LUFTHANSA Long Haul Changes Part IV: A330 / A340 Updates
In this final installment that covers Lufthansa’s recent announcement concerning the Long Haul Fleet for 2015, I look at changes taking place to the A330/A340 fleet. If you missed my previous posts concerning these updates here are the links: PART I (747-400) , PART II (A380) , PART III (747-8i). For the new seating charts reflecting Premium Economy across the fleet, please visit this post containing all the maps.
A340-300:
Starting with the A340-300, beginning on April 27, cabin configuration will change from 42 Business / 225 Economy to 30 Business / 249 Economy seats on the following routes:
Frankfurt – Atlanta
Frankfurt – Bangkok (On June 3 will change to 30 Business / 28 Premium Economy / 221 Economy)
Frankfurt – Chennai
Frankfurt – Dallas
Frankfurt – Dubai
Frankfurt – Kuala Lumpur (On June 3 will change to 30 Business / 28 Premium Economy / 221 Economy)
Frankfurt – Montreal (Beginning on July 3)
Frankfurt – Nagoya (On June 3 will change to 30 Business / 28 Premium Economy / 221 Economy)
Frankfurt – Nanjing
Frankfurt – Philadelphia (Beginning on April 29)
Frankfurt – Shenyang
For A340-300s that are based in Dusseldorf, they will switch on May 4 from 42 Business / 225 Economy to 42 Business / 28 Premium Economy / 181 Economy seats on the following routes:
Dusseldorf – Chicago
Dusseldorf – Newark
A340-600:
Turning to the A340-600s in the fleet, several changes are in store for the routes they fly:
Beginning on May 14, A340-600 flying on the following routes will change from 8 First Class / 56 Business Class / 217 Economy to 8 First Class / 44 Business Class / 245 Economy Class seats. Then on June 15 the cabin configuration will change to 8 First / 44 Business / 32 Premium Economy / 213 Economy seats:
Munich – Boston
Munich – Chicago
The A340-600 will debut a 4 class cabin (8 First / 44 Business / 32 Premium Economy / 213 Economy seats) on May 12 for the following routes:
Munich – Beijing
Munich – Los Angeles
Munich – Mexico City
Munich – Newark
Munich – San Francisco
Munich – Sao Paulo
Beginning on July 27 the same cabin configuration will debut on:
Munich – New York (JFK)
Beginning on August 20 the same cabin configuration will debut on:
Frankfurt – Bogota
Frankfurt – Detroit
Frankfurt – Tehran
For certain Premium Economy Routes that are scheduled to start in January from Munich, there will be a minor cabin layout adjustment. Initially these A340-600s will be configured with 8 First / 56 Business / 28 Premium Economy / 189 Economy seats. The cabin layout on the following routes will change to 8 First / 44 Business / 32 Premium Economy / 213 Economy seats:
Munich – Tokyo (HND) beginning on March 29
Munich – Hong Kong beginning on May 14
Munich – Seoul(ICN) beginning on May 14
Munich – Shanghai beginning on May 14
A330-300:
The A330 – 300 seating chart will change on May 1 from 8 First / 48 Business 161 Economy seats to 8 First / 36 Business / 193 Economy seats for the following routes.
Munich – Boston (Until May 15 when a 3 class A340-600 take over, followed by a 4 class A340 on June 15)
Munich – Charlotte
Munich – Dubai
Munich – Mumbai
Munich – New York JFK
Munich – Riyadh
Munich – Toronto
Munich – Vancouver (beginning May 14)
Munich – Washington Dulles
I know that this is a lot of information to digest, so in the event that you need more details or a deeper explanation of the changes and how they may impact your travels, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
