It seems the year of crazy aircraft deployments is continuing apace, this time with Lufthansa putting some of it’s spare 747 capacity to use, by putting on some domestic services with 747’s.
The deployment takes place over a three week period, with flight from Frankfurt to Hamburg, Berlin and Munich.
Why? Who knows. It could be training runs or it could be an adversing wheeze.
But anyway, onto the routes
Frankfurt – Berlin-Tegel
3 rotations –
Outbound LH170 Depart FRA 06:50, returning as LH177 from TXL,at 08:45
Outbound LH178 Depart FRA 11:50, returning as LH185 from TXL at 13:45.
Operated every Tuesday and Thursday between September 7 and September 28.
Outbound LH188 Depart FRA 17:05, returning as LH195 from TXL at 1900.
Operated every Monday between September 6 and September 27.
Frankfurt-Hamburg
Outbound LH22 Depart FRA 17:50, returning as LH27 from HAM at 1945.
Operated from September 8 to September 29 every Wednesday and Friday.
Frankfurt-Munich
Outbound LH960 Departs FRA 07:05, returning as LH965 from MUC at 0845.
Operates every Saturday between September 11 and September 25.
All of these flights are bookable on the Lufthansa Website in Business Class and Economy Class, subject to equipment being available.
Now I mentioned it was a mad deployment, and whilst there will be opportunity for some travellers to try the enhanced long haul products in comparison to a beated up 737-300 or a soon to be refitted A320, but there are some very odd patterns with these deployments.
Personally, if it’s flying – go for it. However, with the oddness of some the patterns, I wouldn’t rely on the plane turning up…..
