by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 23, 2017 | Air Berlin, Airports, Berlin, Featured, Frankfurt, Lufthansa |
In the days following their takeover of most of Air Berlin’s routes, Lufthansa has deployed their 747s on certain flights between Berlin and Frankfurt to help move passengers between hubs.
Initially, plans called for the 747s to stay on the route for certain flights until November 30. Due to load factors, LH has now extended this strategy to at least December 21, primarily to help manage increased passenger traffic during the Christmas season.
Keep in mind that not ever flight between Frankfurt and Berlin is operated by a 747. In fact, only 28 flights in total will fly between the 2 cities between December 1 and December 21. All other flights between the city pair will be operated by A321 aircraft.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 18, 2017 | A380, Featured, Lufthansa, Miles & More |
For those of you who are members of Miles & More (MM) and are scheduled to fly in Economy class aboard an A380 between now and January 31, you’ll want to pay attention!
Since October 29, and running through January 31, ‘MM’ members can register for a special Airbus/Lufthansa promo that will give you twice the award miles that you normally would earn on your ticket. The promo states that you’ll earn miles based on your crediting rate for your fare class. The multiplier does not apply to your ‘Executive bonus’ that you earn if you are a Frequent Traveler, Senator, or HON Circle member. You’ll still get your Executive Bonus but those miles do not get the 2x multiplier that this promo offers.
It’s a good deal considering that if you’re flying aboard an A380 you’re flying a fairly long way so the miles credit will be substantial! As of now, LH sends the A380 from Frankfurt to Bangkok, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Delhi, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Singapore.
The deal applies to bookings made by December 31, 2017. You must register in order to qualify and it covers flights taken through January 31. The promo limits your participation to 8 A380 segments during the bonus period.
Simply visit the LH Promo webpage for the deal to enroll. You’ll be asked to log into your MM account so have that info ready.
I’m not sure if the credit will apply if you have already flown aboard an A380 since October 29 and haven’t registered for this, but you should still register since miles won’t be credited until 8 weeks after you complete your flight. You might catch a break and get the miles for flights you’ve already taken.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 8, 2017 | A350, Featured, Japan, Lufthansa, Munich, Tokyo |
A few days ago, Lufthansa announced that it will deploy the A350 to a new destination for the aircraft….
Beginning December 1, flights between Munich and Tokyo Haneda will be flown by the A350, replacing the A346 that currently serves the route. This means that First Class will not be available on this route while the A350 is deployed to ‘HND’. According to LH’s timetable the A350 is scheduled to stay on the route until March 24, 2018.
Flight numbers will remain the same. LH 714 will depart Munich at 3:35p and arrive in Tokyo at 10:55a the following morning. LH715 will depart Tokyo at 12:45p and arrive in Munich at 4:45p.
And in other news, if you haven’t noticed a change in the ‘Menu’ bar at the top of the page, have a peek at my new ‘Safari Photography’ addition to the site. It’s a work in progress with 100s of photos to come over the next few days and weeks.
