by Lufthansa Flyer | May 18, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa |
LUFTHANSA has begun to introduce their timetable for Winter 2014/15 that will feature the debut of their new Premium Economy Seat.
The 747-8i aircraft will the first to see Premium Economy seats when they begin to roll out on December 10. According to my sources with LH, more information will be forthcoming that will give details that are specific to aircraft and routes.
For now, the following routes will see the Premium Economy Seats at some point during the Winter 2014/15 timetable:
US Destinations:
Frankfurt – Chicago
Frankfurt – Washington DC
Frankfurt – Los Angeles (Spring 2015 / March at earliest)
Latin/South America Destinations:
Frankfurt – Buenos Aires
Frankfurt – Mexico City
Frankfurt – Sao Paulo
Asia Destinations:
Frankfurt – Beijing
Frankfurt – Hong Kong
Frankfurt – Seoul
More destinations will have the new Premium Economy introduced during 2015, but that is contingent upon the receipt of new 747-8i from Boeing and the retrofit of the existing fleet. The first A380 is currently set to debut Premium Economy Seats sometime in late March. Please bear in mind that this is a very tentative timeline and is subject to change.
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 17, 2014 | Contests, Featured, Lufthansa |
Now that I’m back from an 8 day rally through Europe that took me to Frankfurt, Hamburg, Istanbul and Zurich, I have a lot of things to bring to your attention.
New apps are on the horizon from LH, as well as new looks for Miles & More and other exciting developments. In addition, I’ll talk about the great time that everyone had on Hamburg-DO as we visited LH Technik and Airbus and took in the Hamburg Port Festival as well. I’ll also introduce you to a fantastic charity operated by a dedicated team within Lufthansa Cargo that brings aide to children to a tiny village in Kenya. Finally, I’ll share with you the details of what may have been the best LH First Class cabin crew that I’ve ever experienced.
I almost forgot, there are nearly 1300 plane spotting images I need to organize as well and share some of the best ones such as this one from ZRH:
But I digress….
As I sort through quite a list of things to write about, I’ll start with something simple and exciting:
Thanks to my friends at LH, I came home with some ‘Swag’ that they wanted me to share with you. Over the coming weeks I’ll be giving these items away through simple drawings on the website. Yes, there is a duck involved…..
To start things off, I have available a very limited edition Business Class amenity kit that commemorates the 2014 World Cup that will be held in Brazil later this summer. The amenity kit has a German flavor to it as it celebrates the German National Team:
The kit is only available in LH’s Longhaul Business Class, and will only be around for a few more weeks. For those of you who collect amenity kits or are fans of Football, don’t miss your chance to win this unique souvenir kit.
To enter, simply leave a comment to this post and that will serve as your entry. You can also enter via twitter by sending a tweet to @LufthansaFlyer using the ‘hashtag’ of #LHFlyerKit. Leaving a comment on this post and sending me a ‘tweet’ will give you 2 entries.
The window to enter will close at midnight Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 21. I’ll select the winner via random number generator and contact them by Thursday night.
Good Luck!
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 13, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa |
Earlier today I talked about Lufthansa’s ‘re-branding’ a few of their aircraft to celebrate the World Cup. Since that post, I’ve been able to track down the exact aircraft that will have the new look, so hopefully you’ll be able to know ahead of time if you’ll be on one of these ‘Limited Edition’ flights.
Here are the tail numbers:
Boeing 747-8i: D-ABYO, D-ABYM
Boeing 747-400: D-ABTH, D-ABVS
Airbus A340-600: D-AIHQ
Airbus A330: D-AIKD, D-AIKG, D-AIKH
Airbus A320: Unknown at the moment.
Keep in mind that these kinds of things are subject to last minute revisions. If anything changes, I’ll pass the info along.
