Economy Class & Beyond

Lufthansa plans to walk away from Munich to Dubai

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It seems the heat is too much for Lufthansa, as the airline plans to withdrawn operations between Munich and Dubai from April next year. Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond According to airlineroute, it seems that operations on flights LH638/LH639 will be ceasing after the 10th April (11th from Dubai). Meanwhile, two of the … [Read more...]

Does Lufthansa know the way to San Jose? It will do from April 2016!

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It seems San Jose is the next hot spot, with Lufthansa following British Airways in launching a route to San Jose in California. Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The service between Frankfurt and San Jose commences on the 29th April with a five-day a week service. The timetable looks like this LH488 DEPART FRA 10:40 … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to introduce Short/Medium haul in-flight WiFi in 2016

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WiFi  (or in-flight connectivity) in planes in Europe can best be described as "patchy" at best, and "hopeless missing" at worse, with limited carriers offering WiFi connectivity aboard their planes on European routes (with Norwegian Air Shuttle operating the most planes with WiFi aboard), and other airlines making token efforts as they dip their toes into the WiFi water … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A380

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week taxing around at its home base of Frankfurt-am-Main airport is a Lufthansa Airbus A380. Lufthansa operate fourteen of the superjumbo Airbus A380 on their long haul routes, along with the rest of Lufthansa's A330s, A340s and Boeing 747-400/8i. More Airplane art next week! Welcome to Economy Class … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A330-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing at Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport in the early morning is a Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 Lufthansa operate a fleet of 19 Airbus A330-300 aircraft (the payload optimised version of the Airbus A330), flying on their long haul routes. Another image next week! Welcome to … [Read more...]

Lufthansa adds Nairobi back to its network

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Expansion seems to be the name of the game, with Lufthansa adding Nairobi into its network from the autumn timetable. Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Lufthansa will operate the route between Frankfurt and Nairobi with an Airbus A340-300 on this route, operating the following timetable: LH590 DEPART FRA 11:10 ARRIVE NBO 21:15 LH591 DEPART … [Read more...]

A €16 to book a Lufthansa flight? Depends how you book…

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Lufthansa is wanting people to book its flights - however the way you book a flight with them will be just as important in the next few months. Lufthansa Boeing 737-500 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Booking tickets via a Lufthansa online system is cheaper to Lufthansa than using a major Global Distribution System such as Amadeus or Sabre - and as … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i

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It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week we have Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental being tugged away from the International Terminal at Chicago O'Hare International, in preparation for its return journey to Frankfurt. Lufthansa operates a fleet of 19 Boeing 747-8i aircraft - the latest version of the venerable Boeing … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i

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It's Saturday again - so please bring your seat into the upright position, stow your tray table and ensure your luggage is in the overhead bin or under your seat as we go to this week's safety video. This weekend, it's time to head to the long-haul fleet of Lufthansa, and safety aboard their Boeing 747-8i aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx60zMgrP8c It's a mix … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Strike Day 4: Long Haul Flights

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If you haven't been paying attention, Lufthansa has been under the foot of Vereinigung Cockpit as the union has been calling its members out on strike. Well Lufthansa Strike Day 4 commences today. Which is inconvenient at best. The past three days have alternated between short/medium haul and long haul services. Today, it's the turn of the long haul operation to suffer … [Read more...]