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Star Alliance Route Announcements: December 11 – December 23, 2014

by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 24, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements, Star Alliance | 1 comment

AIR CANADA:

Calgary – Nanaimo effective May 1 will BEGIN 1x/day service.

Calgary – Terrace effective June 1 will BEGIN 1x/day service.

Toronto – Austin effective May 18 will BEGIN 1x/day service.

Vancouver – Comox effective May 1 will BEGIN 2x/day service.

AIR CHINA:

Beijing – Los Angeles effective May 2 will increase from 14x/week to 18x/week.

Beijing – Los Angeles effective July 1 will increase from 18x/week to 21x/week.

Beijing – Paris effective June 1 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.

ANA:

Tokyo (NRT) – Bangkok effective August 1 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.

Tokyo (NRT) – Houston effective June 12 will BEGIN 1x/day service.

Tokyo (NRT) – Singapore effective June 11 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.

ASIANA:

Seoul – Wuxi effective December 16 will BEGIN 2x/week service.

LUFTHANSA:

Frankfurt – Doha – Bahrain effective March 29 will change to Frankfurt – Riyadh – Bahrain.

Frankfurt – Cancun effective December 8, 2015 will BEGIN 2x/week service (Click here for more details).

Frankfurt – Male effective December 9, 2015 will BEGIN 2x/week service (Click here for more details).

Frankfurt – Mauritius effective December 10 will BEGIN 2x/week service (Click here for more details).

Frankfurt – Abu Dhabi – Muscat effective March 29 will change to Frankfurt – Doha – Muscat.

Munich – Perugia effective March 29 will BEGIN 2x/week service.

SHENZHEN:

Quanzhou – Taipei effective January 26 will BEGIN 2x/week service.

SOUTH AFRICAN:

Johannesburg – Abu Dhabi effective March 29 will BEGIN 1x/day service.

TURKISH:

Istanbul – Bangkok effective June 21 will increase from 11x/week to 14x/week.

Istanbul – Birmingham effective March 29 will increase from 10x/week to 12x/week.

Istanbul – Dublin effective March 29 will increase from 12x/week to 14x/week.

Istanbul – Edinburgh effective March 29 will increase from 7x/week to 9x/week.

Istanbul – Frankfurt effective June 16 will increase from 33x/week to 35x/week.

Istanbul – Hanover effective July 1 will increase from 17x/week to 24x/week.

Istanbul – Malta effective March 29 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.

Istanbul – Manila effective March 30 will BEGIN 3x/week service.

Istanbul – Marseille effective June 22 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.

Istanbul – Munich effective July 10 will increase from 28x/week to 29x/week.

Istanbul – Nice effective March 29 will increase from 12x/week to 14x/week.

Istanbul – Porto effective April 30 will BEGIN 4x/week service.

Istanbul – Prague effective April 28 will increase from 14x/week to 19x/week.

Istanbul – Prague effective May 25 will increase from 19x/week to 21x/week.

Istanbul – Vienna effective June 13 will increase from 28x/week to 30x/week.

Istanbul (SAW) – Amsterdam effective July 2 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.

Istanbul (SAW) – Barcelona effective May 25 will BEGIN 1x/day service.

Istanbul (SAW) – Berlin Tegel effective March 29 will increase from 4x/week to 7x/week.

Istanbul (SAW) – Berlin Tegel effective July 3 will increase from 7x/week to 11x/week.

Istanbul (SAW) – Brussels effective March 29 will increase from 4x/week to 7x/week.

Istanbul (SAW) – Cologne effective June 26 will BEGIN 4x/week service.

Istanbul (SAW) – Dusseldorf effective April 27 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.

Istanbul (SAW) – Frankfurt effective April 27 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.

Istanbul (SAW) – Munich effective July 3 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.

Istanbul (SAW) – Paris effective March 29 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.

Istanbul (SAW) – Paris effective May 25 will increase from 10x/week to 14x/week.

Istanbul (SAW) – Rome effective April 27 will BEGIN 1x/day service.

Istanbul (SAW) – Stuttgart effective April 27 will BEGIN 4x/week service.

Istanbul (SAW) – Stuttgart effective May 26 will increase from 4x/week to 1x/DAY.

UNITED:

Chicago – Rome effective June 4 will BEGIN 1x/day service.

Cleveland – Dallas (DFW) effective March 5 is CANCELED.

Cleveland – Ft. Lauderdale effective April 7 is CANCELED.

Cleveland – Ft. Myers effective April 7 is CANCELED.

Cleveland – Tampa effective April 7 is CANCELED.

San Francisco – Chengdu effective June 4 will increase from 3x/week to 1x/DAY.

San Francisco – Crescent City effective April 7 is CANCELED.

San Francisco – Shanghai effective May 6 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.

LUFTHANSA Delays Rollout On Certain Premium Economy Routes Set To Debut In 2015

by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 24, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, Premium Economy, Route Announcements | 0 comments

A few days ago, Lufthansa provided their latest update concerning the introduction of the Premium Economy cabin aboard their long haul fleet. Originally, routes being flown by A330-300 aircraft were set to fully debut Premium Economy by October 25, 2015 but that rollout has now been delayed to December 1, 2015. This includes all A330 aircraft that operate out of Frankfurt and Munich.

Here is the list of routes that are affected by this update:

Frankfurt – Abuja – Port Harcourt

Frankfurt – Accra- Malabo

Frankfurt – Almaty

Frankfurt – Caracas

Frankfurt – Bahrain

Frankfurt – Kuwait City – Dammam

Frankfurt – Lagos

Frankfurt – Muscat

Frankfurt – Riyadh

Munich – Boston

Munich – Charlotte

Munich – Chicago

Munich – Delhi

Munich – Dubai

Munich – Miami

Munich – Montreal

Munich – Mumbai

Munich – New York (JFK)

Munich – Riyadh

Munich – Washington DC

LUFTHANSA Adds New Destinations: Mexico, Mauritius & The Maldives

by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 16, 2014 | Destinations, Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements | 2 comments

LUFTHANSA has announced 3 new seasonal destinations for their 2015/16 timetable. Beginning in December 2015, LH will add Cancun, Mexico, Mauritius and the Maldives to its network. The routes will each be flown 2 times a week from Frankfurt and are part of LH’s ‘JUMP’ concept that targets holiday and tourist destinations. A few weeks ago Lufthansa announced Tampa Bay, Florida as a new destination also under the ‘JUMP’ concept.

Specifically, the routes will be operate between December 8, 2015 and April 11, 2016 and will all be flown by 3-Class A340-300 aircraft. This means that passengers will have the choice of Lufthansa’s Business , Premium Economy or Economy class seats. As far as Business Class is concerned, passengers will have the new Business Class available on these flights.

Here are the specifics for each of the new routes:

FRANKFURT – CANCUN:

Flights will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning December 8, 2015 through April 9, 2016. LH514 will depart Frankfurt at 2:35p local time and arrive in Cancun at 8:05p local time. The return flight will operate as LH515 departing Cancun at 9:35p local time and arrive in Frankfurt at 2:50p the following day. Flight times are scheduled to be approximately 12 hours 30 minutes.

FRANKFURT – MAURITIUS:

Flights will operate on Thursdays and Sundays between December 10, 2015 and April 11, 2016. LH708 will depart Frankfurt at 4:45p and arrive in Mauritius at 7:05a the following morning. The return flight will operate as LH709 departing Maruitius at 8:35a and arrive in Frankfurt at 5:35p. Flight times are scheduled to be approximately 11 hours 20 minutes.

FRANKFURT – MALE:

Flights will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays between December 9, 2015 and April 10, 2016. LH704 will depart Frankfurt at 7:50p and arrive in Male at 9:30a the following morning. The return flight will operate as LH705 departing Male at 11:00a and arrive in Frankfurt at 5:40p. Flight times are scheduled to be approximately 9 hours 40 minutes.

Booking is now available on Lufthansa.com.