by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 6, 2014 | Airlines, Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements |
After what was basically a ban on all airlines by the Indian Government/Civil Aviation Ministry restricting the use of large capacity airlines by foreign carriers, Lufthansa has receive permission to bring their A380s to India, specifically Delhi and Mumbai.
The ban on ultra large capacity airliners was put in place several years ago by India in an attempt to protect Indian airlines from losing passengers to foreign carriers who had the capability to bring large capacity aircraft to India.
Several months ago Lufthansa started to bring their 747-8i aircraft to India and now the A380 will start appearing in India as well. Beginning October 26, the A380 will begin flying from Frankfurt to Delhi and Mumbai on a daily basis.
Here is the specific flight info:
Frankfurt-Delhi:
Lufthansa LH760 will depart Frankfurt at 1:40p (CEST), arriving in Delhi the next morning at 1:30a.
Lufthansa LH761 will depart Delhi at 3:30a, arriving in Frankfurt at 7:20a (CEST).
Frankfurt-Mumbai:
Lufthansa LH756 will depart Frankfurt at 12:45p (CEST), arriving in Mumbai the next morning at 1:10a.
Lufthansa LH757 will depart Mumbai at 3:05a, arriving in Frankfurt at 7:20a (CEST).
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 4, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa |
In news out of Germany, Lufthansa is bracing for yet another strike action by the union representing the majority of their pilots. This one comes with only a few hours notice.
The strike will cover primarily domestic and European flights departing and arriving from Frankfurt between 5:00p and 11:00p (CEST) tomorrow, September 5. It looks like 200 flights are at risk of being canceled. According to LH, it looks like they will start canceling some flights with departures as early as 1:30p with a majority of flights being canceled that are scheduled for 4p or later.
If your travels involve Lufthansa within Germany or Europe tomorrow, please contact Lufthansa or your travel agent.
You can also visit Lufthansa.com, access your reservation through ‘My Bookings’ and you’ll be presented with your options for rebooking.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 2, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, Travel |
For those of you who did not have an opportunity to transit Munich during August, you missed Lufthansa’s special Exhibit that took passengers and visitors on a walk down memory lane.
The Exhibit, “Service Is Our Tradition”, explored nearly 60 years of Lufthansa’s commitment to its passengers. The exhibit comprised of 60 photos from Lufthansa’s archives that compared past and present scenes including moments captured in passenger cabins, airport operations and aircraft cockpits.
As you scroll through the photos you’ll notice that the Lufthansa took the archive photos and re-posed the same scene with current day surroundings for a side by side comparison.
The ‘Then & Now’ perspective goes a long way to show how LH has evolved over the last 60 years as far as equipment, technology and uniforms are concerned but also suggests the airline’s consistency over the years.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 29, 2014 | Airlines, Featured, Lufthansa |
This post is an important one for all of you United 1K and GS members who use or will use GPUs on Lufthansa!!!!!
Beginning on or about September 3, United will allow for the processing of GPUs electronically via their website. This was supposed to take effect August 1 but tech issues delayed the roll out.
How GPUs process will be DRAMATICALLY different from the current process. Currently, you would need to request a paper certificate that would be issued and mailed to you by United. You then present it to the LH check-in or gate agent and hope that they clear it for you on the day of your departure.
NOW FOR THE MAJOR CHANGE:
Effective September 3 (or thereabout), GPU based upgrades need to be requested electronically, and you will know if you clear within 90 seconds of submitting the request. If you are declined, you can request the upgrade again later, either the same day or the next day, etc. THERE WILL BE NO WAIT-LISTING. If you do not clear, you need to resubmit again, until the upgrade clears.
HERE IS THE KEY PIECE:
IF YOUR UPGRADE REQUEST DOES NOT CLEAR PRIOR TO 10 HOURS AHEAD OF YOUR DEPARTURE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE GPU TO UPGRADE FOR THE FLIGHT.
In other words, you will not be able to upgrade within 10 hours of your flight, which means no clearing potential at the gate. You will know if you cleared 10 hours before your flight, and have 0 chance to clear after that point.
If you have multiple segments that are GPU eligible on LH, you will have to do this for each segment individually and the 10 hour rule applies to each segment, not the start time of your itinerary.
This will apply to tickets booked either through United.com or Lufthansa.com.
It is recommended by United that if your travels are not happening in the next 2-4 weeks, to wait and process your GPU electronically instead of requesting a paper certificate.
This information came from a very friendly and knowledgable United Supervisor who answered my call at the United Star Alliance Award Desk this evening.
UNITED Mileage Plus members will be receiving an email detailing this new program on September 1 or 2.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 24, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa |
In the words of the immortal Yogi Berra, it’s ‘Deja Vu All Over Again’……
The union representing the majority of Lufthansa pilots has threatened the airline with what it calls an ‘imminent’ strike after breaking off talks with airline this weekend. Though they said that they will strike at any moment, they promised to give enough notice so that passengers would not be stranded at airports. So thoughtful.
Apparently the negotiations that have taken place over the 3-4 months after the last strike in April did not please the union so they are back at their typical antics. During the April version of the strike, the union actually lost support of the public that they usually enjoy during their tantrums. This will not help their public relations this time either since they are threatening to strike during the peak of the European vacation season that runs into mid-September.
If your travel over the next days and weeks involves Lufthansa-operated flights, please pay special attention to these developments as they will obviously impact your travel. I’ll provide updates as more information becomes available.
Couple this with the beginning of an Icelandic volcano eruption that threatens air travel, and we’re staring at an unfortunate ‘1-2 combination’ that promises to make things interesting.
