by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 5, 2012 | Airlines |
In a brief Press Release from Frankfurt, Lufthansa announced that their Supervisory Board has approved the development of a Premium Economy Cabin that will be installed throughout the entire long haul fleet (A330,A340, A380, B747-4 and B747-8i).
A focus group will begin developing the product at the beginning of 2013. This process will determine the exact nature of Premium Economy seating.
In the press release, Lufthansa indicated that it will take 2 years to develop the Premium Economy platform, and retrofitting will begin at that point.
As with any Premium Economy product, expect it’s pricing to fall between Business and standard Economy class.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 5, 2012 | Airlines |
Speaking yesterday in Frankfurt, Lufthansa Cargo’s Board Member Andreas Otto shared his insights on 2012 as well as a look forward to 2013.
In his comments, Herr Otto suggested that Lufthansa Cargo will end the year with a profit. Lufthansa Cargo has already recognized a €66 million operating profit for the first 3 quarters of 2012. He cited a challenging environment in Europe that prevented better performance including the Night Flight Ban in place at Frankfurt am Main has cost Lufthansa Cargo €40 million in additional revenue for 2012.
Additionally, Lufthansa Cargo expects to transport approximately 1.7 million tons of cargo during 2012, split evenly between it’s own fleet and Lufthansa’s passenger aircraft.
Looking forward, Lufthansa Cargo will take delivery of 2 777 Freighters sometime in Q4 of 2013, with 2 more in 2014, and 1 in 2015. They have an option for 5 more 777F’s beyond the initial order.
Otto also stated that cargo capacity will be maintained at currently levels at least through the 1st quarter of 2013. Lufthansa Cargo expects their business to see modest improvement in 2013, growing by 2 to 3%. They are also optimistic about 2014 as economic conditions around the world are expected to improve further.
In all, Lufthansa Cargo has maintained it’s place as Europe’s largest Air Cargo operator, and was among the very few air cargo companies in Europe that recognized a profitable 2012.
Source: Reuters
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 30, 2012 | Airlines |
Lufthansa has released a brief update on it’s FlyNet in-flight broadband/WiFi system.
On it’s second anniversary, FlyNet is now installed on 80 aircraft and expectations are that by mid-December FlyNet will be available on all long haul flights (Except for flights operating over China and South Africa). According to Lufthansa, they have the largest fleet of long haul aircraft with broadband connectivity.
Lufthansa also indicated that any new 747-8i’s that join the fleet beginning next March will have FlyNet functioning on board. The 747-8i’s up til now are equipped for FlyNet, but have not been using it due in part to testing and FAA certification requirements.
To learn more about FlyNet, please visit Lufthansa’s FlyNet webpage.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 28, 2012 | Airlines |
To celebrate the Holidays, beginning on December 1 Lufthansa will launch their “Christmas List” contest on their Facebook page that will give away 13 fantastic prizes.
The contest will require visiting their Facebook site each day in order to complete a “Christmas List”. The list will actually be a jig-saw puzzle that will be assembled through pieces that are earned for each visit. The prizes themselves will comprise the jigsaw puzzles so when you complete a puzzle you will be entered to win that prize.
The difficulty of the puzzle will depend on the value of the gift. The higher the value of the gift, the more complex the puzzle.
Each person will be given one Christmas List and can earn an additional 3 Christmas Lists by inviting their “Facebook Friends” to join the contest. The objective there is to obviously earn more entries by referring others to the contest.
Information at the moment is limited, and the contest is not yet published on their Facebook page. The contest will run from December 1 to December 24 and based on the terms and conditions, will be open to everyone regardless of country of residence.
The list of prizes for this contest is impressive:
2 Roundtrip Intercontinental Tickets
50,000 Miles & More Miles
Apple iPad (64GB/Black)
Lufthansa Airlight Multiwheel XL+ Suitcase
Fujifilm Finepix XP150 Digi-cam
Bric’s Life Holdall
Lufthansa Radar Watch
Wenger Patriot 2 Laptop Trolley Case
Sennheiser HD 218i Headphones
Philips LivingColors Bloom Color Changing Lamp
Deuter ACT Trail 28 backpack
Airbus A380-800 Model (1:200 scale)
Titan Trolley Case
Most of these prizes are in the Worldshop Catalog if you’d like to take a closer look at them.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 23, 2012 | Airlines |
Lufthansa will be offering it’s own version of a Cyber Monday deal this on Monday, November 26. The deal will be a €30 voucher that can be used for booking travel on Monday, November 26 on Lufthansa.com. The offer as described, is being made available to most European markets and the vouchers will be valid on any Lufthansa operated flight. The voucher is valid on fares in any class, and can be redeemed for travel occurring between January 15 and March 15, 2013.
No other details are available at the moment. Lufthansa will have the promotion code promo reflected on their website, www.Lufthansa.com, on Monday morning.
If you were considering booking travel on Lufthansa over the coming days, you may want to wait for the voucher promotion!
