by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 27, 2015 | Destinations, Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
Lufthansa has announced today that it will begin to codeshare flights with Copa Airlines. This announcement coincides with the beginning of Lufthansa’s service to Panama City, Panama which is scheduled to begin on March 2, 2016.
This codeshare agreement will allow Lufthansa’s passengers to book their travels to South America more efficiently. It also allows the 2 airlines involved to book passengers on the same plane using their respective flight numbers.
According to LH, plans call for a wide-reaching codeshare agreement that will cover many of Copa’s flights within Latin and South America. However, the initial codeshare will only cover 2 of Copa’s routes: Panama City – David, and Panama City – San Jose, Costa Rica. Expansion of the codeshare will take place throughout Summer 2016.
ABOUT LUFTHANSA’s NEW SERVICE TO PANAMA CITY (Excerpt from previous post announcing the new route):
This expansion plays well into LH’s goal of a deeper presence in the Americas, especially Central and South. With the addition of ‘PTY’, Lufthansa will be able to leverage the ‘route map’ that fellow Star Alliance member COPA has in the region. With COPA’s 50 destinations, LH has opened a significant new opportunity for passengers.
The route will be flown by a 3 class A340-300 aircraft (Business / Premium Economy / Economy) that can carry upwards of 298 passengers. The aircraft will have FlyNet internet connectivity.
The flight details:
LH 484 will depart Frankfurt on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday at 10:15a (Local FRA time) and arrive in Panama City (PTY) at 4:40p (Local PTY time). The flight is scheduled for 12 hours 25 minutes.
LH 485 will depart Panama City at 6:45p (Local Time) and arrive in Frankfurt at 11:35a the following morning.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 25, 2015 | Austrian, Brussels, Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
AIR CANADA:
Montreal – Nice effective June 30 increases from 3x/week to 4x/week (Until Sept. 28).
Montreal – Venice effective June 18 increases from 2x/week to 3x/week.
Toronto – Venice effective June 1 increases from 5x/week to 6x/week.
Toronto – Venice effective July 5 increases from 6x/week to 1x/DAY.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – Montreal – Havana effective December 27 will BEGIN 3x/week service (Montreal – Cuba being added to existing Beijing-Montreal service).
AIR INDIA:
Delhi – London (LHR) effective November 1 increases from 2x/day to 3x/day.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – Tokyo (NRT) between March 27 and May 7 increases from 7x/week to 9x/week.
ANA:
Tokyo (HND) – Shanghai effective February 1 increases from 1x/day to 2x/day.
AUSTRIAN:
Graz – Chania effective May 21 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Until September 24).
Graz – Irakleion effective May 14 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Until June 25).
Graz – Zakinthos effective May 31 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Until September 20).
Vienna – Tehran effective March 10 increases from 6x/week to 10x/week.
Brussels – Belfast effective March 27 will BEGIN 5x/week service.
Brussels – Irakleion effective April 2 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Saturdays).
Brussels – Jerez de la Frontera effective May 4 will BEGIN 2x/ week service (Wednesdays / Sundays).
COPA:
Panama City – David effective October 26 increases from 2x/day to 3x/day.
EVA:
Taipei – Istanbul effective March 5 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
Taipei – Osaka effective between February 3 and February 4 increases from 4x/day to 5x/day.
Taipei – Sapporo effective December 15 increases from 11x/week to 14x/week.
LUFTHANSA:
Munich – Tehran effective April 14 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Munich – Denver effective May 11 will BEGIN 5x/week service (Click here for more information).
Munich – Corfu effective May 15 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Sundays).
Munich – Thira effective May 14 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Saturdays).
SAS:
Copenhagen – Moscow (SVO) effective March 25 is CANCELLED.
Copenhagen – Tel Aviv effective March 25 is CANCELLED.
SHENZHEN:
Quanzhou – Bangkok effective October 27 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Shenzhen – Bangkok effective January 1 increases from 3x/day to 4x/day.
Shenzhen – Tokyo effective January 1 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
SOUTH AFRICAN:
Cape Town – Maun effective March 11 will BEGIN 5x/week service (SA Airlink).
Johannesburg – Abuja effective January 26 will BEGIN 3x/week service (SA Airlink).
TURKISH:
Istanbul – Manila effective February 9 increases from 3x/week to 1x/DAY.
UNITED:
San Francisco – Auckland effective July 1 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Washington (IAD) – Kuwait – Bahrain effective January 13 is CANCELLED.
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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.
