by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 8, 2013 | Airlines |
A few days ago, SWISS announced a substantial upgrade to their “Inflight Entertainment” (IFE) options. Part of the upgrade is to increase the “SWISSNESS” of the IFE options by focusing on Swiss films and music.
Starting July 1, long haul passengers will begin seeing a larger selection of options. According to the SWISS press release, a focus was made on entertainment for kids and young travelers. This should be a welcomed change for travel-weary parents! As part of this expansion the SWISS inflight magazine will have an enhanced children’s section
Swiss indicated that between now and October, the IFE menu will gradually increase from 90 to 130 offerings. Part of this expansion will be the increase of Swiss based offerings from Swiss filmakers and musicians.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 2, 2013 | Airlines |
This past week saw quite a few updates from Star Alliance members. Most notable was SWISS’ launch of 6 new routes from Geneva. Otherwise most other changes were increases or decreases to existing services. A few minor cancelations came from Air Canada and LOT Polish.
Aegean:
Athens – Cairo effective October 3 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Athens – London Stansted effective between July 11 and September 16 will operate 3x/week.
Air Canada:
Toronto – Albany effective September 3 is CANCELLED.
Toronto – Grand Rapids effective September 3 is CANCELLED.
Air China:
Beijing – Bangkok effective October 27 will increase from 2x/day to 3x/day.
EVA:
Taipei – Brisbane effective between December 12 and January 10 will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week.
LOT POLISH:
Warsaw – Berlin Tegel (TXL) effective August 1 is CANCELLED.
LUFTHANSA:
Frankfurt – Rzeszow effective September 12 will increase from 6x/week to 11x/week.
SWISS:
Geneva – Belgrade effective December 19 will BEGIN 2x/week service.
Geneva – Gothenburg effective December 14 will BEGIN 2x/week service.
Geneva – London Gatwick effective December 14 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Geneva – Marrakech effective November 13 will BEGIN 2x/week service.
Geneva – Oslo effective December 14 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Geneva – Stockholm effective December 15 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
TURKISH:
Istanbul(IST) – Aqaba effective October 27 will increase from 3x/week to 5x/week.
Istanbul(IST) – Hurghada effective October 27 will increase from 3x/week to 1x/DAY.
Istanbul(IST) – Sharm el Sheikh effective October 27 will increase from 4x/week to 1x/day.
UNITED:
San Francisco – Frankfurt effective January 13 will decrease from 1x/day to 6x/WEEK.
PREVIOUS STAR ALLIANCE ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Courtesy: www.AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 26, 2013 | Airlines |
Thanks to Flyertalk’s Oliver2002 for combining all of the separate contest posts into dedicated threads so that it is easy for everyone to keep track of. If you are familiar with the Miles & More thread on FT, you’ll know that there is one section for Lufthansa, Austrian, Brussels and germanwings and a separate section for Swiss.
I had the idea to create these dedicated threads so that we can have a ‘one-stop’ source that will consolidate all of the various opportunities that exist to win travel on Lufthansa Group airlines. I like to think that I keep pretty good tabs on what’s happening, but I know there are a lot opportunities that I miss. Also, I tend to only track events, contests and news coming directly from the airlines however there are a lot of contests that come from different sources such as hotels, travel boards, etc. etc. etc. Having these threads set up will hopefully cast a wide net and provide even more opportunities for you to win free travel on a great group of airlines.
Use this link to access the dedicated contest thread for Lufthansa, Austrian, Brussels and germanwings.
Use this link to access the dedicated contest thread for Swiss.
One piece of advice: When you log in to FT and access these threads, make sure to subscribe to the thread notification option so that you can get an email when someone adds something to the thread. This way you’ll get the latest information on the newest contests.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 4, 2013 | Airlines |
Thanks to the members of FlyerTalk’s ‘Miles & More’ thread for keeping up with the various promotions in place for members of ‘Miles & More’ (Lufthansa Group (including germanwings), LOT Polish, Adria, Croatia and Luxair). The thread itself maintains a “sticky” post that keeps track of the latest targeted and non-target offers.
Currently, there are a few non-targeted offers that are fairly attractive. If any of these apply to your travels, make sure to take advantage of them. If not, I would visit the thread on a regular basis to check for updates on new offerings. There are several dozen active members on that thread that regularly find deals and opportunities.
The current Miles & More promotions include:
AUSTRIAN: Fly on Austrian’s new route between Vienna and Chicago between now and July 31 and you’ll earn double miles regardless of class of travel. Registration is required and you must fly on Austrian flight #’s OS65 and/or OS66 to qualify. You can have a maximum of 8 flights earn the bonus miles.
SWISS: Fly in economy class on their new Zurich-Singapore route on flights LX178/LX179 and you’ll earn double miles until June 30. The miles are award miles only, and you need to register for the promo prior to your first flight. You can have a maximum of 8 flights earn the bonus miles.
BRUSSELS: Fly in any class of travel on Brussels flights between Belgium and Washington DC and you can earn double award miles. The offer starts on June 18 and is valid for travel until August 31. Registration is required and terms/conditions do not mention if there is a maximum number of flights that would qualify.
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 10, 2013 | Airlines |
Via Facebook, SWISS is running a contest that will award 2 Economy Class tickets from the USA to Zurich and a pair of 8 day First Class Swiss Rail Passes. The runner up will win 2 VIP tickets to the California Academy of Science Night Life.
Entering is easy, you simply need to visit SWISS’ Facebook Page for this contest, fill in your particulars and fill in the blanks to this statement:
I’m so _______ I won tickets to Switzerland I can’t wait to ________.
The winner will be chosen and contacted by June 12. Terms and conditions apply, but are fairly generic and can be found at the bottom of the contest entry page.
Good Luck! 🙂
