by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 8, 2015 | Airports, Featured, Strike |
The union that represents airport workers in Germany has called for a strike that will impact certain airports tomorrow, February 9.
Specifically, security workers will walk off the job at Hamburg, Stuttgart and Hannover which will in turn create long delays at security and cargo screening checkpoints at these airports.
Thus far, Lufthansa has cancelled 18 domestic flights due to tomorrow’s strike but has not yet posted anything on their ‘Flight Status’ web page regarding the strike. You can check here to see if your flight for tomorrow is affected.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 5, 2015 | Eurowings, Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements |
Lufthansa today has introduced a new destination set to serve Central & Latin America.
Beginning November 16, 2015, LH will begin flying to Panama City, Panama 5 days a week. As it stands now, the route will be flown throughout the year.
This expansion plays well into LH’s goal of a deeper presence in the Americas, especially Central and South. With the addition of ‘PTY’, Lufthansa will be able to leverage the ‘route map’ that fellow Star Alliance member COPA has in the region. With COPA’s 50 destinations, LH has opened a significant new opportunity for passengers.
The route will be flown by a 3 class A340-300 aircraft (Business / Premium Economy / Economy) that can carry upwards of 298 passengers. The aircraft will have FlyNet internet connectivity.
The flight details:
LH 484 will depart Frankfurt on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday at 10:15a (Local FRA time) and arrive in Panama City (PTY) at 4:40p (Local PTY time). The flight is scheduled for 12 hours 25 minutes.
LH 485 will depart Panama City at 6:45p (Local Time) and arrive in Frankfurt at 11:35a the following morning.
According to LH, reservations are already open for this route and can be booked for as little as €799 for a round-trip ticket.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 4, 2015 | Business Class, Featured, Fleet Update, Lufthansa |
Each month Lufthansa updates the status of their Business Class retrofit progress across the long haul fleet. This month’s update confirms that 64 long-haul aircraft now feature the new Business Class cabin. That means that 6 additional aircraft now sport the new Business Class Cabin as compared to their January update. The aircraft registration codes that are highlighted in green represent the 6 aircraft.
Here is the breakdown by Aircraft type and then by specific aircraft:
Airbus A330: D-AIKP, D-AIKQ, D-AIKR, D-AIKS (These 4 planes were line-fit meaning that they were delivered by Airbus with the seats installed). D-AIKD, D-AIKE, D-AIKF, D-AIKG, D-AIKH, D-AIKI, D-AIKK, D-AIKM, D-AIKN have all been retrofit by Lufthansa Technik. This represents 68% of the A330 fleet.
Airbus A340-300: D-AIGM, D-AIGS, D-AIGO, D-AIGV, D-AIGT, D-AIGN, D-AIFE, D-AIGZ, D-AIFC, D-AIGX, D-AIGU, D-AIFF, D-AIGL, D-AIFD, D-AIGW (All Retrofit). This represents 88% of the A340-300 fleet.
Airbus A340-600: D-AIHE, D-AIHF, D-AIHK, D-AIHN, D-AIHQ, D-AIHR, D-AIHS, D-AIHV, D-AIHW, D-AIHX, D-AIHB (All Retrofit). This represents 46% of the A340-600 fleet.
Airbus A380: D-AIMK, D-AIML, D-AIMB, D-AIME, D-AIMJ, D-AIMC, D-AIMI, D-AIMG. MK and ML were line fit. This represents 66% of the A380 fleet.
Boeing 747-8i: All aircraft have the new Business Class. D-ABYR joined the fleet in January.
Boeing 747-400: D-ABVW (Retrofit). This represents 6% of the 747-400 Fleet, 1 out of 17 thus far.
If you have upcoming Business Class travel on Lufthansa, you can use this tool to determine if your flight will have an aircraft equipped with the new Business Class.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 3, 2015 | Featured, Lufthansa, Voucher |
To celebrate this ‘Hallmark Holiday’, Lufthansa is offering a voucher worth £15 off of travel booked on Lufthansa as long as reservations are made by Valentine’s Day – February 14.
The terms of the Vouchers are as follows:
Vouchers must be redeemed by February 14, 2015.
Travel must take place between February 1 and June 1, 2015.
Flights must be operated by Lufthansa (not valid on SWISS, Austrian, Brussels, germanwings).
Please use this link to claim your voucher
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jan 27, 2015 | Featured, History, Lufthansa |
January 27, 1994 marked the day that the first Airbus A321 joined Lufthansa’s fleet. Nicknamed ‘ Finkenwerder’, D-AIRA has been in service ever since and was the first of 63 A321s that would join the fleet over the last 21 years.
The initial order of 20 A321s was delivered between 1994 and 1998 with the last of the batch, D-AIRY, being in delivered on November 4, 1998. Since then, 43 additional A321s have joined the fleet and are all currently in service.
D-AIRA still in action 21 years after entering service……
