by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 20, 2014 | Featured, Swiss |
On a regular basis, SWISS likes to change up its on board dining experiences so that passengers can be exposed to a variety of Swiss inspired themes. Changes to the menu tend to happen every few months and are usually reflected in premium cabins on both short and long haul flights and are done in hopes of sharing a bit of native Swiss hospitality with their passengers.
The next iteration of unique dining experiences will take place between May 7 and May 20 and will focus of the Swiss tradition of ‘Alpaufzug’. In it’s simplest terms, Alpaufzug or ‘Alpine Cattle Drive’, is a tradition that celebrates the procession of cattle and goats to higher elevations for spring and summer grazing. During the spring, numerous festivals are held throughout Switzerland celebrating this rite.
The popular Alpaufzug is even depicted on a special livery on one of SWISS’ ‘Jumbolino’ aircraft.
To bring the celebration on board, passengers traveling in short-haul Business Class within Europe will have their own ‘festival’ thanks to an Alpaufzug inspired menu.
According to SWISS, onboard catering will include options such as Mostbröckli (cured beef), Appenzell cheese-carpaccio with cabbage salad and hazelnut vinaigrette and a Landsgemeinde steak (veal) along with apple “rösti” and chard gratin. Dessert will be a “Biberfladenmousse”, a Mousse made with Gingerbread and almond paste.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 13, 2014 | Featured, Swiss |
Since 2009, SWISS has partnered with the Peninsula Hotel Group to offer First and Business Class passengers traveling between Zurich and Hong Kong a unique culinary experience. This joint effort will now be expanding to other Asian routes served by SWISS.
Beginning in March, First and Business class passengers traveling between Zurich and Bangkok will be able to enjoy the enhanced offering. In June, the service will extend to flights between Zurich and Shanghai, and finally, Beijing in September.
The menus are set to rotate every 3 months and will be inspired by local Swiss cuisine to give travelers either a taste of home if they are returning to Switzerland or a preview of things to come for those visiting Switzerland for the first time.
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by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 2, 2014 | Featured |
Most Star Alliance member airlines have been fairly quiet over the past 10 days or so. However, LOT has already begun looking toward their winter 2014/2015 timetable with several announcements. COPA has increased flight activity during the World Cup this summer while Turkish has announced the launch of new service to several new cities. Otherwise, only a few other minor announcements were made over the past several days.
COPA:
Panama City – Brasilia effective June 9 will increase from 7x/week to 11x/week.
Panama City – Rio de Janeiro effective June 7 to July 17 will increase from 14x/week to 18x/week (extra flights for World Cup).
Panama City – Sao Paulo effective June 5 to July 14 will increase from 28x/week to 32x/week (extra flights for World Cup).
EGYPTAIR:
Luxor – Paris (CDG) effective February 22 has begun 1x/week service (until June 7).
LOT:
Gdansk – Frankfurt effective March 30 is canceled.
Krakow – Vienna effective March 30 is canceled.
Warsaw – Amsterdam effective October 26 will increase from 19x/week to 20x/week.
Warsaw – Belgrade effective October 26 will increase from 3x/week to 4x/week.
Warsaw – Brussels effective October 26 will increase from 19x/week to 20x/week.
Warsaw – Bucharest effective October 26 will increase from 12x/week to 15x/week.
Warsaw – Budapest effective October 26 will increase from 18x/week to 22x/week.
Warsaw – Prague effective October 26 will increase from 19x/week to 22x/week.
Warsaw – Riga effective October 26 will increase from 7x/week to 9x/week.
Warsaw – Sofia effective October 26 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.
Warsaw – St. Petersburg effective October 26 will increase from 5x/week to 7x/week.
Warsaw – Tallinn effective October 26 will increase from 4x/week to 6x/week.
Warsaw – Vilnius effective October 26 will increase from 19x/week to 20x/week.
Wroclaw – Frankfurt effective March 30 is canceled.
Wroclaw – Munich effective March 30 is canceled.
SWISS (Edelweiss):
Zurich – Las Vegas effective October 26 will begin 1x/week service year round.
Zurich – Phuket effective October 26 will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week.
Zurich – Tampa effective March 4 will increase from 1x/week to 2x/week (and will operate year round).
Zurich – Varadero (Cuba) effective June 4 is canceled.
Zurich – Havana (Cuba) effective June 5 will begin 1x/week service.
TURKISH:
Istanbul – Basel effective March 30 will increase from 7x/week to 11x/week.
Istanbul – Constantine effective May 15 will begin 3x/week service.
Istanbul – Marseille effective March 30 will increase 4x/week to 7x/week.
Istanbul – Oran effective May 7 will begin 4x/week service.
Istanbul – Pisa effective June 26 will begin 4x/week service.
Istanbul – Tlemcen – Batna effective July 31 will begin 2x/week service.
Istanbul – Tehran effective March 30 will increase from 3x/day to 4x/day.
UNITED:
Chicago – Thunder Bay effective April 24 is canceled.
Houston – Aruba effective between June 5 and August 7 will operate 1x/week service (Saturday).
Newark – Santiago (Dominican Republic) effective between June 5 and August 7 will operate 1x/day.
Washington (IAD) – Nassau effective between June 5 and August 7 will operate 2x/week (Weekends).
Previous Star Alliance Route Announcements
Courtesy: www.AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 26, 2014 | Airlines |
Not to be outdone by Lufthansa’s 2-day sale to Europe, SWISS has launched their own fare sale but it is only in place today, February 26. The fare sale covers travel for the month of March.
Similar to the LH offer, SWISS is offering very attractive fares from their US Gateways. Most fares range between the high $600 range (New York/Geneva) and mid-$700s for the bulk of SWISS’ European destinations. Additionally, great fares are available from Chicago – with the best one being a $574 ticket to Istanbul!
The west coast is involved as well, with most fares being in the mid to upper $800 range. This includes San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The fare sale does extend to some non-European SWISS destinations with attractive fares to Africa and the Middle East. Johannesburg has been popular with the LH Group as of late, and SWISS’ deal is only $850 from NYC to JNB.
As I mentioned, this is a ONE DAY fare sale only, and availability is somewhat limited. These fares are available for Sunday through Thursday departures and returns. You will not find these low fares for weekend travel dates.
Keep in mind that other airlines including Edelweiss, United and Lufthansa may operate some of these flights. As far as earning frequent flyer miles, what you earn will be determined by the airline that you fly. In some cases you may only earn 50% of miles travel or none at all in some cases. So please check with you FF program to see what you’ll earn before you book.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jan 28, 2014 | Airlines |
SWISS is currently offering a discount for travel vouchers purchased through their website for travel originating from most of SWISS’ European gateways (see list below).
100CHF ($111) Vouchers are available for only 85CHF while 300CHF ($334) vouchers are only 245CHF giving you discounts of 15 to 20%.
The vouchers can be purchased on SWISS’ website between now and February 21 or while supplies last.
According to the terms & conditions, the vouchers must be redeemed for travel taking place between January 28, 2014 and March 31, 2015. Additionally, only one voucher can be used per booking. To take advantage of this offer for multiple passengers, simply buy each ‘pax’ their own voucher and book each of their tickets separately. The vouchers are only valid on SWISS operated flights; codeshares are not eligible.
The vouchers can be redeemed for travel from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Romania and Turkey to any destination in the LX network.
H/T: FlyerTalk’s Lufthansa Group Discount Codes & Bargain Fares Thread (Oliver2002).
