by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 26, 2016 | BREXIT, Featured, Industry News, Lufthansa, Passenger Experience |
Of course there are other more important issues that revolve around the UK’s decision to secede from the EU, but LH’s CEO has offered his perspective on BREXIT’s impact on the Lufthansa Group.
Carsten Spohr, CEO of the Lufthansa Group has voiced his confidence that the group will see minimal impact to it’s bottom line once the British split from the EU is complete. Considering LH’s total sales, the UK comprises only 5% of revenue to LH’s top line.
As it stands now, LH group flies over 7 million passengers between mainland Europe and the UK each year with half of that traffic involving Frankfurt or Munich. London Heathrow itself sees over 350 LH Group departures each week.
What may change things once the split is complete is the amount of demand that the UK will have for LH flights. As it stands now, with the open travel policy between EU states, it’s easy to move from country to country without much effort and European Airlines are the direct beneficiary of this freedom. However, should border and immigration controls be reinstated, the desire for Europeans to visit the UK and vice versa, may change noticeably.
We can hope that intelligent heads prevail and that travel will remain largely unaffected with the new look to the EU. But that may be wishful thinking…..not too many intelligent heads seem to be around.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 18, 2016 | Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
As part of a fare war that has involved travel to Europe from Washington DC, Lufthansa has launched their salvo with what I think are the lowest fares I’ve ever seen between Washington and Germany.
Specifically, you can book tickets for as low as $550 between Washington DC and Frankfurt for travel taking place between mid September through the end of October. For travel that takes you into November, the fare is only a few dollars higher at $605.
Deals to Munich are similar and begin at $560 and reach about $590 depending on the dates of travel between September and November.
Since this is not an official fare sale, there is no deadline for the fare. They’ll simply go away once the fare war subsides.
Keep in mind that any Economy Fare class booked on Lufthansa flights is eligible for Premium Economy upgrade bids. You can take a $550 fare, bid $150-200 each way and wind up having a Premium Economy seat with all the ‘spoils’ for under $1000!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 15, 2016 | 737, Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements |
Lufthansa has published the final operating date for the 737 for each city that it serves. The dates range from the middle of July all way through to the end of October. If you’re an ‘avgeek’ or collector of interesting and nostalgic flights, this list should be useful to planning any remaining 737 ‘experiences’. In case you missed my earlier piece on the 737’s retirement, you can get caught up here.
The date after the city pair is the last date that Lufthansa will be operating the 737 on that particular route (sorted by end date).
Frankfurt – Bydgoszcz: July 18
Frankfurt – Copenhagen: August 5
Frankfurt – Birmingham: August 8
Frankfurt – Nice: August 14
Frankfurt – Warsaw: August 19
Frankfurt – Marseille: August 24
Frankfurt – Toulouse: August 26
Frankfurt – Krakow: August 27
Frankfurt – Manchester: August 27
Frankfurt – Paris (CDG): August 29
Frankfurt – Dresden: August 30
Frankfurt – Tirana: August 31
Frankfurt – Friedrichshafen: September 5
Frankfurt – London (LHR): September 5
Frankfurt – Bremen: September 7
Frankfurt – Venice: September 7
Frankfurt – Brussels: September 8
Frankfurt – Amsterdam: September 10
Frankfurt – Gothenburg: September 11
Frankfurt – Billund: September 12
Frankfurt – Milan Linate: September 12
Frankfurt – Milan Malpensa: September 5
Frankfurt – Lyon: September 30
Frankfurt – Bologna: October 29
Frankfurt – Geneva: October 29
Frankfurt – Hanover: October 29
Frankfurt – Katowice: October 29
Frankfurt – Leipzig: October 29
Frankfurt – Nuremburg: October 29
Frankfurt – Prague: October 29
Frankfurt – Stuttgart: October 29
Frankfurt – Zurich: October 29
H/T: AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 12, 2016 | 737, Austrian, Featured, Fleet Update, Lufthansa, Swiss, Technik |
Last week Lufthansa revealed their plans to retire the last of their Boeing 737s that are still in service. If plans go to form, the last 737 will be removed from the fleet in October of this year, marking the end of a 48 year era. Over these 48 years, 155 737s have been in the LH fleet and 7 still serve today. Lufthansa first began using the 737 back on February 10, 1968.
This announcement is part of a larger strategy that has the Lufthansa Group retiring their aging aircraft. SWISS and Austrian are also in the midst of retiring some of their vintage birds including the Fokker family by Austrian and the Avro Regional Jet by SWISS.
As these birds are retired, they’ll be replaced by new and far more efficient Airbus narrow body aircraft helping improve the passenger experience on short and medium haul routes.
I had the chance to witness the retirement of one of these 737s when D-ABIB was brought to Lufthansa Technik Component Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For an avgeek, it’s a bit of a bittersweet moment to see an aircraft taken out of the fleet.
D-ABIB shortly after arriving in Tulsa for her retirement….
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 11, 2016 | Euro 2016, Featured, FlyNet, Lufthansa, Voucher |
During the Euro 2016 tournament, Lufthansa will make it easier for you to keep track of your favorite teams and watch your favorite matches even when aboard a long haul flight operated by Lufthansa.
The voucher is valid for 4 hours during a flight and is available for use 1 time per booking between June 10 and July 10, coinciding with the Euro 2016 tournament.
To access the voucher, you need to book your flight on Lufthansa.com. When you complete your booking, you’ll receive your voucher code in your booking confirmation email.
Then, when you are on board:
1. From your WiFi enabled device, select Lufthansa WIFI as your connection
2. Go online and select the Deutsche Telekom hotspot.
3. Click ‘Go Online’ and enter your voucher code.
4. Enjoy 4 hours of Free FlyNet.
