by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 14, 2016 | Featured, Ju52, Lufthansa, Technik |
After being grounded for all of this year due to some minor damage which then resulted in a decision to carryout more thorough maintenance, Tante Ju (D-AQUI) is being prepared to return to active service in June 2017.
Technicians from Lufthansa Technik have been working literally around the clock for the last several months to make sure that all the work is completed to their high expectations so that the Ju 52 can return in better shape than when she was new nearly 80 years ago.
With all this said, her schedule has been announced for the Summer and Fall of 2017 and can be found here. The schedule covers a myriad of flights in Germany as well as some special appearances in Europe to celebrate certain key events. Some flights are already booked up, so don’t wait too long to decide. The link will also allow you to book your flights.
Old meets new when this A380 and Ju52 met up in Hamburg – photo courtesy of Lufthansa
Being the rarest bird in the Lufthansa fleet, a flight aboard Tante Ju would be a feather in any aviation enthusiast’s cap!
To learn more about the Tante Ju program, please visit her official website. To find out more about the organization that carries out renovation work on some of Lufthansa’s vintage aircraft, visit Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftgung.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 13, 2016 | Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
That’s not a typo….
Lufthansa has launched a fare sale targeting the Nordics with amazing deals. By far and away the best pricing is from Boston which has the lowest fare of the sale with a $349 deal to Copenhagen. On a per mile basis, Seattle comes in with an attractive value to Stockholm for only $469!
Aside from these good deals, most fares to the Nordics from the East Coast range in the $500-600 range and from $700-900 from the West Coast.
Before you say anything about traveling to the North when its the middle of Winter, ask yourself when was the last time you saw the ‘Northern Lights’ light up the evening sky as if it were day? Or where else on the planet can you take in the quiet beauty of Winter that is only possible in Scandinavia? Keep in mind that it’s ‘off season’ as well, so there will be great deals to be had on lodging as well. Like those Hotels made out of Ice for example!
The terms are as follows:
Tickets must be purchased by December 31, 2016
Tickets must be purchased at least 10 days ahead of depature date
You can depart between December 24 and April 6, 2017
You must return by October 6, 2017
If you book travel on Weekend Day you may be subject to a $60 surcharge.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 13, 2016 | A380, Featured, Lufthansa |
Tonight’s flight from Houston to Frankfurt made an emergency landing at JFK in New York after the flight crew received word that a bomb threat was issued to the airline. The A380 had approximately 500 passengers and crew that exited the aircraft without incident.
The aircraft is still at JFK as of this post while Police and Security officials search the plane to confirm that no explosives are on board. It’s expected that the plane will continue on to Frankfurt later this evening.
Here is the flight path of LH441 as it approached the northeast. You’ll see the plane began its emergency decent while over New Jersey and made its turn back to JFK after dumping enough fuel and losing enough altitude while over Long Island, NY:
Courtesy: FlightRadar24.com
D-AIMK diverted to JFK after Lufthansa received a bomb threat
