by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 28, 2015 | Business Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
Just a reminder that the Lufthansa Business Class Fare Sale that I mentioned back in January ends today! The sale is valid for travel during most of the summer and well into the fall.
Most fares between the East Coast and a variety of European destinations range from the low to mid $2000 range, while the central US and west coast ranges between $3000 and $4000. There are a few anomalies like Detroit-Rome which is pricing at $4400 but that is exception and not the rule for this sale.
The valid travel dates for this promo are as follows:
Departures must take place between June 25 and August 29, 2015.
Return Travel must take place between July 7 and November 29, 2015.
Fares are valid for Monday through Thursday travel. Weekends will incur a surcharge.
Be mindful when you book your tickets since the operating carrier can be Lufthansa, Austrian, SWISS, Brussels, Air Canada or United. My suggestion is to focus on the first 4 carriers that I mentioned. You won’t regret it!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 4, 2015 | Business Class, Featured, Fleet Update, Lufthansa |
Each month Lufthansa updates the status of their Business Class retrofit progress across the long haul fleet. This month’s update confirms that 64 long-haul aircraft now feature the new Business Class cabin. That means that 6 additional aircraft now sport the new Business Class Cabin as compared to their January update. The aircraft registration codes that are highlighted in green represent the 6 aircraft.
Here is the breakdown by Aircraft type and then by specific aircraft:
Airbus A330: D-AIKP, D-AIKQ, D-AIKR, D-AIKS (These 4 planes were line-fit meaning that they were delivered by Airbus with the seats installed). D-AIKD, D-AIKE, D-AIKF, D-AIKG, D-AIKH, D-AIKI, D-AIKK, D-AIKM, D-AIKN have all been retrofit by Lufthansa Technik. This represents 68% of the A330 fleet.
Airbus A340-300: D-AIGM, D-AIGS, D-AIGO, D-AIGV, D-AIGT, D-AIGN, D-AIFE, D-AIGZ, D-AIFC, D-AIGX, D-AIGU, D-AIFF, D-AIGL, D-AIFD, D-AIGW (All Retrofit). This represents 88% of the A340-300 fleet.
Airbus A340-600: D-AIHE, D-AIHF, D-AIHK, D-AIHN, D-AIHQ, D-AIHR, D-AIHS, D-AIHV, D-AIHW, D-AIHX, D-AIHB (All Retrofit). This represents 46% of the A340-600 fleet.
Airbus A380: D-AIMK, D-AIML, D-AIMB, D-AIME, D-AIMJ, D-AIMC, D-AIMI, D-AIMG. MK and ML were line fit. This represents 66% of the A380 fleet.
Boeing 747-8i: All aircraft have the new Business Class. D-ABYR joined the fleet in January.
Boeing 747-400: D-ABVW (Retrofit). This represents 6% of the 747-400 Fleet, 1 out of 17 thus far.
If you have upcoming Business Class travel on Lufthansa, you can use this tool to determine if your flight will have an aircraft equipped with the new Business Class.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jan 23, 2015 | Business Class, Contests, Featured, Swiss |
SWISS has joined with artist Gerry Hofstetter to bring a unique perspective to a variety of European cities. Using monuments around Europe as his ‘canvas’ and Eyes as his subject, he is attempting to convey a message of greater attentiveness to the things that surround us.
With this effort, SWISS is asking for your participation in the project and in return will award 6 lucky winners each with a pair of Business Class tickets for travel to Switzerland. The contest is open to residents of the US and Europe (except for those residing in France, Italy or the Republic of San Marino). To enter, all you have to do is take a ‘selfie’ of your eyes and upload it via the Contest Entry Page. Your ‘Eyefie’ will be used in a ‘Grand Finale’ exhibit in Zurich.
All submissions will be gathered and a random drawing will take place in April to award the 6 vouchers. The deadline for entering is Midnight, March 31, 2015 (Central Euro Time).
The terms and conditions are vague (as usual), but basically state that each winner will receive a voucher good for Biz class tickets from a USA gateway. The expiration of the vouchers is not clear, but don’t let that stop you from entering! The details can be sorted out later!
Click Here To Be Taken To The Contest’s Entry Page
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jan 7, 2015 | Austrian, Brussels, Business Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa is running an attractive Business Class fare sale through the rest of January for travel during the Summer between the US and Europe. This sale is a bit better than most Business Class sales with fares are as low as $2150 (NYC – Dusseldorf) .
Most fares between the East Coast and a variety of European destinations range from the low to mid $2000 range, while the central US and west coast ranges between $3000 and $4000. There are a few anomalies like Detroit-Rome which is pricing at $4400 but that is exception and not the rule for this sale.
The fare sale ends on January 30 and is valid for departures between June 25 and August 29. Return travel needs to take place between July 7 and November 29, creating a fairly large window of opportunity. The fare sale is valid for travel between Monday and Thursday. Weekend flights will incur a surcharge.
Be mindful when you book your tickets since the operating carrier can be Lufthansa, Austrian, SWISS, Brussels, Air Canada or United. My suggestion is to focus on the first 4 carriers that I mentioned. You won’t regret it!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jan 5, 2015 | Business Class, Frankfurt, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa began remodeling their Business Class check-in counters at Frankfurt Airport today. The work is expected to continue until the first part of March.
Passengers traveling in Business Class as well as Miles&More ‘Frequent Travelers’ can use the First Class check-in area located at counters 56-67 in Terminal 1, Hall A. In other words, at the east end of Terminal 1 or to your right when you walk into the airport. Senators of course continue to use the First Class check-in counters.
