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...
Italian Law Allows For Clever Airline Ticket Manipulation
What if you could take advantage of Italian law to beat airlines at their own game? The possibilities are fascinating. In theory, you can book a multi-city airline ticket “in” Italy on any airline, then skip whatever segments you...
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...
First Class Asparagus Showdown: Lufthansa Vs. Emirates
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. It’s white...
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):...
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...
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...
