LUFTHANSA Offering £10 Voucher To Mark Royal Wedding…..But Hurry, 2 Days Only!

LUFTHANSA Offering £10 Voucher To Mark Royal Wedding…..But Hurry, 2 Days Only!

To celebrate this weekend’s royal wedding, Lufthansa is offering passengers a £10 voucher for tickets booked out of the UK.

The code is only valid for bookings made between May 18th and May 20.

Trave must take place between June 20 and September 1, 2018 and flights must be operated by Lufthansa or Lufthansa regional carriers.

The code is Z2NDJGCGKKBJ and should be entered in the Promotion / Coupon code area when booking your ticket
 
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LUFTHANSA Rolls Out Long Haul Business Class Enhancements

LUFTHANSA Rolls Out Long Haul Business Class Enhancements

Though announced in February during the unveiling of the new livery in Frankfurt, Lufthansa has launched a few very nice upgrades to the Business Class experience.

The changes affect long haul flights scheduled for flight times of 10 hours 30 minutes or longer and primarily focus on providing passengers with a comfortable rest.

What leads the changes is the addition of a high quality mattress ‘topper’ that has been custom designed for a business class seat.   The mattress is manufactured by German Mattress specialist ‘Paradies’.  This mattress will simply slip over the seat once a passenger decides to count a few Z’s during the flight.    To compliment the mattress, a larger pillow and blanket will also be provided.

For flights that take place during overnight hours, business class passengers will also receive a sleep shirt made by Van Laack.   For those of you who fly LH in the front of the plane, you’ll recognize the name since they also make quite a bit of the First Class pajamas.

These upgrades are already available on qualifying flights (10.5 hours or longer) to the Americas and Africa.   Flights to Asia will see the upgrades in June, while the rest of the long haul network with qualifying flights will see the enhancements by Fall.

 

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LUFTHANSA Unveils Update Of New Livery…..But No Decision On Final Version Has Been Made

LUFTHANSA Unveils Update Of New Livery…..But No Decision On Final Version Has Been Made

According to Lufthansa, the 747-400 that landed in Frankfurt yesterday after spending a few weeks in a paint shop is sporting a slightly new look as compared to the new livery released a few months ago.

You may recall that Lufthansa walked back its decision on the new livery after realizing that the blue used in the design was too dark in some environments.

The newly painted D-ABVM flew to Toronto today after rejoining the fleet sporting the new look.    Not only is the Blue of a different tint, the Crane on the tail was enlarged to help identify the airline from a distance.

 

Lufthansa released the following video showing ‘VM’s arrival in FRA:

 

Lufthansa did say that this is not necessarily the final version of the new livery, but rather a test sample to see how the aircraft looks under a variety of ‘real world’ environments.

 

Related: Lufthansa Unveils New Look
 

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LUFTHANSA Group Approves Substantial Aircraft Order

LUFTHANSA Group Approves Substantial Aircraft Order

Earlier today, the Supervisory Board for Lufthansa Group approved a 2.1 billion Euro proposal to add 16 new aircraft to the group’s fleet.

Specifically, SWISS will be adding 2 777-300ER aircraft in the first half of 2020 (and hopefully use them to replace the woeful antique currently flying between ZRH & JNB but I digress).    Lufthansa Cargo will receive 2 777 Freighters that will be used to retire 2 of their MD11 workhorses.

In addition to the long haul addition, the board also signed off on the purchase of 12 A320 aircraft.  This includes the conversion of 6 optioned aircraft into firm orders that will be delivered in 2022.   According to the press release 6 of these may be A320CEO (Current Engine Option) due to delivery delays with the A320NEO (New Engine Option).

 

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LUFTHANSA Business Class Sale Ex-Italy and France To The World

LUFTHANSA Business Class Sale Ex-Italy and France To The World

Lufthansa has discounted several destinations around the world during a Business Class fare sale targeting departures from Italy and France (There may be other European countries involved, but I didn’t see it).

The most attractive pricing appears to be to Asia with most fares from France or Italy ranging between €1900 and €2200.    Latin America is also attractively priced in the same price range and South America can be reached for about €2300 to €2500.     USA and Canadian destinations begin at €2900 and work their way up from there.

It looks as though the fares are available for travel between now and October, but the lowest prices are to be found for departures and return flights taking place mid-week during this period.   A six night stay is also part of the terms for this sale.
 
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