Month after month, year after year, Lufthansa continues to offer a superb first class product. My flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles aboard the Boeing 747-8 was among my best ever. I realize that I write so many Lufthansa...
A Model Flight Attendant For Lufthansa
In all honesty, I’ve never encountered a bad flight in Lufthansa First Class. Service is routinely spectacular. But flight attendant Marcel Olschweski took service to a whole new level on my recent flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles. Earlier...
The Simplicity Of An Airline Sandwich
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Sandwich (noun):...
Lufthansa Investigates Near-Crash Of Presidential Jet
Despite the stereotype of punctuality, German government planes have an embarrassing track record of on-time performance and reliability. The latest incident has embarrassed Lufthansa and left many scratching their heads. Beyond its commercial flying, Lufthansa has a division that maintains aircraft used by...
A (Near) Perfect Flight On Lufthansa
I just had the Lufthansa flight of my life. Over the years, I have had many excellent experiences in Lufthansa First Class. But yesterday’s flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles on LH456 represented the pinnacle of my dozens of flights...
Review: Lufthansa Express Bus
For cheap and relatively quick service between Munich Airport and central Munich, I found the Lufthansa Express Bus a solid option. Franz Josef Strauss International Airport is not exactly in the center of things. Thus, you’ll need to budget some...
Why Is Lufthansa Losing Money?
Why has Lufthansa already lost over 300 million euros this year? For the first three months of 2019, Lufthansa lost 336MN EUR (~ $380MN USD). Blaming rising fuel costs and overcapacity in Europe, the German airline swung to loss after reporting a...
Why Lufthansa Bought 787s And More A350s
The only reason why Lufthansa bought 40 Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s last month was because it can no longer grow in Frankfurt. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr is in the USA this week. Yesterday, he told Flight Global in Washington,...
Lufthansa May Buy 100+ Boeing 737 MAX
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr claims his airline has not lost faith in Boeing and is mulling a narrowbody order for over 100 aircraft. Speaking about Boeing, Spohr told Reuters: We have not lost our trust in Boeing. They’ve built...
Why It Pays To Sleep Through Meal Service In Economy Class…
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. My journey...
Review: Lufthansa A380 Economy Class Los Angeles To Frankfurt
My opinion of Lufthansa Economy Class is nearly identical to Lufthansa Business Class. It’s a perfectly serviceable product, but there are better options available. Boarding was an absolute zoo at LAX. Lines stretched hundreds of feet down the terminal waiting...
What I Did AFTER I Flew Lufthansa Economy Class…
My reward for flying Lufthansa Economy Class was a steak lunch in the First Class Lounge. Part of the “deal” for me to fly economy class was that my business partner would guest me into the first class lounges...
An Onboard Shower…In Lufthansa A380 Economy Class
I always thought onboard showers were reserved for first class A380 passengers on Emirates and Etihad, but I was proven wrong. What happens when the overhead panel starts leaking during taxi and takeoff? A shower. As our Lufthansa A380...
I Survived Lufthansa Economy Class
A couple years ago I wrote an article entitled, “I Survived Lufthansa Premium Economy.” Now I have the pleasure of saying that I survived economy class as well. Barely… I say barely not because I cannot take a 10+...
Dare Accepted: I’m Flying Lufthansa Economy Class From LA To Frankfurt
My business partner made me a deal I could not refuse: you fly Lufthansa economy class and I’ll pay for it out of my own pocket. Ok, sold. We’re headed to Europe this week for business and typically will...
The Future Of First Class On Lufthansa
First Class is not going away on Lufthansa. In fact, Lufthansa still plans to offer first class on 50% of its longhaul fleet on a longterm basis. First Class used to be a staple on every Lufthansa longhaul flight....
Lufthansa Announces Boeing 777-9 Base
Lufthansa will base its incoming 777-9 fleet in Frankfurt. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr made the announcement in Berlin yesterday. Although this airplane has been hyped for years and Lufthansa’s new business class product was unveiled in November 2017, the first...
Lufthansa Snubs The A380
Lufthansa’s latest aircraft order comes at the expense of its majestic superjumbo Airbus A380-800. Earlier this week, Lufthansa ordered 20 Boeing 787-9s and 20 additional Airbus A350-900s. But its deal with Airbus came with a caveat. In exchange, Airbus...
A Tangential Ad Campaign From Lufthansa
Lufthansa has released a series of finely-made videos that have absolutely nothing to do with airline travel, save for the fact that they take place in countries that Lufthansa serves. I still enjoyed watching them. A series of four...
Turkmenistan Airlines Turns To Lufthansa For Help
Earlier this month, Turkmenistan Airlines was banned from European Union airspace after the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) deemed the carrier unsafe. Now the airline has turned to Lufthansa for help. The Lufthansa brand has many hats; far more than...
