by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 23, 2015 | Fare Sale, Featured, First Class, First Class Terminal, Lufthansa, Swiss |
A few days ago I posted info about a Business Class fare sale going on until the end of the month. I now follow up with the First Class version.
For another week, Passengers can book First Class travel to Europe starting in the low $5000 area. The best deal seems to be Boston – Brussels for only $5200 while most other east coast departures range in the $5400-6200 area. For midwest and west coast departures, expect fares to range between $6000 and $7000.
The rules are similar to the Business Class sale in that tickets must be purchased by August 31 and travel must take place over the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. Departures must take place between November 21 and 27 while return flights must take place between November 26 and December 2. Weekend departures may carry a small surcharge.
Most importantly, pay attention to the carriers that will be operating your flights.
For this sale, eligible carriers include United, Brussels, Air Canada, SWISS, Austrian and Lufthansa. Out of these, only Lufthansa, SWISS and United offer a ‘true’ First Class cabin.
Obviously my recommendation is to choose Lufthansa or SWISS for the superior product, not to mention the fact that flying LH or LX will gain you access to the First Class Lounges and Frankfurt’s First Class Terminal.
Don’t forget to get your duck!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 21, 2015 | Business Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa’s current Business Class sale for travel between the US and Europe comes to an end on August 31.
This particular fare sale covers travel over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and makes it the perfect opportunity to take advantage if you’re thinking of visiting the Christmas Markets in Europe.
There are some good deals out there for this one. For example, fares between New York and Frankfurt are only $2100. While most East Coast gateways to Europe run between $2200 and $2800. Mid West and West Coast departures range from the mid $2500 to low $3000 area. The fares are booking into ‘P’ or ‘Business Basic’ fare category. For most frequent flyer accounts this means 100% earning rates.
This fare sale is available for departures between November 21 and 27, and return flights between November 26 and December 2. Tickets must be purchased 60 days prior to departure.
As with any LH fare sale, flights can be operated by other LH Group Airlines, Air Canada or United so be mindful when booking your flights. The miles you earn for a flight are determined by the airline you are flying, so you earning rates may vary. If in doubt, please ask and I can clarify where your best earning options would be.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 18, 2015 | Featured, Ju52, Lufthansa |
In case you missed or forgot my post from a few days ago, let this serve as a reminder.
Lufthansa will for the first time be broadcasting live from aboard a touring flight of their Junkers Ju52. This event is scheduled to begin at 8:30 CET which translates into a 2:30a start on the east coast, 11:30p on the west coast. The flight is scheduled to depart 30 minutes after the beginning of the broadcast.
To take part in the event, please use this link to connect to the broadcast.
To learn more about this fantastic piece of history, including her schedule please click here. You can book you very own ‘JUnique’ Memory!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 15, 2015 | Featured, Ju52, Lufthansa, On Board Experience |
On August 18, Lufthansa for the first time ever will broadcast live from aboard a flight on the beloved and revered Junkers Ju52, affectionately known as ‘Tante Ju’, or ‘Aunt Ju’.
In order to watch you’ll need to use this Facebook link that will contain the broadcast. As it stands now, it is scheduled to begin at 8:30a Central European Time, which makes it a 2:30a start time on the East Coast in the USA. The flight is scheduled to depart at 9:00a CET, conditions permitting.
I assume there will be a video archive of the even but I think the ‘wow factor’ will be to watch it live as it happens.
I had my chance at a flight last year in Hamburg, but the only 20 minute thunderstorm of an otherwise perfectly sunny day ruined those plans as the flight was canceled and later flights were already booked up.
Considering most people will never get a chance to fly aboard her due to her limited schedule, this simulcast may be the next best thing.
To learn more about this fantastic piece of history, including her schedule please click here. You can book you very own ‘JUnique Memory!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 11, 2015 | 747-8i, Featured, Lufthansa |
In case you missed it, last week was a week to forget for Lufthansa’s D-ABYA, their first 747-8i that entered service back on June 1, 2012.
On 2 separate occasions, ‘Brandi’ had to make unscheduled landings due to smoke/fire alarms in the nose gear bay being triggered. When fire alarms go off, the plane has to land ASAP. No questions, no debate and if not possible, no fuel dump.
The first incident took place only a few minutes into her flight on Tuesday August 4 from Frankfurt to Rio de Janeiro. She returned safely shortly after take off and passengers were booked on later flights to Rio.
Then on August 7, while enroute from Frankfurt to New York (JFK), she was forced to land in Manchester, England for the same reason. ‘YA’ spent the night in MAN and flew back with her passengers to FRA the next day. Passengers were accommodated at local hotels in MAN and then rebooked on flights to get them to NYC after returning to FRA.
Thanks to a few well placed sources (FlyerTalk’s Oliver2002 for example), the reason behind these false alarms has been discovered. Apparently Frankfurt’s ground crews had jammed a tow bar in the nose gear of D-ABYA and in the process of freeing it damaged the smoke and fire sensors.
The problem has been identified and resolved. Fortunately it had nothing to do with the aircraft itself or its reliability but rather with a ground handler that should have paid better attention to what they were doing around a 350 million dollar aircraft!
