by Lufthansa Flyer | Jan 20, 2015 | Featured, Industry News, Lufthansa |
At the 2015 Business Travel Awards ceremony held on January 19 at Grosvenor House in London, Lufthansa was awarded ‘Best Short Haul Airline’.
1200 guests attended the 20th edition of the Awards Ceremony where winners were chosen for a variety of travel related categories covering hospitality, transportation and travel service providers.
Winners were selected by a jury of travel buyers (corporate travel departments) and travel journalists. The criteria for each award involved product innovation, change management, execution, and delivery of product.
To see a list of all the winners from the Award Ceremony, please click here.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 11, 2014 | Featured, First Class, Industry News, Lufthansa, Premium Economy |
Lufthansa has provided a thorough update for its 2015 timetable that will see substantial changes to fleet operations on long haul flights around the world. The changes include the removal of First Class seats from 747-400 aircraft, the introduction Premium Economy cabins throughout the long haul fleet and minor adjustments in Business Class / Economy Class seat inventory.
The announcement, first made on October 9, was quite lengthy and covered all of LH’s long haul fleet so I decided to break up the information into separate posts in the hopes that it is easier to absorb. This installment covers the 747-400 fleet, while future posts will cover other aircraft types.
The following routes will see the removal of First Class cabins on the 747-400 aircraft that fly these routes. Initially these aircraft will have Business and Economy class seats only (67 Business Seats / 322 Economy Seats per aircraft), however beginning in August Premium Economy seats will begin to appear on these routes (67 Business Seats / 32 Premium Economy Seats / 272 Economy Seats per aircraft).
Frankfurt – Vancouver beginning on March 26, 2015.
Frankfurt – Toronto beginning on March 29, 2015.
Frankfurt -Denver beginning on April 10, 2015.
Frankfurt – Shanghai beginning on May 7, 2015.
Frankfurt – Orlando beginning on May 15, 2015.
Frankfurt – Boston beginning on May 25, 2015.
Frankfurt – Osaka beginning on May 25, 2015.
Frankfurt – Washington DC (LH416/417) beginning on June 22, 2015.
Frankfurt – Mumbai beginning on June 30, 2015.
Frankfurt – Seattle beginning on June 30, 2015. A 3-Class (F/C/Y) 744 will fly FRA-SEA effective March 29. On June 29 it becomes a 744 with Biz / Prem Eco / Eco.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 27, 2014 | Airlines, Featured, Industry News |
The EASA has ruled that European airlines can permit their passengers to use their Mobile Devices in a ‘connected’ mode throughout all phases of flight. This means that passengers would no longer have to put their phone or mobile device into ‘Airplane Mode’ once the aircraft doors are closed.
This ruling does not mean that passengers can immediately start adhering to this new policy. According to the EASA, it will be up to each airline to implement their own strategy and policy. Additionally, each airline would need to be certified that its aircraft are not ‘distracted’ by cellphones and other devices being connected during flight.
This can lead to the opening of Pandora’s Box and at least expand the debate regarding the use of cell phones to make phone calls from an aircraft. In most surveys, passengers have opposed the idea of placing phone calls while in flight due to the amount of noise and chatter it could produce in a cabin. However, if this policy is used appropriately and not abused, it will be a welcomed by passengers.
