by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 1, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa is running a quick fare sale that ends next Tuesday for travel from Germany to the USA. The sale covers certain North American destinations including Boston, New York, Washington DC, Las Vegas ,Seattle, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Mexico City.
Fares start at €499 for Boston. €529 for New York and reach to €679 for Mexico City (Plan correctly, and you can fly on the 747-8i which debuts in MEX in September!).
The fare sale ends August 6 and is valid for departures between November 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014. You must return between November 7, 2013 and June 30, 2014. Exclusion/Black out dates apply and are as follows: December 19 to December 22, 2013 and January 1 to January 6, 2014.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 30, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa is currently running a contest under their Jet Friends Children’s travel program that will award a lucky family 4 tickets to Europe. Normally contests require adults to be the contest entrants, but in this case the burden is placed on your children to deliver. An adult is still required to enter along with the child for legal purposes but the children are the ones who count.
The contest is Facebook based and requires a child to ASK or ANSWER an aviation related question. Entries need to be submitted on video via a link that is provided in the contest. Entries will be judged by the public, which will narrow down 10 finalists (5 finalists from answering questions / 5 finalists from asking questions) at which point a Lufthansa jury will decide the overall winner.
Here are the 6 questions that children have a choice of answering (only one question answered is required for entry):
The other way to enter is to have your child submit an aviation related question via video and then have their entry be voted upon by the public. If the public votes the entry as one of the top 5 questions, it will advance to the Lufthansa jury. Questions can be simple as “What makes clouds?” etc.
I’m sure Lufthansa is not looking for children to ask about the “Airspeed velocity of a European Swallow” -(yes that what a Monty Python plug….. ), so keep it simple and cute as you coach your kids! 🙂
The prizes are as follows:
Grand Prize Winner: 4 Economy Class tickets on Lufthansa from a USA Gateway to a destination in Europe served by Lufthansa.
Ten Finalists: Each of the 10 finalists as selected by the public will win a Lufthansa-themed Teddy Bear.
To learn more about JetFriends, Lufthansa’s dedicated program for young travelers, please visit their website at www.JetFriends.com.
The contest is open to US residents only. The entry deadline for the contest is August 9. The public voting period runs from August 12 to 16. Judging by Lufthansa will take place between August 17 and 21, with the Winner being announced on or about August 28. For more terms and conditions, please click here.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 26, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa has recently launched its mobile app for Windows Phone 8 users and is now available in the Windows ‘App’ Store.
With the new App, Lufthansa now has a custom app in place for each of the major mobile platforms including Google, Apple and Windows.
As with the other mobile versions, The Windows Phone 8 version takes advantage of the unique features of Phone 8 and allows users to receive real time flight status updates, the ability to look up flights in the the timetable, book flights directly through the app and to check in for their flights.
Links to the App:
ENGLISH VERSION
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by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 23, 2013 | Airlines |
The last 7 days saw several announcements from several Star Alliance carriers. 11 Carriers had announcements that ranged from minor frequency adjustments to new routes and route cancellations. Of all the announcements, perhaps the most significant one is TURKISH’s announcement of new service to Boston beginning in May 2014.
AIR CHINA:
Hohhet – Taipei effective August 1 will decrease from 3x/week to 2x/week.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – Honolulu effective June 24 will increase from 3x/week to 4x/week.
AVIANCA:
San Salvador – Chicago effective September 17 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
San Salvador – Chicago effective November 15 will increase from 4x/week to 1x/DAY.
San Salvador – Guatamala City – Chicago effective September 17 is CANCELED.
BRUSSELS:
Brussels – Washington effective October 27 will decrease from 5x/week to 4x/week.
Brussels – Washington effective between November 30 and January 11 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week (temporary/holiday seasonal).
COPA:
Panama City – Tampa effective December 16 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
ETHIOPIAN:
Addis Ababa – Abuja effective August 27 will increase from 5x/week to 1x/DAY.
LUFTHANSA:
Frankfurt – Rio de Janeiro effective January 13 to February 14 will be reduced from 1x/day to 5x/WEEK.
SOUTH AFRICAN:
Johannesburg – Dar es Salaam effective July 30 will increase from 11x/week to 12x/week.
THAI (Smile):
Bangkok – Changsha effective October 27 will begin 3x/week service (Replaces THAI service).
Bangkok – Chongqing effective October 27 will begin 3x/week service (Replaces THAI service).
Bangkok – Rome effective October 27 will be reduced from 5x/week to 4x/week.
TURKISH:
Istanbul-Boston effective May 12, 2014 will BEGIN 5x/week service.
Istanbul-Boston effective June 10, 2014 will increase from 5x/week to 1x/DAY.
UNITED:
Washington – Kuwait – Bahrain effective September 13 will be reduced from 1x/day to 4x/WEEK.
PREVIOUS STAR ALLIANCE ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 18, 2013 | Contests |
To mark the premier of Disney’s new film, “PLANES”, Lufthansa will be giving away 3 sets of Weekend Getaways to Disneyland Paris. Each of the 3 winners will receive 3-day tickets to Disneyland Paris for up to a family of 4 and airline tickets on Lufthansa within Europe along with 2 nights lodging. To enter the contest, please use think link. There are 6 games to play and complete, each giving you a chance to win the Grand Prize. Other prizes include Lufthansa gift packs based on the Movie.
In addition to this contest, passengers traveling on Lufthansa beginning on July 17 will experience other “PLANES” inspired themes. Children will be treated to unique catering and inflight experiences on board all geared to the movie. This will include a dedicated “PLANES” in flight magazine along with toys based on the movie’s Stars: Dusty, Heidi, Chupacabra, Bravo Echo, Ripslinger and Ishani.
Lufthansa has also launched a highly interactive website for children to visit which includes movie trailers, features on each of the stars, interactive games and a host of other entertaining items.
Also, Lufthansa will be the first airline to debut the film on it’s Inflight Entertainment System on October 1. The movie premiers in theaters on August 29.
