by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 2, 2018 | Corporate, Featured, Lufthansa |
LUFTHANSA has unveiled the update to their livery to mark ‘100 years of the Crane’ and quite honestly I must say that I like it!
Certain elements have been removed, but replaced with new and updated features that will really help the LH fleet stand out.
What’s changed:
- Lufthansa has decided to forego the yellow and blue logo that adorns the tail and replaced it with a white logo surrounded by a new, darker and more rich blue that will extend from the tail and follows the tail’s line onto the fuselage.
- The grey belly is also a thing of the past. The planes will now be fully white, except for the blue found in the tail section.
- A minor update to the font as well, but not so much that it looks radically different.
To see how it all comes together, here are a couple of pages from Lufthansa’s inflight magazine that highlight the changes and discusses them in a bit more detail. The only thing I wish that would have been considered was to bring the new blue color onto the engine nacelles to really ‘pop’ the middle of the aircraft.
As you can see below the front of the plan looks fairly identical to the current look except for what LH refers to as a ‘simplified, timeless new typeface’…..which still looks very much as the current version.
Courtesy: Lufthansa Magazin
The rear of the aircraft is where we really see the impact of the new look. Lufthansa has gone with a darker blue for the tail, and as I mentioned earlier, the yellow circle and blue crane have been replaced with a sleeker version of the 100-year old logo. Additionally, the blue now flows onto the fuselage to accentuate the lines of the tail. You’ll also notice that they paint the leading edge of the tail white to further help show off the plane’s geometry. Though by keeping it white, it also prevents paint chips from being too obvious. Take a look at an older Singapore A380’s tail and you’ll see what I mean, the leading edge of the tail takes a lot of abuse!
Courtesy: Lufthansa Magazin
These changes will not be limited to only the aircraft. LH over the coming months will refresh everything to reflect the new look, including stationery, airport signage, media graphics, all the way down to the hangars that are found aboard their aircraft. In fact it will take a few years to get hundreds of aircraft to sport the new look. Each aircraft will be repainted as it goes in for normal ‘heavy’ maintenance.
I think Lufthansa has knocked it out of the ballpark with this new look. Fortunately, they decided to honor the Crane and her 100 years of flying with Lufthansa but they brought her into the 21st century in a beautiful and modern way.
I very much look forward to seeing it in person.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 2, 2018 | Featured, Lufthansa, Timetable |
Lufthansa has updated their summer timetable to reflect a wide variety of increased flights to a majority of their European destinations. This update suggests that LH is substantially increasing flights and capacity for the Summer of 2018 as compared to their 2017 timetable for the same period. The changes reflect service from Frankfurt and Munich.
Most of these changes take effect on March 25 unless other dates are indicated. These changes will be in effect until updates are made for the 2018/19 Winter timetable that we’ll see published sometime later this summer.
Frankfurt – Alicante effective between July 17 and August 1 will increase from 3x/week to 5x/week.
Frankfurt – Athens increases from 3x/day to 4x/day
Frankfurt – Budapest Increases from 5x/day to 6x/day
Frankfurt – Bordeaux Increases from 2x/week to 7x/week
Frankfurt – Bydgoszcz Increases from 6x/week to 7x/week
Frankfurt – Dubrovnik beginning April 29 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week
Frankfurt – Gdansk Increases from 14x/week to 18x/week
Frankfurt – Kiev Increases from 2x/day to 3x/day
Frankfurt – Krakow Increases from 4x/day to 5x/day
Frankfurt – Madrid Increases from 28x/week to 31x/week
Frankfurt – Marseille Increases from 2x/day to 3x/day
Frankfurt – Milan Malpensa increases from 5x/day to 6x/day (WEEKDAYS ONLY)
Frankfurt – Naples Increases from 18x/week to 20x/week
Frankfurt – Olbia between July 30 and August 24 will increase from 4x/week to 7x/week.
Frankfurt – Palma Mallorca Increases from 14x/week to 19x/week
Frankfurt – Pula beginning April 27 will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week
Frankfurt – Reykjavik effective between May 25 and September 12 will increase from 6x/week to 7x/week.
Frankfurt – Rome Increases from 6x/day to 7x/day
Frankfurt – Sofia Increases from 2x/day to 3x/day
Frankfurt – Split effective between July 31 and August 23 will increase from 5x/week to 7x/week
Frankfurt – Toulouse Increases from 3x/day to 4x/day
Frankfurt – Valencia Increases from 2x/day to 3x/day (WEEKDAYS ONLY)
Munich – Ancona beginning April 16 will increase from 2x/day to 3x/day
Munich – Athens Increases from 23x/week to 25x/week
Munich – Barcelona Increases from 5x/day to 6x/day
Munich – Bilbao Increases from 3x/day to 4x/day Munich – Catania Increases from 7x/week to 8x/week
Munich – Cagliari effective between June 29 and July 27 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week
Munich – Corfu effective between July 14 and September 8 will increase from 1x/week to 2x/week
Munich – Debrecen Increases from 3x/week to 5x/week
Munich – Dublin Increases from 13/x week to 14x/week
Munich – Dubrovnik beginning May 6 will increase from 7x/week to 8x/week
Munich – Gdansk Increases from 3x/day to 4x/day
Munich – Genoa Increases from 2x/day to 3x/day
Munich – Glasgow Increase from 4x/week to 5x/week
Munich – Helsinki Increases from 3x/week to 4x/week
Munich – Ibiza effective between July 16 and September 3 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week
Munich – Larnaca effective between July 17 and August 21 will increase from 5x/week to 7x/week
Munich – Lisbon Increases from 14x/week to 20x/week
Munich – Lyon Increases from 26x/week to 28x/week
Munich – Malaga Increases from 5x/week to 7x/week, then beginning on April 7 increases to 9x/week
Munich – Nice Increases from 27x/week to 28x/week
Munich – Palermo Increases from 6x/week to 7x/week
Munich – Palma Mallorca Increases from 14x/week to 16x/week
Munich – Pisa Increases from 10x/week to 14x/week
Munich – Pula effective between May 19 and October 7 will increase from 1x/week to 2x/week
Munich – Rzeszow beginning May 7 increases from 7x/week to 11x/week
Munich – Santiago de Compostela Increases from 1x/week to 2x/week
Munich – Sibiu Increases from 19x/week to 21x/week
Munich – Split beginning May 5 increases from 7/week to 8x/week
Munich – Valencia Increases from 4x/week to 7x/week
Munich – Zadar effective between May 19 and October 6 will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week
H/T: AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Lounges, Lufthansa |
Starting tomorrow, passengers traveling on Lufthansa (or other eligible carriers / status holders) can enjoy a new lounge opening in Milan’s Malpensa Airport.
The lounge continues the introduction of a new look in Lufthansa lounges that focuses on privacy, comfort, and casualness. With the lounge in Milan, the focus will be on Italian flavors and inspirations such as locally sourced foods as well as beverages that are Italian favorites.
For those of you familiar with the SWISS Lounges in Terminal E in Zurich, the look of the new LH lounge may remind you of the Swiss Lounges when it comes to having food prepared in front of you as well as having a large selection of beverages available to you. There is even a dedicated Barista that will be available for custom coffee specialities.
The lounge, located in Terminal 1A, will afford fantastic view of the airport thanks to glass walls that reach from floor to ceiling. The lounge will have seating for 117 guests and will cover nearly 6,000 square feet (550 sq. meters).
