by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 14, 2016 | Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
ADRIA:
Lodz – Amsterdam effective June 1 decreases from 6x/week to 4x/week service.
Lodz – Paris (CDG) effective June 2 BEGINS 3x/week service.
Ljubljana – Cologne effective April 26 is CANCELLED.
Ljubljana – Stockholm effective April 6 is CANCELLED.
Munich – Szczytno effective June 17 BEGINS 3x/week service.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – Vancouver effective July 25 increases from 11x/week to 14x/week.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – Osaka effective November 4 BEGINS 3x/week service.
Auckland – Vancouver effective November 1 – November 30 increases from 3x/week to 4x/week.
AUSTRIAN:
Vienna – Isfahan 3x/week service has been delayed from April 4 to September 4, 2016.
Vienna – Marrakech effective October 26 increases from 1x/week to 2x/week.
Vienna – Tokyo effective September 4 is CANCELLED.
ETHIOPIAN:
Addis Ababa – Lome – New York (JFK) effective July 3 changes to Addis Ababa – Lome – Newark (EWR) (3x/week service).
Addis Ababa – Lome – Newark (EWR) effective October 30 returns to Addis Ababa – Lome – New York (JFK) (3x/week service).
SHENZHEN:
Nantong – Jeju effective April 23 BEGINS 2x/week service.
Shenzhen – Jeju effective April 24 BEGINS 2x/week service.
Wuxi – Tokyo (NRT) effective May 2 BEGINS 4x/week service.
THAI:
Bangkok – Mumbai effective June 2 increases from 7x/week to 10x/week.
TURKISH:
Diyarbakir – Erbil effective April 11 BEGAN 3x/week service.
Istanbul – Atlanta effective October 30 decreases from 1x/day to 5x/week.
Istanbul – Male effective October 30 increases from 7x/week to 10x/week.
UNITED:
Newark – Brussels effective May 5 decreases from 2x/day to 1x/day.
H/T: AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 10, 2016 | 777, Featured, Route Announcements, Swiss |
SWISS has provided a minor update to the flight plans of their 777 aircraft as they begin to enter the fleet. The update below compliments their previous update that was provided in July 2015.
Zurich -Bangkok will begin 777 service on July 8, operating daily (no change to previous plans).
Zurich – Hong Kong will begin 777 service on April 10, operating on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Zurich – Hong Kong between May 2 and May 19 will CHANGE TO Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Zurich – Hong Kong beginning May 20 will CHANGE to DAILY SERVICE.
Zurich – Los Angeles will begin 777 service on June 9, operating daily service (no change to previous plans).
Zurich – Montreal will begin 777 service on March 27, operating daily until August 30 (no change to previous plans).
Zurich – Sao Paulo will now ONLY OPERATE between August 1 and August 30. Previously it was to operate indefinitely.
Zurich – San Francisco will begin 777 service on August 30, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.
Zurich – Singapore will begin 777 service on September 2, operating on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Zurich – Tel Aviv will begin 777 service on September 2, operating on Mondays, Fridays, and Sundays.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 30, 2016 | Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements, Star Alliance, Swiss |
AIR CANADA:
Toronto – Delhi effective October 30 increases from 4x/week to 1x/day.
AIR CHINA:
Wenzhou – Seoul effective April 27 BEGINS 3x/week service.
AIR INDIA:
Delhi – Abu Dhabi effective May 15 is CANCELLED.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – Houston effective December 5 increases from 5x/week to 1x/DAY.
COPA:
Panama City – Chiclayo effective June 28 BEGINS 2x/week service.
EGYPTAIR:
Cairo – Damman effective May 15 increases from 3x/day to 4x/day.
LUFTHANSA:
Munich – Geneva effective April 4 is CANCELLED. Existing 4x/day service will be operated by SWISS.
SWISS:
Geneva – Munich effective April 4 BEGINS 4x/day service. Previously operated by Lufthansa.
TURKISH:
Antalya – Kuwait City effective July 3 BEGINS 2x/week service.
Bursa – Kuwait City effective July 1 BEGINS 1x/week service.
Istanbul – Entebbe – Juba effective March 29 is CANCELLED. 1x/day service continues between Istanbul and Entebbe.
Istanbul – Manila effective July 3 increases from 6x/week to 1x/DAY.
Istanbul – Bilbao – Santiago de Compostela effective June 3 is CANCELLED. 3x/week service will continue between Istanbul and Bilbao.
Istanbul (SAW) – Riyadh effective March 27 BEGINS 1x/day service.
Izmir – Kuwait City effective June 30 BEGINS 1x/week service..
Trabzon – Kuwait City effective June 28 BEGINS 3x/week service.
Trabzon – Riyadh effective March 29 BEGINS 2x/week service, increasing to 3x/week on July 17.
UNITED:
San Francisco – Hangzhou effective July 13 BEGINS 3x/week service.
PREVIOUS STAR ALLIANCE ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS
H/T: AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 15, 2016 | Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
AEGEAN:
Athens – Tehran effective June 23 increases from 3x/week to 7x/week.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – San Francisco effective August 2 increases from 7x/week to 11x/week.
Shanghai – San Jose (Cal) effective June 16 BEGINS 3x/week service.
AIR INDIA:
Delhi – Moscow (DME) effective March 27 increases from 3x/week to 4x/week.
AUSTRIAN:
Vienna – Hong Kong effective September 5 BEGINS 5x/week service (click for more details).
Vienna – Iasi effective May 1 increases from 5x/week to 1x/DAY.
Vienna – Lviv effective May 1 increases from 6x/week to 1x/DAY.
Vienna – Odessa effective May 1 increases from 5x/week to 1x/DAY.
AVIANCA:
Bogota – Buenos Aires (EZE) effective June 1 increases from 4x/week to 1x/DAY.
COPA:
Panama City – Rosario effective July 1 BEGINS 4x/week service.
CROATIA:
Zagreb – Lisbon effective May 20 BEGINS 3x/week service.
Zagreb – Milan (MXP) effective May 20 BEGINS 3x/week service.
Zagreb – Prague effective May 21 BEGINS 4x/week service.
Zagreb – St. Petersburg effective June 2 BEGINS 2x/week service.
ETHIOPIAN:
Addis Ababa – Durban effective July 2 increases from 3x/week to 4x/week.
Addis Ababa – Hong Kong – Seoul effective July 1 increases from 3x/week to 4x/week (HKG increases to 7x/week as a result).
TURKISH:
Istanbul (IST) – Dubrovnik effective May 12 BEGINS 3x/week service.
Istanbul (IST) – Ivano/Frankivsk effective March 30 BEGINS 1x/day service.
H/T: AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 10, 2016 | Eurowings, Featured, Route Announcements |
It has been no secret that Lufthansa’s launch of Eurowings long-haul service has met with some turbulence after excessive delays and problems in operating some of their flights. This has caused a bit of backlash among passengers, however LH is taking active steps to work through the growing pains so that these problems go away in the future.
To that end, Karl Ulrich Garnadt, who runs Eurowings has suggested that the start of some planned routes may be deferred into the future. Specifically, he used Las Vegas as an example. Originally, ‘LAS’ was supposed to begin receiving Eurowings flights from Cologne beginning on May 4, 2016. However, according to Garnadt, it appears now that Las Vegas will not see Eurowings flights until sometime in 2017.
When an LH executive ‘suggests’ something, it usually turns into reality, so I have no reason to think that this delay will not happen. His comments went on to suggest that in order to get Eurowings operating properly and meeting passenger expectations, LH has to slow down the expansion in order to perfect the product. The feeling is that things will be back on track next year.
On a positive note, thanks to strong bookings and low fuel prices, Eurowings is achieving their financial objectives. In addition, 2 more A330 aircraft will join the fleet in May and another one will be delivered next year, giving Eurowings a fleet of 7 A330s. That should go a long way to making sure everything runs as smoothly as possible.
