Economy Class & Beyond

Lufthansa cabin crew strike – first phase over… more to come.

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Frankfurt bore the brunt of strike action today, with Lufthansa cabin crew aligned with the UFO Union walking out from 05:00CET to 13:00CET today. Flights to and from Frankfurt airport have been hit due to planes already stuck at the airport with little parking space left, causing major cancellations. Out of the 840 flights that Lufthansa operates out of Frankfurt, 360 of … [Read more...]

Lufthansa prepares for flight attendant strikes

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It seems Lufthansa and the UFO union have failed to agreed new terms after failure of negations over pay and working conditions. The discussions have been goving for more than a year, with neither side agreeing. The UFO union, which represents 18,000 Lufthansa flight attendants, said on Tuesday it would give only a few hours' notice for most strikes, raising the threat of … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again, and that can mean that it is time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Lufthansa Airbus A320 taxing at London Heathrow Airport on a dull September day. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version! More Airplane Art of course next week! … [Read more...]

£20 Lufthansa Voucher up for grabs…. from Lufthansa!

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It seems Lufthansa is in the mood to give away vouchers for once on for its United Kingdom customers. Whilst not as generous as the $60 voucher that was offered to the USA, the £20 vouchers are always welcome. Head to http://promotions.lufthansa.com/queens-jubilee to get a voucher Of course there are T&C's. The voucher can be redeemed between 31/05/2012 and … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Berlin services to go ahead, BER delayed till March 2013

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Well it seems someone some space at Tegel, with Lufthansa to commence services from Tegel to 49 destinations - including Manchester and Birmingham from the 3rd June. As you all know, Berlin Brandenburg Airport's opening was delayed due to safety issues. As such, Air Berlin's and Lufthansa who had planned new major pushes from these airports didn't know what was … [Read more...]

AirBerlin: We’ll stay at Tegel for a bit, but we’re annoyed…

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For those of you who missed yesterdays news, Berlin Brandenburg Airport won't be opening on the 3rd of June as planned, and has been put back to late 2012. Air Berlin have been.. well seething to put it blunt. A new PR from the company came out regarding the chaos, with an operation task force to try and make Berlin-Tegel work. For passengers, nothing changes for now, … [Read more...]

Worst. Promotion. Ever.

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And it goes to Lufthansa for their promotion today to wind €30 of Food vouchers at Berlin Brandenburg Airport when it opens in 36 days time. Yes. I'm quite serious. Head to http://www.ber-countdown.com/index.php?cc=uk&lc=en to laugh. For those who don't wish to waste the bandwidth, look below. Well, about the only good thing is the promised £39 single … [Read more...]

Dates for your diary…

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As BMI is taken over by IAG and becomes part of British Airways, here's a list of dates that are important: As of now: Diamond Club members can earn on BA Flights and vice versa. BMI has formally exited from the Star Alliance Diamond Club Members can access BA lounges at LHR and LGW Big upcoming dates 1st May - Diamond Club to BA Executive Club status matching … [Read more...]

The Winners of the BMI Purchase

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Earlier today, I looked at the losers of the sale of BMI to IAG. Lets be more congratulative and look at the winners The big winner is of course International Airlines Group and its subsidiary British Airways who have got a total of 42 pairs of slots to play with at London Heathrow.  As well as that they get the staff, facilities and aircraft too. Lufthansa although a … [Read more...]

The Losers in the BMI Sale

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Whilst Diamond Club members  are probably sitting pretty and IAG has a bunch more slots, there are some big losers in the sale of British Midland International: Lufthansa. Oh dearie me. Lufthansa really bit off more than it can chew when it was forced to buy BMI from Sir Michael Bishop (and that's silly of Lufthansa to agree to the push/pull sale agreement in the first … [Read more...]

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