LUFTHANSA Business Class Retrofit Update For July 2015

LUFTHANSA Business Class Retrofit Update For July 2015

Each month LUFTHANSA updates the status of their Business Class retrofit progress across the long haul fleet.   This month’s update confirms that 95 long-haul aircraft now feature the new Business Class cabin.  That means that 5 additional aircraft now sport the new Business Class Cabin as compared to the June Update.   This leaves only 12 long haul aircraft that need to be retrofitted.

Here is the breakdown by Aircraft type and then by specific aircraft registration:

The aircraft registration codes that are highlighted in green represent the newly retrofitted aircraft added to the report for this month.

Airbus A330: D-AIKP, D-AIKQ, D-AIKR, D-AIKS  (These 4 planes were line-fit meaning that they were delivered by Airbus with the seats installed).     D-AIKA, D-AIKB, D-AIKC, D-AIKD, D-AIKE, D-AIKF,  D-AIKG, D-AIKH, D-AIKI, D-AIKJ, D-AIKK, D-AIKM, D-AIKN, D-AIKO have all been retrofit by Lufthansa Technik.   

Airbus A340-300:  D-AIGM, D-AIGS, D-AIGO, D-AIGV, D-AIGT, D-AIGN, D-AIFE,  D-AIGZ, D-AIFC, D-AIGX, D-AIGU, D-AIGL, D-AIFA, D-AIFD, D-AIFF, D-AIGW,  D-AIGY (All Retrofit).

Airbus A340-600:  D-AIHA, D-AIHB, D-AIHC, D-AIHD, D-AIHE, D-AIHF, D-AIHHD-AIHI, D-AIHK, D-AIHL, D-AIHN, D-AIHQ, D-AIHR, D-AIHS, D-AIHV, D-AIHW, D-AIHX, D-AIHY, D-AIHZ (All Retrofit).

 Airbus A380:  D-AIMB, D-AIMC, D-AIMD, D-AIME, D-AIMF, D-AIMG, D-AIMH, D-AIMI, D-AIMJ, D-AIMK, D-AIML, D-AIMM, D-AIMN.    MK, ML, MM, and MN  were line fit while all other A380s were retrofitted.

Boeing 747-8i:  All have the new Business Class.

Boeing 747-400:  D-ABTK, D-ABTL, D-ABVO, D-ABVP, D-ABVR, D-ABVU, D-ABVW, D-ABVX, D-ABVY (Retrofit).

 

Another way to look at the progress is to see which aircraft still need to be retrofitted.  Here is the list as of June 30, 2015:

      A340-600:  D-AI: HM, HO, HP, HT, HU

      A340-300:  D-AIGP

      A330-300:  D-AIKL

      747-400: D-AB:  TL, VM, VS, VT, VZ 

If you have upcoming Business Class travel on Lufthansa, you can use this tool to determine if your flight will have an aircraft equipped with the new Business Class.


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LUFTHANSA Strike Threat Deferred To Mid-July

LUFTHANSA Strike Threat Deferred To Mid-July

The union representing Lufthansa’s cabin crews today announced that enough progress has been made during negotiations that it warrants a deferral of potential strikes.

Originally, the union had given LH until June 30 to come up with an acceptable offer to avoid crews striking as early as July 1.

With this recent development, it appears that any threat of cabin crew strikes has been pushed back to July 15.

 


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Lufthansa USA Fare Sale:   Milan and Krakow For $699!

Lufthansa USA Fare Sale: Milan and Krakow For $699!

Lufthansa is running an Economy Fare sale for travel between the US and Europe with most fares ranging in the $700-$900 range.

Attractive fares include Dallas – Istanbul for $889,  Chicago – Krakow for $699 and Miami Zurich for $879.    There are many other destinations that are part of the fare sale.

The fare sale is in place until July 8.   Departures must take place between August 23 and October 24, 2015 and return travel must take place between August 30, 2015 and January 24, 2016.     The fare sale coincides nicely with the end of the summer tourist season.

Please be mindful that your flights may be operated by Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels, United or Air Canada, so please plan appropriately and pay attention to how many miles you earn for your frequent flyer accounts.   Earning rates vary widely among the airline plans!


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