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Home » Lufthansa » Oktoberfest Isn’t Cancelled On Lufthansa
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Oktoberfest Isn’t Cancelled On Lufthansa

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 16, 2020November 14, 2023 6 Comments

a woman pouring a drink from a beer dispenser

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 Bavarian capital every September (yes, Oktoberfest is celebrated in September). But on Lufthansa, the tradition will live on….a tradition that dates back to 1957.

a woman smiling at a bottle of champagne

The Dirndl of the Lufthansa long-haul crews was createdby the Munich costume designer Angermaier: The flight attendants’ Wiesn-Dirndl is dark blue with a silver-grey apron, the men wear short leather pants with a dark blue vest in the fabric of the Dirndl.

a group of people standing in front of a large jet engine
images: Lufthansa

On September 22, 2020, Lufthansa will offer an Oktoberfest-themed flight onboard LH421 from Munich to Newark (each year, the Oktoberfest flight goes to a different destination). This year’s flight will be operated by an Airbus A350-900. Expect trout and Bavarian cream with Weissbier served from a keg on the menu in business class. In fact, the trout is available all month in business class. Bavarian dishes will also be available in Lufthansa’s lounges in Munich.

Other Lufthansa Oktoberfest-Themed Flights 

If you cannot make it to the United States, look for Lufthansa crews in traditional costume on CityLine flights between Munich and:

  • Berlin (TXL)
  • Copenhagen (CPH)
  • Helsinki (HEL)
  • Manchester (MAN)
  • Santorini (JTR)
  • Sylt (GWT)
  • Vienna (VIE)

CONCLUSION

I’m so happy Lufthansa is preserving this tradition, even if I hate beer (yes, I do). One of these years I’ll have to try this special flight.

Have you been on a Lufthansa Trachtencrew flight? Will you celebrate Oktoberfest this year in your own way?

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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6 Comments

  1. emercycrite Reply
    September 16, 2020 at 7:03 am

    I’ll take the flight attendant in the middle.

    • Joe Chivas Reply
      September 16, 2020 at 7:44 am

      Are you talking about the black and white shot?

      • Matthew Klint Reply
        September 16, 2020 at 10:06 am

        lol…

  2. Jerry Reply
    September 16, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    Matthew… It took you until your late 20s to love coffee. Perhaps in your late 30s you’ll learn to become a cerevisaphile!

  3. Christian Reply
    September 16, 2020 at 3:44 pm

    I got a great laugh out of the “Blaming the pandemic”. Thanks.

  4. Arthur Reply
    September 19, 2020 at 9:52 am

    I was at least hoping to get an Oktoberfest beer in the reopened IAD LH club, but, alas, no bar.

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