by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 17, 2013 | Airlines |
Ver.di, the German union that represents upwards of 33,000 Lufthansa employees , met with Lufthansa today and stated that LH’s offer was “unacceptable”
The union rejected LH’s latest good faith offer and suggested that additional strikes make be in the offing. The union has asked for a 5.2 percent raise and job security for its members. Lufthansa has countered with an offer of a 1.2% raise this year, and an additional .5% next year. At this point it seems like there is quite a gap between expectations and offers.
If you are traveling on Lufthansa in the coming week or 2, please be mindful that a strike can be announced at short notice and can potentially disrupt your travels. The union committed that it would communicate any strikes ahead of time, which usually means only a day or two of notice.
Typically these kind of strikes have their greatest impact on intra-German and intra-European flights and usually leave long haul flights untouched, though there is no guarantee that this would continue to be the case.
I’ll be traveling half way around the world next week on LH and am crossing fingers and toes that cooler heads prevail and that no strikes are called.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 10, 2013 | Airlines |
Since Lufthansa launched BLUE LEGENDS, I’ve had many USA based Blue Legend users email me voicing their disappointment that they could not participate actively when flying on non Lufthansa operated flights in the USA. In order to “Check In” for a flight on Blue Legends, a Lufthansa flight number is required. This included codeshare flight numbers for flights operated by United and US Airways.
To that end, I’ve been able to assemble a complete list of codeshare flight numbers that Lufthansa uses for flights operated by United and US Airways. I’ve made these lists available as dedicated pages on my website.
For United Operated Flights: “BLUE LEGENDS: Lufthansa Codeshare Flight Numbers For United Flights”
For US Airways Operated Flights: “BLUE LEGENDS: Lufthansa Codeshare Flight Numbers For US Airway Flights”
If you are unfamiliar with Blue Legends, I encourage you to visit the app’s website or read my post on Blue Legends.
There are a few things to keep in mind with these lists:
Lufthansa does not have a codeshare flight number for every United or US Airways operated flight.
Lufthansa updates their codeshare flight numbers monthly and I’ll update my list to reflect the changes (I’ll let you know when I’ve updated the pages)
The list only contains the LH codeshare flight number, origin and destination and does not contain departure or arrival time information. I’m working on adding that piece for future updates. For now I suggest you “Google” the LH codeshare flight number to make sure it corresponds to the actual flight you are on
If you have any questions or need help with Blue Legends, feel free to e-mail me or leave a comment on this post.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 9, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa Cargo has released a new ‘app’ to compliment it’s award winning ‘planet’ magazine The app takes the magazine to new levels with fantastic multimedia enhancements that provide insights into Lufthansa Cargo’s business as well as the Air Cargo industry in general. In their press release, LH Cargo’s Director of Communications, Matthias Eberle, added that “Our aim is to give customers a closer and more immediate experience of exciting developments at our Company”. The new app does a great job of delivering on that objective.
Courtesy: Lufthansa Cargo
If you are not familiar with Lufthansa Cargo’s multimedia efforts, I would strongly suggest that you visit their dedicated YouTube channel that has a great selection of videos of Lufthansa Cargo operations. Some of my favorites are the videos taken in the cockpit during flights to LH Cargo destinations. The YouTube channel is a ‘must-see’ if you are fan of aviation or an ‘avgeek’.
Additionally, they have a strong presence on Facebook with content that is usually updated daily. The content covers posts about unique Cargo, features on employees and stories about their destinations along with special features from their pilots.
Visit Lufthansa Cargo’s website for more information on ‘planet’ and for the appropriate links for the new app.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 8, 2013 | Airlines |
Yesterday I posted a story about the potential for a Warning Strike to be called on short notice by Ver.di, the union representing 33,000 Lufthansa Cabin Crew and Ground Workers. Today, the union released a statement that a warning strike WILL NOT be called between now and April 17 when Lufthansa and Ver.di are scheduled to meet to review Lufthansa’s latest proposal.
So at least for now it’s business as usual for Lufthansa and travel as usual for passengers. Should anything change, I’ll provide an updated post.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 4, 2013 | Airlines |
Lufthansa has unveiled a new partnership with Veterans Advantage that will provide members and their families a 5% discount off of all Lufthansa airfares. The benefit extends to US Active Military, Military Veterans, National Guard/Reserves and their members of their families who carry a Veterans Advantage “VetRewards” Card. If you would like to learn more about the Veterans Advantage program, please click here.
Lufthansa joins fellow Star Alliance member United Airlines in providing air fare discounts as a ‘thanks’ to those who put their lives on the line to protect ours.
When a member books travel that involves both Lufthansa and United, the member can take care of the booking all at once without having to shift between the Lufthansa and United program.
Lufthansa’s Vice President for The Americas, Juergen Siebenrock shared his thoughts on the new relationship — “With an everyday Veterans Advantage travel discount on destinations worldwide, we believe we have the perfect formula in doing something special for such a worthy group of travelers.”
For those of you who are members of Veterans Advantage, this new program can be found in the MEMBERS ONLY section of the Veterans Advantage website. Lufthansa has also made it easy for members to enroll in Miles & More which will help members further by providing for award travel opportunities with their accrued miles.
For those of you who are eligible for Veteran’s Advantage, you can enroll in a free 30-day trial by using this link: Veteran’s Advantage Trial Offer or you can use this Lufthansa based link as well.
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