Despite another lifeline from the Italian government, Alitalia is still struggling…and Lufthansa wants to take over several Alitalia routes. Speaking at the Lufthansa Group’s 3rd Quarter Earnings Call, CEO Carsten Spohr stated Lufthansa would develop a hub at Rome Fiumicino...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: October 29, 2017
Hello from Singapore…where I’m laying in bed sick. I’ll keep this brief. You’ll find a review of the week’s top stories below. Let me stress: take care of yourself. Don’t overdo it. But at the same time, take every...
Review: Lufthansa First Class Lounge Frankfurt
We all know about the beautiful Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, but what about the First Class Lounge located within Terminal 1? How does it compare to the First Class Terminal? Arriving first class passengers whose travel terminates in...
Review: Lufthansa A380 First Class Los Angeles to Frankfurt
Last week, I reviewed the Lufthansa 747-8 in first class from Los Angeles to Frankfurt. I had the rare opportunity to fly the same route just weeks apart on an A380. This review covers that flight. I wrote about...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: October 22, 2017
I’m back in LA after a fast-paced week around the world. My trip took another twist on the way to Ho Chi Minh City, which I will share tomorrow morning. As it was a relatively light news week, Live...
Review: Lufthansa First Class Terminal Frankfurt
The Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt remains one of the best first class lounges in the world. Although not intended for arriving longhaul passengers, the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt welcomes guests with a same-day arriving boarding...
Review: Lufthansa 747-8 First Class Los Angeles to Frankfurt
When it comes to redeeming miles for transatlantic travel, it is difficult to justify redeeming for business class when Lufthansa First Class is available for only marginally more. Thus, our trip to Zurich included a stop in Frankfurt. Lufthansa...
Lufthansa Will Take Over 80% of Air Berlin, Launch New Longhaul Routes
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr announced his company will take over the majority of Air Berlin’s assets, including 81 aircraft. Speaking to reporters, Sphor said Lufthansa would invest at least €1.5BN and offers jobs to at least 3,000 (and possibly more...
German Airline. Scandinavian Route. Italian Dinner.
For this week’s Meal of the Week I focus on an Italian meal on a German airline on a Scandinavian route. I was flying from Stockholm to Munich on Lufthansa around dinnertime, with a flight time of two hours....
Lufthansa Adds Berlin to New York JFK Flight
With all Air Berlin longhaul operations cancelled out of Berlin, a big void has been left. Lufthansa is starting to fill it in with new service to New York (JFK) starting November 08, 2017. Per Svenblogt, the new service...
Flying Lufthansa First Class with Hollywood Stars, Oligarchs, and Executives
Yesterday I flew Lufthansa First Class from Los Angeles to Frankfurt. The 8-seat cabin was filled with a mix of A-list stars, a former Lufthansa executive, and a wealthy Ukrainian family. It made for an interesting flight… I am...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: July 09, 2017
I’ve escaped the Los Angeles heat and am basking in the cool summer rains of Germany. (sigh of contentment) Oddly, I’ve encountered horrible jet lag the last couple days — this despite flying nonstop to Europe in the evening...
Lufthansa First Class: Still Amazing After All These Years
It was shaping up to be a bad flight. First, the miscreant passenger in 2K. Next, an odd interaction with the purser and my other seatmate. Finally, horrid turbulence for several hours. But once the dust settled, I can again attest...
Dinner: Aegean Economy Outshines Lufthansa First Class
Last week I flew from Los Angeles to Frankfurt in Lufthansa First Class then connected on a cheap ticket from Frankfurt to Amman via Athens in Aegean economy class. Believe it or not, the dinner on the 807-mile ATH-AMM...
My Horrible Seatmate in Lufthansa First Class
Trying to be as gentle as possible, I’ll just say this—I have never shared a first class cabin with someone with such poor behavior. It started in the Star Alliance First Class Lounge at LAX. An escort arrived to...
Review: Lufthansa Premium Economy Frankfurt to Los Angeles
How about the flight back? I already published a detailed review of my outbound Los Angeles to Frankfurt flight. How would the return flight, also in premium economy, compare? I enjoyed a nice breakfast in the Senator Lounge prior to...
Review: Lufthansa A380 Premium Economy Los Angeles to Frankfurt
Last month I had the chance to fly round-trip from Los Angeles to Frankfurt in Lufthansa’s Premium Economy product. I previewed the flights already, but here is the full review of the outbound flight. My inbound flight review is...
Lufthansa vs. Condor on New San Diego Route
Condor and Lufthansa used to be married. But Condor ran off with a British chap and now is part of the Thomas Cook Group. Although Condor retains (Lufthansa’s) Miles & More as its loyalty program, the two carriers are direct competitors....
Lufthansa Premium Economy is Much Better on a Daytime Flight
I’m back from Germany and have a far more favorable impression of Lufthansa Premium Economy for daytime flights than for overnight flights. I complained about my inability to sleep in Premium Economy on the trip over. Interestingly, on the...
Star Alliance Gold Lounge Access When Flying Eurowings
Eurowings is part of the Lufthansa Group but not a member of Star Alliance. How does lounge access work? The rules are a bit quirky, with good news for Lufthansa, United and ANA Star Gold members and bad news...
