by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 20, 2015 | Austrian, Brussels, Business Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa, Swiss |
LUFTHANSA’s current Business Class fare sale covers travel to Europe between late November and early December and is time perfectly for the opening of the Christmas Market season.
As most of you know, Cities, Towns, and Villages throughout Europe show their Christmas spirit by converting their Plazas and Squares into places where you can enjoy local crafts, great food and mulled wine. It’s one of my favorite times of year to be in Europe.
The fare sale shows fares as LOW as $2300 between New York and Frankfurt. Other east coast departures range between $2300 and $2800 to a variety of German cities. West coast fares start in the low $3000 range. Fares to European cities within LH’s network start in the low $3000s and range up to about $3700.
In past sales, the prices were valid for travel throughout most of November and December, however in the case of this fare, the travel period is only a week long.
Departures must take place between November 21 and November 27, while return travel must take place between November 26 and December 2 and tickets must be purchased 60 days in advance of your departure. The sale ends on September 28.
Pay attention when booking your ticket. Lufthansa, Air Canada, United, SWISS, Austrian and Brussels are all eligible to operate your flights and the miles you earn can vary depending on which airline you fly.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 13, 2015 | 777, Business Class, Featured, First Class Terminal, Lounges, Lufthansa, Swiss |
Last week during an awards ceremony in Sardinia, Lufthansa and SWISS were acknowledged for providing ‘best in class’ passenger experiences.
SWISS was recognized for having the best Business Class product of any European airline. This included both SWISS’ European business class as well as long-haul service.
Lufthansa took home awards for ‘Europe’s Leading Airline’ as well as ‘Europe’s Leading Airport Lounges’. The lounge award was specific to their lounges in Frankfurt. Hard to compete against them when you have the First Class Terminal and First Class Lounges providing outstanding passenger experiences.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 1, 2015 | Business Class, Featured, Fleet Update, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa has updated their roster concerning the retrofit of the new Business Class cabin aboard their long haul aircraft, and it looks as though we are down to the final 2 birds.
Both aircraft are Airbus A340-600s, specifically ‘D-AIHT’ and ‘D-AIHP’, and are expected to have their retrofit completed this month.
In all, Lufthansa will have 107 aircraft sporting the new long haul Business Class when the retrofit project is complete. This group is comprised of 13 747-400, 14 A380, 42 A340, 19 A330 and 19 747-8i aircraft.
No information was available for the 747-800….. 😉
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 21, 2015 | Business Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa’s current Business Class sale for travel between the US and Europe comes to an end on August 31.
This particular fare sale covers travel over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and makes it the perfect opportunity to take advantage if you’re thinking of visiting the Christmas Markets in Europe.
There are some good deals out there for this one. For example, fares between New York and Frankfurt are only $2100. While most East Coast gateways to Europe run between $2200 and $2800. Mid West and West Coast departures range from the mid $2500 to low $3000 area. The fares are booking into ‘P’ or ‘Business Basic’ fare category. For most frequent flyer accounts this means 100% earning rates.
This fare sale is available for departures between November 21 and 27, and return flights between November 26 and December 2. Tickets must be purchased 60 days prior to departure.
As with any LH fare sale, flights can be operated by other LH Group Airlines, Air Canada or United so be mindful when booking your flights. The miles you earn for a flight are determined by the airline you are flying, so you earning rates may vary. If in doubt, please ask and I can clarify where your best earning options would be.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 2, 2015 | Business Class, Featured, Lufthansa, Passenger Experience |
Lufthansa has announced that it will take their ‘Business Class Signature Service’ from pilot program to standard product across most of their long-haul footprint.
For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, passengers who travel in Business Class will now experience a restaurant-like experience and have a dedicated flight attendant that will look after them. A flight attendant will be responsible for a group of 8-12 passengers instead of floating around the entire cabin. Lufthansa hopes that this focus will provide passengers a more personalized experience during their flight.
Most passengers can expect a different experience with ‘Business Class Signature Service’
The new program will roll out in 3 segments.
Beginning on August 1, passengers flying aboard A380 aircraft to New York (JFK), Miami, Houston, Delhi, Johannesburg, Beijing, Seoul, San Francisco, Shanghai and Los Angeles will see the ‘Signature Service’.
On October 1, ‘Signature Service’ will begin on 747-400 and 747-8i aircraft.
On October 25, the A340 fleet will see the new program. It appears that the A330 is not part of the rollout, perhaps due to the fact that it is a smaller aircraft.
Lufthansa has conducted 130 trial flights and has trained over 4,500 flight attendants in advance of this rollout.
