Lufthansa will concentrate more Airbus A380s at its Munich hub in 2020. Lufthansa currently has 14 A380s in its fleet, with nine operating from Frankfurt (FRA) and five from Munich (MUC). Next year, Lufthansa will even the split to...
One Flight. Four Cabins. Four Meals.
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. Have you...
First Class: Emirates Vs. Lufthansa
I recently flew Emirates and Lufthansa back-to-back in first class. Which carrier offers a better product? If you’re interested in reading complete flight reviews, I’ve carefully reviewed both products below: Emirates 777-300ER NEW First Class Dubai To Brussels Lufthansa...
New Lufthansa Premium Economy Seat
Lufthansa has unofficially unveiled its new premium economy seat, set to debut on the 777-9 in 2020. While I’m sure the use of the new seat type in an investor presentation was deliberate, we are still left guessing as...
Lufthansa Breathes New Life Into Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines will not be consolidated into Eurowings after all. In fact, Lufthansa is scaling back Eurowings exclusively to shorthaul operations. As I wrote about last week, the Lufthansa Group’s Eurowings division has been a loss-leader, weighing down the...
Lufthansa Cabin Crews Consider New Strike
Cabin crew unions at Eurowings, a low-cost subdivision of Lufthansa, will soon vote on whether to strike this summer. A vote to strike could spread to Lufthansa mainline cabin crews. Talks broke down this week after Lufthansa approached the...
Lufthansa Business Class Seat Assignment Charges Make Sense
Lufthansa will start charging extra to reserve preferred seats in business class onboard its new 777 jets. The German carrier calls this an innovative upgrade. I tend to agree…somewhat. Speaking to the Australian Business Traveler, Harry Hohmeister Chief Commercial...
Lufthansa Affirms Commitment To First Class, Hints At Private Suite
Lufthansa will maintain first class on a subset of its incoming fleet, though the design and density of the next-generation first class seat is still under consideration. At the recent IATA conference in Seoul, Harry Hohmeister, Lufthansa Group’s Chief...
Lufthansa Is NOT The First European Airline To Adopt Dynamic Pricing For Award Seats
Lufthansa will adopt dynamic pricing for its awards seats, but is hardly a trendsetter in moving from fixed-price to variable-priced awards. I titled my article the way I did because Skift, a reliable news platform with excellent writers, made...
Lufthansa “Mileage Bargains” Award Tickets
Each month, Lufthansa offers a series of discounted awards called “Mileage Bargains”. Although they are restrictive and require advance planning, the savings can be tremendous. Like Air France Flying Blue Promo awards, Lufthansa Miles & More offers discounted awards...
Lufthansa Looking To Acquire Another Airline, But Which One?
Lufthansa sees more consolidation on the horizon in Europe and expects to play a role in it. Speaking to CNBC at the IATA Conference in Seoul, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr stated; There is a need and room for more...
Lufthansa’s A220 VIP Configuration Looks Like Yacht
Lufthansa’s Airbus A220 VIP-configuration aircraft looks more like a beautiful yacht than a plane designed for commercial use. Lufthansa Technik, a division of Lufthansa, recently unveiled its “SkyRetreat” concept for the A220. Rows of seats have been replaced with spacious...
A (Lufthansa) Rose By Any Other Name, Would Smell As Sweet
Greetings from Los Angeles. I’m back from my trip and am pleased to report another excellent experience on Lufthansa, with one key element missing. Take a look at the pictures below from my recent Frankfurt to Los Angeles flight....
I Got “Stuck” Flying Lufthansa First Class…Again
Oh poor me, I had to fly Lufthansa First Class again. This trip, though, I really tried to branch out and try something new. But I just could not turn down the allure of flying nonstop on one of...
A Fishy Meal On Lufthansa
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. Have you...
A Lufthansa First Class Tradition Becomes An Emirates First Class Tradition
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, but when it comes to the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, I always opt for dinner for breakfast. Now I do the same on Emirates. I’ve written before about the...
Review: Lufthansa 747-8 First Class Frankfurt To Los Angeles
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...
