by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 10, 2016 | Ducks, Euro 2016, Featured, First Class, Lounges, Lufthansa |
To celebrate Euro 2016, Lufthansa’s First Class Services has introduced a limited edition ‘First Class Duck’.
The duck is available to First Class passengers who visit the First Class Terminal or the First Class Lounges at Frankfurt Airport during the Euro 2016 tournament (June 10 – July 10).
Keep in mind that there is a limited supply of these ducks, so once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Make sure to coordinate your travels to get one of these limited edition gems!
To see the other ducks in the Lufthansa First Class collection, please visit the registry.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 7, 2016 | A380, Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements |
Lufthansa announced today that it will temporarily reduce service between Frankfurt and Shanghai during the month of August.
Specifically, flight LH732 from Frankfurt and LH733 from Shanghai will not operate between August 1 and August 28. This service is the one flown by the 747-400 aircraft.
The remaining Frankfurt/Shanghai flights, LH728 and LH729 (operated by the A380) are not affected by this announcement.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 7, 2016 | Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa, Swiss |
No doubt that Turkish tourism is suffering and load factors are down, but for those of you with a desire to see Istanbul, this may be a great opportunity. I’ve been there a few times, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it on every visit!
In reviewing fares, I found several options available between certain US gateways and Istanbul that can be booked for as low as $450 (San Francisco – Istanbul on SWISS) if you travel between September and March and stay at least 7 days. Istanbul fares from other US gateways range between $500 and $600. The East coast of the USA prices in the low to mid $500 range, the Midwest comes in around $550-$600.
There’s no published end to the fare sale so it is probably just a matter of inventory control that will determine when fares start to go back to normal. But for now, these are really worth taking advantage of.
Pay attention when booking your flights as they can be operated by Lufthansa, SWISS, United, or Air Canada.
If you’re going to fly Economy, your best bet would be to book an LH flight since you can bid to upgrade to Premium Economy for $200-300 per long-haul segment or pay about the same amount and upgrade once you board your flight if Premium Economy seats are available. If you upgrade the entire trip, you’ll still be able to get to IST and back for about $1000. Not bad!
To see the best ‘Matrix’ of fares, I suggest using Google.com/flights – it lays out all of your options and gives you fares for 2 months out on one screen.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 3, 2016 | Featured, Lufthansa, Voucher |
Lufthansa is offering passengers the opportunity to claim a €20 voucher good towards any booking made on Lufthansa.com for travel that originates in Germany. The voucher is valid for travel anywhere in Lufthansa’s network as long as the flights are operated by Lufthansa or Lufthansa City Line and you start your travels in Germany.
The voucher is available for bookings made between now and June 5. Travel must take place between June 3 and October 31, 2016.
To register and download your voucher, please use this link.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 2, 2016 | Corporate, Featured, Frankfurt, Industry News, Lufthansa |
Apparently Venezuela is not the only country who doesn’t understand how to play well with others……
According to reliable sources within Lufthansa, it appears that Nigeria is another country where LH is having trouble repatriating ticket revenue due to unreasonable currency regulations. In Nigeria’s, $20 million is held captive there and Lufthansa has no way to bring the revenue out of Nigeria.
It may not be as dramatic as the $100+ million held by Venezuela, but it’s certainly a serious amount. So much so, that according to LH, if the number approaches $30 million over the coming months, LH will be forced to suspend operations to their 3 destinations in Nigeria. Currently LH services Lagos, Abuja (as technical stop), and Port Harcourt daily from Frankfurt.
Based on the information that I’ve read, it looks as though the airline industry as a whole has nearly $600 million stuck in Nigeria with no way to bring the money home to their balance sheets.
Related: Lufthansa Cancels Venezuela Service
Lufthansa owed over $100mm by Venezuela
