by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 3, 2014 | Ducks, Featured, First Class, First Class Terminal, Lufthansa |
Happy Birthday to the First Class Terminal!!
Ten years ago this week, the ‘FCT’ opened its doors to First Class Passengers and HON Circle members. Since then, the FCT has become a travel destination in it of itself and has been the source of many happy memories and experiences for thousands of travelers!
To mark the occasion, the First Class Terminal will be providing guests with a special, limited edition duck that will be given away for only 2 or 3 days (while supplies last). This Duck will perhaps be the most limited and thus most collectible one to ever be issued by the First Class Terminal, so if you travels include a visit to FCT in the coming days, make you sure come away with one!
Visitors will also be treated to an FCT that has just had a minor face lift. Guests will find new furnishings, accessories and flooring throughout the lounge. However, the great service remains the same!
The Tenth Anniversary FCT Duck
Come back next week when I unveil the all-new Christmas Duck!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 2, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
What is becoming an old and frustrating tale, the Union that represents the majority of Lufthansa’s pilots has called for yet another strike on Thursday, December 4. This installment will impact long haul flights only, sparing short and medium haul travelers at least for the moment.
The strike will be in effect between 3am and midnight.
When a strike affects long haul flights, LH has usually done a nice job in accommodating passengers to other carriers as well as still having enough of their own pilots available to fly the routes. I’m optimistic that this will be the case this time.
LH has not yet released an updated timetable for Thursday that would list the affected flights. I’ll post an update once they do.
On a side note, I’m starting to wonder where the German government is during this ridiculous extortion of the airline by the union. Thursday’s strike will mark the 10th work stoppage so far this year by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union. However, it is nice to see public sentiment turning against the union since hundreds of thousands of passengers have had their travel plans ruined.
Should you care to voice your displeasure, shoot them a tweet on @VCockpit.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 2, 2014 | Business Class, Featured, Fleet Update, Lufthansa, Technik |
Each month Lufthansa updates the status of their Business Class retrofit progress across the long haul fleet. This month’s update confirms that 58 long-haul aircraft now feature the new Business Class cabin.
Here is the breakdown by Aircraft type and then by specific aircraft:
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-AIKD, D-AIKE, D-AIKF, D-AIKG, D-AIKH, D-AIKI, D-AIKK, D-AIKM, D-AIKN 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-AIFF, D-AIGL, D-AIFD (All Retrofit).
Airbus A340-600: D-AIHE, D-AIHF, D-AIHK, D-AIHN, D-AIHQ, D-AIHR, D-AIHS, D-AIHV, D-AIHW (All Retrofit).
Airbus A380: D-AIMK, D-AIML, D-AIMB, D-AIME, D-AIMJ, D-AIMC, D-AIMI. MK and ML were line fit.
Boeing 747-8i: All aircraft have the new Business Class (Installed by Boeing as the airplanes were being built).
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.
