by Lufthansa Flyer | May 7, 2013 | Airlines |
The past 7 or 8 days have seen only modest adjustments to the timetables of a handful of Star Alliance member carriers. The major headline over the last week has been the resumption of service by Boeing’s 787. Several airlines, including United, Ethiopian and LOT have suggested that their 787’s will be coming back on line in the coming weeks.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing-Pyongyang effective between May 6 and June 28 will be reduced from 3x/week to 2x/week.
SINGAPORE:
Singapore-Denpasar effective July 26 will increase from 3x/day to 4x/day.
Singapore-Jakarta effective July 26 will increase from 8x/day to 9x/day.
SWISS:
Geneva-St. Petersburg effective July 25 will BEGIN 2x/week service.
TAM:
Rio De Janeiro-Frankfurt effective August 11 is CANCELLED.
THAI:
Bangkok-Sydney effective between May 5 and May 31 will be reduced from 11x/week to 10x/week.
TURKISH:
Istanbul-Valencia effective October 27 will increase from 5x/week to 1x/DAY.
UNITED:
Newark-St. Lucia effective July 13 will begin 1x/week service (Saturday).
PREVIOUS STAR ALLIANCE ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Courtesy: www.AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 1, 2013 | Airlines |
SWISS, in conjunction with Swarovski is running a great promotion for Mother’s Day that rewards everyone involved!
For starters, shop for you Mother in any of Switzerland’s Swarovski Boutiques between now and 11 May and when you spend CHF99 you will earn 2000 miles for your Miles & More account. This is much better than the standard Swarovski/Miles & More promotion that awards 1 mile per Swiss Franc spent in a Swarovski Boutique. Just make certain that you provide Swarovski with your Miles & More number at the time you complete your purchase.
And it gets better:
In addition to the miles that you will earn for your account, you also have the opportunity to enter to win 1 of 2 Grand Prizes of 60,000 award miles, which is enough for 1 economy ticket between Europe and the USA or 2 tickets within Europe or can be applied towards tickets that require additional miles (Business / First Class etc).
For this promotion, no purchase is actually necessary. If you will not be shopping in a Swarovski Boutique, you can still enter the contest by sending an email containing your name and Miles & More number to miles.more@swarovski.com
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 25, 2013 | Airlines |
No major announcements from Star Alliance members this week as far as routes are concerned. I expect things to pick up as we head into early summer which is when airlines start looking forward to their Winter timetables for 2013/2014.
AIR CANADA:
Toronto-Richmond (VA) effective June 1 is CANCELLED.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Christchurch-Perth effective between December 4 and April 26 will operate 2x/week service.
AVIANCA:
Bogota-Cancun effective July 13 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
SWISS:
Zurich-Beijing effective with their Winter 13/14 timetable will be reduced from 6x/week to 5x/week.
TURKISH:
Istanbul-Constanta effective June 7 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
UNITED:
San Francisco-Taipei effective May 29 will BEGIN 1x/day service. Delayed from April 2013.
PREVIOUS STAR ALLIANCE ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Courtesy: www.Airlineroute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 18, 2013 | Airlines |
Between now and May 16, Lufthansa is conducting a fare sale for Spring travel to Europe from the USA. Fares are attractive from all gateways but the best deal looks to be Houston-Istanbul which starts from only $679. I did a few sample fare searches and found the majority of LH fares to be less than other airlines in most cases. Fares notwithstanding, the experience you’ll have aboard a Lufthansa, Brussels, Swiss or Austrian flight will be better than the competitors anyway 🙂 .
Most fares from the east coast to a variety of European destinations range from the mid $700 to mid $900 area while fares from the west coast range between the high $800 to low $1000 range. These fares are typical of a Spring Fare Sale.
The fares are valid for travel on Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels, United and Air Canada but if you want my unsolicited advice, I would book my travel on Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian or Brussels operated flights. The reason behind my advice is that I feel that the LH Group airlines provide better onboard hospitality. Again, this is just my opinion based on my own experiences.
So if you are going to take my advice, be careful when you are booking and make sure you pay attention to which airlines will be operating your flights. After all, your vacation starts with your flight so you should begin to enjoy your trip the moment you step aboard an aircraft.
The terms and conditions for this fare sale are as follows:
Ticket must be purchased by May 16, 2013.
You must depart between April 25 and May 16, 2013.
You must return between April 25 and June 16, 2013.
Tickets must be purchased 7 days ahead of departure.
Fares valid on Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels, United and Air Canada.
Saturday night stay is required.
Weekend travel surcharge of $60 may apply.
Maximum stay of 1 month.
Date changes are allowed ($250 per change).
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 15, 2013 | Airlines |
It’s been a relatively quiet week for route announcements coming from Star Alliance member airlines, but I wanted to provide an update while the information was still relatively current. In a few weeks, Airlines will start to aggressively update their Winter 2013/2014 timetable so expect the rate of announcements to increase noticeably.
AUSTRIAN:
Vienna-Yerevan effective June 19 will increase from 6x/week to 1/x DAY.
EGYPTAIR:
Cairo-New York (JFK) effective May 1 will increase from 6x/week to 1x/day.
ETHIOPIAN:
Addis Ababa-Lome-Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo 3x/week NEW service is delayed from June 1 to July 1.
SAS:
Copenhagen-San Francisco effective November 24 will be reduced from 6x/week to 5x/week.
Copenhagen-Tokyo (NRT) effective December 9 will be reduced from 1x/day to 6x/week.
SINGAPORE:
Singapore-Manila effective between July 14 & August 10 is reduced from 4/x day to 3x/day.
SWISS:
Geneva-Ajaccio effective June 29 will BEGIN 2x/week service (Seasonal / Weekends)
Zurich-Miami effective October 27 will be decreased from 11x/week to 10x/week.
