by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 17, 2016 | Featured, Industry News, Lufthansa, Passenger Experience |
Lufthansa has announced that it has NO plans to alter its timetable for flights between Germany and Turkey. This announcement also covers SWISS service from Zurich.
Barring any other events in Turkey operations will function as normal. However if you would like to confirm your flights, you can do so on LUFTHANSA’s Flight Status webpage.
In additional news related to events in Turkey, the FAA has temporarily banned any Airline or private operator from operating flights between the US and Turkey. This also includes airlines that use a 3rd country in the routing as long as one of the stops involves Turkey. A fictional example would be a flight that originated in Turkey, had a stop in Frankfurt, and then continued to the US. That aircraft would be banned from US airspace.
According to the FAA, this is being done out of an abundance of caution as security at Turkish airports is currently not to the standards required by the FAA.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 8, 2016 | Corporate, Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
Finally…..
After months and years of squabbling and strikes, Lufthansa has announced that it has reached a binding long-term agreement with UFO, the union that represents most of Lufthansa’s cabin crew employees.
The new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is in place until June 30, 2019 with further agreements that guarantee salary increases, employment guarantees, and pension enhancements beyond that date:
Cabin crew will receive a 1% raise on October 1, with an additional 2% raise on January 2018.
A shift in pensions programs from a defined benefit program to a defined contribution program. This reduces fiscal liability to Lufthansa, who will contribute 5.2% of an employees salary annually towards their pension benefit. Employees can still retire at age 55.
A conflict resolution process has been put in place through 2023.
Current cabin crew have employment guarantees through 2021. Lufthansa will not be able to hire non-union cabin crew for Lufthansa Airlines until 2023.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 7, 2016 | Featured, First Class, Lufthansa |
While I was away and a bit unreachable, Lufthansa re-confirmed destinations that will no longer have First Class cabins available for booking.
If you recall a few months ago, Lufthansa announced their initial list showing which cities would no longer see Lufthansa First Class cabins and later recanted the update and restored scheduled First Class service to some destinations.
However, LH has now provided an update that has brought these cancellations back to the timetable. Most of the changes take place for flights beginning in December and First Class reservations will no longer be accepted after June 30 for these routes:
Munich – Boston: First Class will no longer be available beginning January 3.
Munich – Charlotte: First Class will no longer be available beginning December 1.
Munich – Delhi: First Class will no longer be available beginning September 23.
Munich – Denver: First Class will no longer be available beginning December 2.
Munich – Montreal: First Class will no longer be available beginning December 1.
Munich – Mumbai: First Class will no longer be available beginning December 1.
Munich – Tehran: First Class will no longer be available beginning December 1.
This appears to be the beginning of a trend especially in Munich as the 3-cabin Airbus A350 will begin to join the fleet in January 2017 and replace aging A340 and A330 aircraft. The A350 will only have Business, Premium Economy, and Economy Class cabins.
