by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 1, 2016 | Featured, Istanbul, Route Announcements, Swiss, Zurich |
SWISS has announced that it will end service between Zurich and Istanbul beginning with the Winter 2016/17 timetable which is effective between October 30 and March 25.
The affected flights are:
LX1800 that was scheduled between Zurich and Istanbul on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays.
LX1804 that was scheduled between Zurich and Istanbul on Monday, Thursdays, Sundays.
LX1801 that was scheduled between Istanbul and Zurich on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays.
LX1805 that was scheduled between Istanbul and Zurich on Mondays, Thursdays, Sundays.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 28, 2016 | 777, Featured, Route Announcements, Swiss |
SWISS released a minor update to their timetable this morning that focuses on European destinations for their 777 from October 30 to February 15. The 777s flying around Europe will allow for the additional training of crew new to the aircraft type.
Zurich – Geneva beginning on October 30 will see the 777 2 days a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays. These flights will operate as LX2802 from Zurich and LX2807 from Geneva.
Zurich – Hanover beginning on October 30 will see the 777 8 times a week. Swiss flight LX816 (from Zurich) and LX817 (from Hanover) will operate everyday EXCEPT Mondays. Flight LX828 (from Zurich) and LX829 (from Hanover will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
Zurich – London Heathrow will see the 777 only once. LX318 from Zurich and LX319 from London will operate ONLY on February 11.
Zurich – Vienna beginning on October 30 will see the 777 2 times a week. LX1574 from Zurich and LX1575 from Vienna will operate on Sundays, while LX1582 (from Zurich) and LX1583 (from Vienna) will operate on Saturdays.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 24, 2016 | 747-8i, Featured, Munich, Route Announcements |
Lufthansa has announced that effective October 30, 2016, service between Munich and Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU) will be cancelled. The flight numbers for this route are LH504 (MUC-GRU) and LH505 (GRU-MUC).
Daily service between Frankfurt and ‘GRU’ aboard their 747-8i aircraft will continue as usual.
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 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.
