by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 22, 2015 | Airports, Featured, Lufthansa, Munich, Passenger Experience, Route Announcements |
Lufthansa has announced that it will resume service between Munich and Denver on May 11, 2016. Initial plans call for 5 flights per week and will be operated by 4-Class A330 aircraft which means passengers will have a choice of First, Business, Premium Economy, and Economy Class seating.
Flight LH480 will depart Munich Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 11:45a and arrive in Denver at 2:30p the same day.
Flight LH481 will depart Denver at 4:05p on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and arrive in Munich at 10:05a the following morning.
Booking is now open for this route.
Related: BRUSSELS launches 3 new destinations for 2016.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured, Passenger Experience, United |
United is running a 2-3 day miles sale that provides a fair deal for those who need to top off their balances for award redemption.
Until October 23, Mileage Plus members can receive up to an 80% miles bonus based on the amount of miles purchased.
The schedule is as follows:
Buy 5,000 to 19,000 miles and you’ll get a 25% bonus (Approx. 2.8 cents per mile).
Buy 20,000 to 29,000 miles and you’ll get a 50% bonus (Approx. 2.3 cents per mile).
Buy 30,000 to 80,000 miles, and you’ll get an 80% bonus (Approx. 1.9 cents per mile).
Why do I bring up this offer? Simply because using United Mileage Plus miles for Business or First Class award travel on Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian or Brussels is one of the best redemption opportunities provided by Mileage Plus.
So if you are a few thousand miles away from having enough to visit the First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, here’s your chance to bridge the gap! Remember, there are new Ducks to be had!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 19, 2015 | Austrian, Featured, On Board Experience, Passenger Experience |
AUSTRIAN has announced that it has begun work to update and upgrade their current Business Class cabin on their Airbus A319, A320, and A321 aircraft. In all, 29 aircraft will feature the new look.
Over the course of the next 2 years, the Business Class cabins for these aircraft will be upgraded with improved seat cushions as well as increased legroom. Currently, the Business Class cabin seat pitch is 30 inches, just at it is for Economy but this will increase to 32 inches. This marks the first time that a narrow body business class cabin will actually have a different seat pitch than the rest of the aircraft’s seats.
Traditionally, short and medium haul Business Class cabins for Austrian (as well as for the Lufthansa Group & most major European airlines) meant that you had the same type of seat as an economy passenger, but the middle seat would be left open giving passengers a bit more room. A curtain hanging from the luggage bins would act as the divider between Business and Economy class seats. For Austrian, this now goes away and in essence they are creating a dedicated Business Class cabin for their narrow body aircraft. However, the middle seat will continue to be left open.
All this new space was found by decreasing the size of storage and galley areas on the aircraft.
At the same time, Austrian also has announced that it will reduce the seat pitch on their A319 and A320 aircraft from 30 inches to 29 inches. According to OS, this brings them in line with European standards but at the same time will also allow Austrian to install an additional row in Economy Class.
