on February 10, 1968, the first 737 joined the fleet. In all, 155 737 aircraft had been part of the LH fleet at one time or another over the last 48 years.
Had it not been for LH, there’s no guarantee that the 737 would have ever been developed and become one of history’s best selling and most popular aircraft.
Related:
Lufthansa gives birth to the 737
Lufthansa’s 737 retirement schedule
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 5, 2016 | Ducks, Featured, First Class, First Class Terminal, Frankfurt, Passenger Experience |
In keeping with tradition of acknowledging special events, LUFTHANSA’s First Class Services team in Frankfurt has unveiled a limited edition duck commemorating the Summer Olympic Games in Rio.
The Duck will be available to passengers who qualify to visit the First Class Lounges or First Class Terminal in Frankfurt beginning on August 5. These passengers of course include HON Circle members and passengers with a First Class flight either on Lufthansa or if connecting from Frankfurt to a SWISS First Class flight out of Zurich.
The ducks will be available as long as supplies last…..So change your travel plans if you need to! 🙂
To see the rest of the First Class Duck Collection, please visit the Registry.
The 2016 Summer Olympic Duck
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 2, 2016 | Corporate, Featured, Frankfurt, Industry News, Lufthansa |
Apparently Venezuela is not the only country who doesn’t understand how to play well with others……
According to reliable sources within Lufthansa, it appears that Nigeria is another country where LH is having trouble repatriating ticket revenue due to unreasonable currency regulations. In Nigeria’s, $20 million is held captive there and Lufthansa has no way to bring the revenue out of Nigeria.
It may not be as dramatic as the $100+ million held by Venezuela, but it’s certainly a serious amount. So much so, that according to LH, if the number approaches $30 million over the coming months, LH will be forced to suspend operations to their 3 destinations in Nigeria. Currently LH services Lagos, Abuja (as technical stop), and Port Harcourt daily from Frankfurt.
Based on the information that I’ve read, it looks as though the airline industry as a whole has nearly $600 million stuck in Nigeria with no way to bring the money home to their balance sheets.
Related: Lufthansa Cancels Venezuela Service
Lufthansa owed over $100mm by Venezuela
