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Category Archives: Lufthansa

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Flight Review: Lufthansa First Class In The Pandemic Era

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020 37 Comments
Lufthansa First Class Pandemic Review

Today, I invite you for a ride onboard the Lufthansa 747-8 in first class from Los Angeles to Frankfurt. While we live in an unprecedented era of uncertainty, I am heartened that there is remarkable consistency in the Lufthansa...

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Onboard The Final Lufthansa 747-8 From Los Angeles In First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 10, 2020November 10, 2020 26 Comments
Final Lufthansa First Class Flight

I recently had the pleasure of flying on the final Lufthansa 747-8 out of Los Angeles in first class. In fact, it was the final Lufthansa first class flight departing the United States until at least spring 2021. And...

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Pictures: Lufthansa’s New “To Go” Lounge Snacks

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 3, 2020November 2, 2020 13 Comments
Lufthansa Lounge To Go Snacks

Germany is now under a nationwide lockdown that has closed restaurants and bars for one month to sit-down guests. The new measures have also forced Lufthansa to re-evaluate its food and beverage service across its network of lounges. Here’s...

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Review: Lufthansa Lounge Newark (EWR)

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 26, 2020October 27, 2020 9 Comments
Lufthansa Lounge Newark Review

The Lufthansa Lounge in Newark Liberty International (EWR) is currently just a shell of its former self. It beats waiting in dilapidated Terminal B, but set your expectations very low in the pandemic era. Lufthansa Lounge Newark (EWR) Review...

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Whew: Lufthansa Reaffirms Commitment To First Class, Despite Pandemic

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 17, 2020October 17, 2020 17 Comments
Lufthansa First Class Future

For the first time in decades, Lufthansa will not offer a single flight to the USA with a first class cabin. The majority of its fleet with first class seating has been mothballed. But worry not: Lufthansa still has...

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Emirates Suspends Service To South Africa; Lufthansa May Be Next

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 7, 2020October 7, 2020 24 Comments
Emirates Suspends South Africa

UPDATE: Emirates Resumes Flights After the writing of this article, Emirates announced service to South Africa will resume in full tomorrow, with flights to Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg operating. Crews will not be required to submit negative COVID-19...

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Lufthansa’s New Longhaul Destinations For 2021

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 6, 2020October 6, 2020 5 Comments
Lufthansa New Longhaul Routes

Seeking to improvise during a time of depressed demand on former bread and butter routes, Lufthansa is adding several new leisure destinations in 2021, including a pair of new longhaul flights to North America. Lufthansa Adds New Longhaul Routes...

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Why Lufthansa Is Boycotting India

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 3, 2020October 3, 2020 28 Comments
Lufthansa Boycotts India

Lufthansa has scrapped all flights to India in an escalating feud over access to world’s second most populous nation. India declares that Germany is not being fair in terms of entry restrictions for its own citizens. Lufthansa claims it...

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747-8 Will Be “Flagship” Of Lufthansa Fleet

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 29, 2020September 29, 2020 22 Comments
Lufthansa 747-8 Flagship

As the likelihood of the Airbus A380 returning to the active Lufthansa fleet diminishes, the German airline is already calling the Boeing 747-8 its new flagship aircraft. Lufthansa CEO Calls 747-8 The New Flagship Aircraft First the bad news,...

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Oktoberfest Isn’t Cancelled On Lufthansa

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020 6 Comments
Lufthansa Oktoberfest Flight 2020

There may be no Oktoberfest this year in Munich, but Lufthansa will still host Oktoberfest on one very special flight. Lufthansa Oktoberfest Flight 2020 Blaming the pandemic, Munich cancelled Oktoberfest this year, a festival that draws millions to the...

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A New Airline Ticket Paradigm: No Advance Payments

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 14, 2020July 14, 2020 6 Comments
Deferred Payment Airline Tickets

With the word changing so fast around us, perhaps it is time to set aside old ways of thinking about paying for airline tickets and embrace a new approach that no longer mandates pre-payment. But would a deferred payment...

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Lufthansa Shows Us The Way Forward With Onboard Service

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020 17 Comments
Lufthansa Onboard Service Changes

Lufthansa has chosen not to engage in hygiene theatre on longhaul flights and for that I think it deserves great praise. Don’t expect many changes to Lufthansa’s onboard service model. Lufthansa’s New Onboard Service Won’t Change (Much) Lufthansa is...

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Lufthansa’s Shrewd Slot Deal Costs Little, Nets Billions

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 30, 2020 7 Comments

Lufthansa has reached a compromise with Germany and the European Union over its €9 billion bailout package. While Lufthansa must give up slots, the recipients of those slots will be far less likely to harm the entrenched German carrier....

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Wow: Lufthansa Board Rejects German Bailout

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020 7 Comments
Lufthansa Rejects Bailout

The Lufthansa Supervisory Board has rejected Germany’s bailout package over new EU-imposed slot restrictions. On Monday, Germany and Lufthansa agreed in principle on a €9 billion aid package. This was not a free gift, but a 4% loan with many...

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Ryanair Vows To Fight “Illegal Subsidy” For Lufthansa

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 27, 2020 5 Comments
Ryanair Illegal Subsidy Lufthansa

Never one to shy away from controversy, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is on the warpath after Lufthansa and Germany reached an agreement on a €9 billion aid package. Calling the aid an “illegal subsidy”, Ryanair has vowed to fight it....

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Germany Will Control 20% Of Lufthansa Group In Exchange For €9 Billion Bailout

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 26, 2020May 26, 2020 1 Comment
Lufthansa Bailout

Lufthansa and Germany have agreed to a €9 billion bailout that will provide a vital lifeline to the Lufthansa Group and give the German government two seats at the table. Germany will now is a part-owner of Austrian Airlines,...

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Lufthansa A380 Operations Won’t Return To Frankfurt

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 22, 2020 4 Comments

Lufthansa has retired seven of its 14 Airbus A380 aircraft in response to COVID-19. Now the carrier has revealed that the A380 will not return to Frankfurt. Lufthansa Faces Same A380 Issues As Other Carriers Carriers around the world...

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Unbelievable: Lufthansa Spent €150 Million Restoring Historic Plane That Never Flew

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 11, 2020May 11, 2020 9 Comments
Lufthansa Super Constellation

We knew a decades-long process to make a Lockheed Constellation airworthy again was scrapped, but now we know how much it cost…and that amount is staggering. Lufthansa Aimed To Make Lockheed Constellation Airworthy Again Lufthansa once aimed for a...

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Lufthansa Remains A Political Pawn In Bailout Debate

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 11, 2020May 10, 2020 1 Comment
Lufthansa Bailout Debate

Another week has flown by with Germany and Lufthansa still unable to come to an agreement on a bailout. The unresolved issue remains how much control Germany should exert over Lufthansa. Yesterday, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said his...

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Wow: Lufthansa Pilots Volunteer 45% Pay Cut For Two Years

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 1, 2020May 1, 2020 7 Comments
Lufthansa Pilot Pay Cut

Lufthansa pilots have volunteered to offer a 45% pay cut for more than two years in order to avoid job furloughs. It’s a tempting offer, but I’m still not sure it will work. Lufthansa Pilots Offer Surprise Concession* Without...

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