by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 18, 2015 | Eurowings, Featured, Route Announcements |
LUFTHANSA’s Eurowings unit has announced an expansion of their timetable to USA for 2016.
Beginning in May, passengers will be able to enjoy direct service from Cologne to Miami, Las Vegas, and Boston.
Eurowings had originally planned to serve Ft. Lauderdale, but has now has revised their plan to serve Miami instead.
Here is the flight information for each new route:
Cologne – Boston will begin on May 4, with 3 flights per week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Flight EW186 (LH5404) will depart Cologne at 1:40p and arrive in Boston at 3:45p.
Flight EW187 (LH5405) will depart Boston at 5:30p and arrive in Cologne at 6:55a the next day.
Cologne – Las Vegas will begin on May 4, with 2 flights per week (Tuesdays and Saturdays).
Flight EW174 (LH5332) will depart Cologne at 11:15a and arrive in Las Vegas at 2:00p.
Flight EW175 (LH5333) will depart Las Vegas at 3:45p and arrive in Cologne at 11:30a the next day.
Cologne – Miami will begin on May 1, with 3 flights per week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays).
Flight EW182 (LH5402) will depart Cologne at 11:40a and arrive in Miami at 4:10p.
Flight EW183 (LH5403) will depart Miami at 5:55p and arrive in Cologne at 9:15 the next day.
All of these flights will be operated by 2-Class Airbus A330 Aircraft that will feature Premium Economy and Economy class cabins. However there is also the ‘More Comfort’ section which is comprised of regular economy class seats albeit with slightly more leg room. ‘More Comfort’ seats are available during the booking process for a small upcharge.
Booking should be open for these routes in the coming days.

by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 11, 2015 | Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
AEGEAN:
Athens – Amsterdam effective May 27 BEGINS 5x/week service.
Athens – Bari effective June 29 BEGINS 3x/week service.
Athens – Dublin effective June 20 BEGINS 2x/week service (Monday/Saturday).
Athens – Jeddah effective March 28 BEGINS 3x/week service.
Athens – Krakow effective June 21 BEGINS 2x/week service (Tuesday/Saturday).
Athens – Lille effective April 14 BEGINS 1x/week service (Thursday).
Athens – Lisbon effective June 13 BEGINS 2x/week service (Monday/Friday).
Athens – Ljubljana effective June 16 BEGINS 2x/week service (Wednesday / Saturday).
Athens – Luxembourg effective May 19 BEGINS 2x/week service (Thursday/Saturday).
Athens – Naples effective May 29 BEGINS 2x/week service.
Athens – Naples effective July 2 increases from 2x/week to 3x/week.
Athens – Naples effective July 17 increases from 3x/week to 4x/week.
Athens – Nice effective May 17 BEGINS 2x/week service (Tuesday/Thursday).
Athens – Palma Mallorca effective July 6 BEGINS 2x/week service (Wednesday/Sunday).
Athens – Split effective June 16 BEGINS 2x/week service (Thursday/Saturday).
Kalamata – Billund effective May 16 BEGINS 1x/week service (Monday).
Kalamata – Copenhagen effective May 16 BEGINS 1x/week service (Monday).
Kalamata – Lyon effective May 31 BEGINS 1x/week service (Tuesday).
Kalamata – Nantes effective June 4 BEGINS 1x/week service (Saturday).
Kalamata – Milan effective June 12 BEGINS 1x/week service (Sunday).
AIR CANADA:
Toronto – Seoul effective June 17 BEGINS 1x/day service.
AIR CHINA:
Hangzhou – Ibaraki effective January 30 BEGINS 2x/week service.
AIR INDIA:
Delhi – Bahrain – Abu Dhabi effective October 25, 2015 will be split into Delhi – Abu Dhabi (3x/week) and Delhi – Bahrain (4x/week).
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – Vancouver effective between April 9 and May 7 increases from 3x/week to 4x/week.
AUSTRIAN:
Vienna – Shanghai effective May 3 BEGINS 1x/day service.
Vienna – Shanghai effective October 30, 2016 decreases from 1x/day to 4x/week.
Vienna – St. Petersburg effective April 25 BEGINS 1x/day service (Resumption).
EVA:
Taipei – Hanoi effective March 7 increases form 5x/week to 6x/week.
Taipei – Seoul (ICN) effective January 11 increases from 9x/week to 11x/week.
Taipei – Seoul (ICN) effective January 21 increases from 11x/week to 14x/week.
LOT:
Warsaw – Kharkiv effective March 2 BEGINS 5x/week service.
Warsaw – Kosice effective March 29 BEGINS 6x/week service.
Warsaw – Palanga effective March 29 BEGINS 6x/week service.
LUFTHANSA:
Frankfurt – Nagoya effective March 27 decreases from 1x/day to 3x/week.
SAS:
Copenhagen – Miami effective September 28 BEGINS 3x/week service.
Oslo – Miami effective September 28 BEGINS 4x/week service.
SHENZHEN:
Nantong – Osaka effective December 10 BEGINS 2x/week service.
Shenzhen – Osaka effective January 31 increases from 4x/week to 1x/day.
Wuxi – Osaka effective January 2 increases from 2x/week to 5x/week.
SINGAPORE:
Singapore – Dusseldorf effective July 21 BEGINS 3x/week service.
THAI:
Bangkok – Frankfurt effective between April 29 and June 26 decreases from 13x/week to 11x/week. 13x/week resumes June 27.
TURKISH:
Istanbul – Washington DC effective July 12 increases from 7x/week to 10x/week.
Istanbul – Mauritius – Antananarivo effective December 15 BEGINS 3x/week service, increases to 4x/week on February 8.
Istanbul – Tokyo (NRT) effective December 27, 2015 is reduced from 11x/week to 9x/week, decreasing to 7x/week on March 1.
Istanbul – Zaporozhye effective December 28 BEGINS 4x/week service.
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by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 25, 2015 | Austrian, Brussels, Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
AIR CANADA:
Montreal – Nice effective June 30 increases from 3x/week to 4x/week (Until Sept. 28).
Montreal – Venice effective June 18 increases from 2x/week to 3x/week.
Toronto – Venice effective June 1 increases from 5x/week to 6x/week.
Toronto – Venice effective July 5 increases from 6x/week to 1x/DAY.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – Montreal – Havana effective December 27 will BEGIN 3x/week service (Montreal – Cuba being added to existing Beijing-Montreal service).
AIR INDIA:
Delhi – London (LHR) effective November 1 increases from 2x/day to 3x/day.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – Tokyo (NRT) between March 27 and May 7 increases from 7x/week to 9x/week.
ANA:
Tokyo (HND) – Shanghai effective February 1 increases from 1x/day to 2x/day.
AUSTRIAN:
Graz – Chania effective May 21 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Until September 24).
Graz – Irakleion effective May 14 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Until June 25).
Graz – Zakinthos effective May 31 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Until September 20).
Vienna – Tehran effective March 10 increases from 6x/week to 10x/week.
Brussels – Belfast effective March 27 will BEGIN 5x/week service.
Brussels – Irakleion effective April 2 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Saturdays).
Brussels – Jerez de la Frontera effective May 4 will BEGIN 2x/ week service (Wednesdays / Sundays).
COPA:
Panama City – David effective October 26 increases from 2x/day to 3x/day.
EVA:
Taipei – Istanbul effective March 5 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
Taipei – Osaka effective between February 3 and February 4 increases from 4x/day to 5x/day.
Taipei – Sapporo effective December 15 increases from 11x/week to 14x/week.
LUFTHANSA:
Munich – Tehran effective April 14 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Munich – Denver effective May 11 will BEGIN 5x/week service (Click here for more information).
Munich – Corfu effective May 15 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Sundays).
Munich – Thira effective May 14 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Saturdays).
SAS:
Copenhagen – Moscow (SVO) effective March 25 is CANCELLED.
Copenhagen – Tel Aviv effective March 25 is CANCELLED.
SHENZHEN:
Quanzhou – Bangkok effective October 27 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Shenzhen – Bangkok effective January 1 increases from 3x/day to 4x/day.
Shenzhen – Tokyo effective January 1 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
SOUTH AFRICAN:
Cape Town – Maun effective March 11 will BEGIN 5x/week service (SA Airlink).
Johannesburg – Abuja effective January 26 will BEGIN 3x/week service (SA Airlink).
TURKISH:
Istanbul – Manila effective February 9 increases from 3x/week to 1x/DAY.
UNITED:
San Francisco – Auckland effective July 1 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Washington (IAD) – Kuwait – Bahrain effective January 13 is CANCELLED.
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by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 22, 2015 | Airports, Featured, Lufthansa, Munich, Passenger Experience, Route Announcements |
Lufthansa has announced that it will resume service between Munich and Denver on May 11, 2016. Initial plans call for 5 flights per week and will be operated by 4-Class A330 aircraft which means passengers will have a choice of First, Business, Premium Economy, and Economy Class seating.
Flight LH480 will depart Munich Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 11:45a and arrive in Denver at 2:30p the same day.
Flight LH481 will depart Denver at 4:05p on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and arrive in Munich at 10:05a the following morning.
Booking is now open for this route.
Related: BRUSSELS launches 3 new destinations for 2016.

by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 22, 2015 | Brussels, Featured, Route Announcements |
Earlier this week, Brussels Airlines announced 3 new destinations for their timetable beginning next Summer. ‘SN’ passengers will now be able to fly to Belfast, Jerez de la Frontera and Irakleion.
To start things off, Brussels – Belfast will begin on March 27 with 5 flights per week:
SN2151 will depart Brussels at 2:30p and arrive in Belfast at 3:15p on Thursdays.
SN2151 will depart Brussels at 3:30p and arrive in Belfast at 4:15p on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
SN2152 will depart Belfast at 3:50p and arrive in Brussels at 6:35p on Thursdays.
SN2152 will depart Belfast at 4:50p and arrive in Brussels at 7:35p on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Then, on April 2 service will begin between Brussels and Irakleion. Flights will operate 1 day a week, on Saturdays:
SN3257 will depart Brussels at 3:05p and arrive in Irakleion at 7:35p (Saturday only).
SN3258 will depart Irakleion at 8:35p and arrive in Brussels at 11:25p (Saturday only).
And finally, on May 4, service between Brussels and Jerez de la Frontera will begin 2x/week service:
SN3791 will depart Brussels at 6:10a and arrive in Jerez at 9:05p (Sundays).
SN 3791 will depart Brussels at 11:55a and arrive in Jerez at 2:50p (Wednesdays).
SN3972 will depart Jerez at 9:45a and arrive in Brussels at 12:35p (Sundays).
SN3972 will depart Jerez at 3:30p and arrive in Brussels at 6:20p (Wednesdays).
In addition to these new routes, Brussels has also announced the continuation of service to Tenerife and Las Palmas. Originally these routes were started as seasonal routes for the winter timetable, but due to popularity have been expanded to year-round service.
Booking is available for all of the new flights on FlyingBrussels.com.
