Lufthansa, Europe’s leading premium airline, has introduced a unique online booking tool that makes planning and booking individual group travel for global meetings and events easier and more flexible. The new Lufthansa “Meetings and Events” product provides both event organizers, and individual travelers with an event-dedicated webpage containing exclusive offers for participants from anywhere in the world.
The Lufthansa Meetings & Events product can accommodate groups large and small, from corporate meetings to association gatherings, trade fairs, sporting or cultural events. Event organizers who are hosting their participants’ travel can use either the online tool, or book through their preferred travel management company.
The online booking tool displays the negotiated discounted fares as well as any applicable sale fares in the participants’ local currency. Meeting participants are therefore assured of finding the best value to meet their individual travel needs. Travelers can also take advantage of several flexible options, including booking a companion ticket, or choosing travel dates up to one week before or after the event. Participants continue to have access to Lufthansa’s global network of more than 200 cities in 80 countries to choose from - and with the new online booking tool, code-share flights operated by Lufthansa partners are also eligible.
“Previously, booking travel for meetings and events was a time-consuming, often costly process for both the event organizers as well as the participants, who travel from many different cities to the same destination, often at different negotiated rates. Our new Meetings & Events product simplifies this process by providing one global offer in an easy-to-use online booking tool, thereby saving our customers valuable time and money,” explains Don Bunkenburg, Director of Corporate Sales and Regions, North America at Lufthansa.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Lufthansa online booking tool Meetings and Events
Lufthansa Munich new Senator Lounge
Lufthansa has opened a new Senator Lounge at Lufthansa’s Munich Hub, enhancing the EU departures area. The carrier is spending Euro 150 million on upgrades and extensions of its worldwide lounge network and has new aircraft worth Euro 16 billion on order until 2016. The airline had also opened its first Senator and Business Class Lounge earlier this year, at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International (CSI) Airport, in India.
Axel Hilgers, Director South Asia, Lufthansa said, “The new lounge in Munich is one of many ongoing investments in new products and services that enhance the travel experience of our customers.”
The latest addition in the global network of premium lounges also marks the debut of a new Lufthansa lounge design: featuring a bar at the centre where travellers find a wide choice of brewed coffee, tea, wines, spirits and non-alcoholic drinks. Travellers can choose from a variety of hot and cold meals, freshen up in showers or use computer workstation. Via its Munich hub, voted among the best five airports globally in the recent Skytrax survey, Lufthansa offers more than 5,000 weekly flights to 100 destinations in 38 countries. In this core market, where Lufthansa celebrates 50 years of operations in 2009, the airline has been upholding all frequencies and destinations in the current summer schedule.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
lufthansa 747 seating plan
cabin configurations
F cabin 2-2 upstairs
c cabin 2-3-2
y cabin 3-4-3
First Class seat pitch 90-92.0" seat width 21.0" 16 Flat bed seats
New Business Class: 57-60.0" 19.7" 66 Lie-flat seats row 1 to row 25
Economy Class: 31.0" 17.5" 270 seats
bulkhead business class row 1 to row 4A,c,H,K
first class row 81A,C,H,K to 84 upper deck of 744
9A, C, H and K Seat(s)
Located by the exit row in the Business section. You will enjoy the recliner, AC Power and a personal TV. You will have extra legroom, which is provided by the exit row. 10D, E and G Seat(s): Located by the bulkhead in the Business section. There is more noise and light due to its location near the lavatory. Also, floor storage is not allowed during takeoff and landing.
In-flight Entertainment Programme
First and Business Class passengers can enjoy a comprehensive programme of entertainment thanks to the enhanced Lufthansa Media World. Passengers can choose from 65 video options with 30 movies in up to eight languages, 25 TV programmes and 10 music magazines
Economy Class row 28 to row 56
28A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J and K Seat(s):
Located by the bulkhead in the Economy section. You do have an overhead TV
Lufthansa Upgrade awards
passengers in our Miles & More Program and Star Alliance partners may use miles to upgrade to business class or first class. Please keep in mind the specific restrictions from each program. Once ticketed, please contact your mileage program for an upgrade. Lufthansa's Miles & More number is 1-800-268-9127.
Upgrade awards On flights operated by Adria Airways*, Air China, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines Group, Condor*, Croatia Airlines*, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Shanghai Airlines, SWISS, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Portugal, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines and United with JP, CA, NH, NZ, OZ, OS, DE, OU, LO, LH, FM, LX, SK, SQ, TP, TG, TK und UA flight numbers, you can upgrade to the next higher class from economy class to business class or from business class to first class of service with Miles & More upgrade awards.
All the terms and conditions applicable to the original ticket also apply to the booking of an upgrade award. An upgrade award is valid only for the route covered by a flight coupon for the ticket. Upgrade certificates remain valid for twelve months.
* We regret that upgrade awards with these Miles & More airline partners cannot be booked online.
4.1 Terms and conditions of booking
Upgrade awards can only be booked for the next higher class of service.
The number of miles required to pay for the upgrade depends on the booking class of the ticket. Please note that the mileage levels stated apply to one route, i.e. one flight coupon. If several routes/flight coupons are required for the journey, the mileage levels are cumulative.
To book an upgrade award, you must have booked a full fare paid flight through www.lufthansa.com or the Miles & More online platforms or through your local Miles & More Service Team and the ticket must have already been issued. In this way, all routes for which an upgrade is to be booked must be confirmed in advance in the number class. Upgrades can only be booked for confirmed routes and are subject to availability in Business or First Class.
On a European domestic flight, an upgrade is only possible in conjunction with an intercontinental flight, and is included free of charge.Special upgrade terms of United
Upgrades are possible for flights operated by United (UA), not in the case of UA marketing flight numbers. An upgrade is possible from Business Class booking classes C and D, as well as from Economy Class booking classes Y, B, M, H. For selected US domestic flights booking classes E, U, Q, V, W, S, T, K, L also apply. It is possible to upgrade to classes C, D, Y and B electronically. A paper certificate still has to be issued for upgrades to any other booking class. For upgrades with United, paper certificates (valid for up to 12 months) for all booking classes (except from Business Class C, D and Economy Class Y, B, M, H) must be issued, so the booking must be made at least seven working days in advance. Express processing is also possible up to four working days before departure upon payment
At United, it is possible to upgrade from Economy booking classes Y, B, M and H on international flights, and on selected domestic US flights from booking classes E, M, U, H, Q, V, W, S, T, K and L. It is possible to upgrade from Business booking classes C and D to First Class. eUpgrades are possible for upgrades from classes C, D, Y and B. For upgrades from other booking classes, a paper certificate (valid for up to 12 months) must be issued. Hence the booking must be made at least seven working days in advance. Upgrades can also be booked at shorter notice - between four and six working days in advance – but a surcharge will then be payable. * Upgrades are only possible with the stated airline partners. Eligibility is determined by the flight number of the operating carrier.
Waiting list bookings can be made with eUpgrades with Austrian Airlines Group, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss.
Upgrades to group bookings cannot be made online. These can only be requested via the Miles & More Service Team.
4.2 Advance booking time limits and payment
For flights with Austrian Airlines Group, LOT Polish Airlines and Lufthansa, an electronic upgrade (eUpgrade) is possible three hours or more prior to departure. This time limit may vary from destination to destination, as it can depend on other factors such as the catering already ordered. The departure must be from a destination at which an eUpgrade is possible. Otherwise an upgrade must be issued in paper form. You can obtain information on these destinations from your local Miles & More Service Team.
If your upgrade award can only be issued in paper form, you must make your reservation at least four working days before the desired flight date.
Booking is only possible four or more working days in advance of the desired flight date. The necessary miles will be automatically debited to your mileage account once the reservation has been made. In the case of waiting list bookings, the miles are only deducted when the upgrade is confirmed.
Infants (under two years old) can accompany you free of charge as long as they do not require a seat.
4.3 Special upgrade terms and conditions
4.3.1 Lufthansa, Adria Airways, Air China, Air Dolomiti, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines Group, Croatia Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Portugal, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines, SWISS and Condor*
With Condor, no booking classes are excluded; the values contained in column Economy B, Y apply. Upgrades with LH, JP, EN, OS, OU, LO and LX are not possible for some particularly favourable offers.
On European flights, this applies to the following booking classes:
- Adria Airways (JP) E, G, K, L, T, U
- Austrian Airlines Group (OS) L, O, T
- Croatia Airlines (OU) E, L, S, T, U, W
- SWISS (LX) E, I, L, T, X
- Lufthansa (LH), Air Dolomiti (EN) and LOT Polish Airlines (LO) E, L, T
On intercontinental flights, this applies to the following booking classes:
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO) L, W
- SWISS (LX) I, E, T, W, X
- Lufthansa (LH), Adria Airways (JP), Air Dolomiti (EN), Austrian Airlines Group (OS) and Croatia Airlines (OU) S, W, U
Upgrades within Europe for domestic flights are only possible on connecting flights in combination with upgrades on intercontinental flights and already included in the miles for the upgrade of the intercontinental flight. For upgrades with Condor, Adria Airways or Croatia Airlines, paper certificates (valid for up to 12 months) are issued, hence upgrade bookings with these airlines must be made at least four working days prior to departure. Further information regarding SWISS upgrades is available from www.miles-and-more.com. Upgrades with Air New Zealand (NZ), ANA (NH), Asiana Airlines (OZ), Air China (CA), SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK), Singapore Airlines (SQ), TAP Portugal (TP), Thai Airways International (TG) and Turkish Airlines (TK) are possible from Economy booking classes Y and B. (With SK and SQ, upgrades are also possible from class S, and with NZ, classes E, O, U as well). If First Class is available, with these airlines it is possible to upgrade from Business booking classes C and D (with NH and SQ, classes J and Z as well). Only paperless upgrades (eUpgrades) are possible. 4.3.2 United
Monday, August 17, 2009
LH 413 Flight From Newark to Munich
LH 413 Flight timetable From (EWR) Newark, NJ, US to (MUC) Munich, DE
travel time: 8h
Departure time (EWR) Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, NJ, US
Scheduled: 8:10 PM (Terminal B)
Arrival time: (MUC) Franz Josef Strauss Airport City:
Munich, DE Scheduled: 10:10 AM (Terminal 2)
aircraft: Airbus Industrie A340-600 seating
pitch
width
Business Class:
60.0"
20.0"
66 Lie-flat seats
Economy Class:
31.0"
17.0"
279 seats
Airbus A340 600 cabin layout
business class cabin layout 2-2-2 row 1 to 9,A,C,D,G,H,K.economy class cabin layout 2-4-2 row 10 to 58 ,A,C,D,G,H,K
codeshare flight
(UA) United Airlines 9254
(KM) Air Malta 2925
LH 4237 From Paris to Frankfurt flight
LH 4237 Flight From (CDG) Paris, FR to (FRA) Frankfurt, DE
travel time: 1h 15m
Departure time (CDG) Charles De Gaulle Airport Paris, FR
Scheduled: 6:40 AM Departed gate 4 min later than scheduled
Terminal: 1
Arrival time: (FRA) Frankfurt International Airport City:
Frankfurt, DE Scheduled: 7:55 AM
aircraft: Airbus Industrie A319 (Scheduled)
seating details
pitch
width
Business Class:
34.0"
18.0"
24 seats
Economy Class:
32.0"
18.0"
102 seats
Airbus Industrie A319 cabin layout 3-3
business class row 1 to 6,A,C,D,F.economy class row 7 to 24 ,A,B,C,D,E,F
exit row 9A,B,C,D,E,F have extra legrooms
This flight is marketed as a codeshare flight by (UA) United Airlines 9067
Flight LH 691 Tel Aviv-Yafo Frankfurt
LH 691 Flight timetable From (TLV) Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL to (FRA) Frankfurt, DE
travel time: 4h 30m
Departure time (TLV) Ben Gurion International Airport
Scheduled: 5:00 AM
Terminal: 3
Arrival time: (FRA) Frankfurt International Airport City:
Frankfurt, DE 8:30 AM
aircraft: Airbus Industrie A340-600 seating
pitch 60.0"
width 20.0"
Business Class:66 Lie-flat seats
Economy Class:31.0" 17.0"
279 seats
Airbus A340 600 cabin layout
business class cabin layout 2-2-2 row 1 to 9,A,C,D,G,H,K.economy class cabin layout 2-4-2 row 10 to 58 ,A,C,D,G,H,K
This flight is marketed as a codeshare flight by the following carrier(s):
(AC) Air Canada 9021
(UA) United Airlines 9121
(US) US Airways 5633
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Lufthansa LH 739 Hong Kong flight
Lufthansa German Airlines - LH 739
Depart: Hong Kong International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Departure Time: 12:55
Arrival: Frankfurt International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Arrival Time: 18:45
Stops: Non-Stop
Travel Time: 11hrs 50mins
Aircraft: 744 (Boeing 747-400 (Passenger))
Classes offered: First Business Economy
Notes:
Return to flights
Lufthansa flights lh 4838 Berlin London
Lufthansa’s new non-stop flights from london heathrow airport to berlin (TXL) Tegel Airport will offer business travellers, particularly those based in Canary Wharf, the City, East London, and the surrounding Westminster and central London catchment areas, a fast, frequent and conveniently timed connection to Germany’s capital. The new flights can be booked online at www.lufthansa.com. One way fares in Economy Class start from £45.00, while return fares will be available from £79.00 (all including taxes and charges). Business Class return fares start at £729.00 (including taxes and charges).
With a journey time of a little over 100 minutes, the new route will be operated by Lufthansa Regional partner, Eurowings, with British Aerospace BAe 146-200 jet aircraft seating up to 89 passengers. While the morning flight LH 4839 starts in London at 9:40 a.m. and arrives in Berlin at 12:25 p.m. (daily, except Sundays), the evening flight LH 4843 leaves the Docklands airport at 6:05 p.m. and touches down at 8:50 p.m. (daily, except Saturdays). (Flight LH 4838 leaves Berlin at 08:30 a.m. and arrives in London at 9:10 a.m. - daily, except Sundays, Flight LH 4842 leaves Berlin at 4:55 p.m. and arrives at 5:35 p.m. - daily, except Saturdays). Richard Gooding OBE, Chief Executive of London City Airport commented: “The launch of the Berlin-Tegel route is exciting news for London City Airport and perfectly complements the range of German destinations available to the business traveller. We are very proud of our long-standing 14 year relationship with Lufthansa and Star Alliance, with successful existing routes to Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Nuremberg currently operating out of London City Airport and Stuttgart to be added next month.”
For more information, please contact: Aage Duenhaupt / Gudrun Gorner Dave Sanders Deutsche Lufthansa AG Dave Sanders & Associates Ltd Tel: + 44 20 8750 3415 Tel/Fax: 01257 278767 Fax: + 44 20 8759 1987
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Lufthansa LH465 Orlando-Frankfurt Flight
Lufthansa Non-Stop Orlando MCO -Frankfurt FRA Flight
Airport/
Timezone (Summer)
Frankfurt, Terminal 1
FRA
UTC +01:00
Flight schedule
(local time)
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Sunday
LH465
Orlando: 8:25 pm – Frankfurt 11:20 am (next day)
LH464
Frankfurt: 2:05 pm – Orlando 6:30 pm
Additional
Lufthansa Flights
to/from Florida
LH463
Miami: 3:30 pm – Frankfurt 6:20 am (next day)
LH462
Frankfurt: 9:45 am – Miami 1:25 pm
Flight time
(average)
Orlando – Frankfurt:
9 hours 55 minutes
Frankfurt – Orlando:
10 hours 25 minutes
Distance
4,724 Miles
Type of aircraft
Airbus A330-300
Seat configuration
First Class
8 seats
Business Class
48 seats
Economy Class
165 seats
Airbus A330-300 aircraft configured with 221 seats, the flight will offer central Florida travelers Lufthansass highly acclaimed First Class, the longest bed in Business Class and comfortable Economy Class services on a nearly 10-hour connection to the heart of continental Europe.
Orlandoss First Class passengers will have access to Lufthansass First Class Terminal and related lounges in Frankfurt and Munich. Reserved for the exclusive use of Lufthansa First Class passengers and HON Circle frequent flyers (600,000 miles/two years), the 19,000 square foot Terminal features personal assistants, a gourmet restaurant and bar offering more than 70 types of whiskey, a cigar lounge, offices, luxurious bathrooms and chauffeured transfer directly to the aircraft in a Mercedes S-class or Porsche Cayenne. One of the worldss largest airlines, Lufthansa flies to some 192 destinations in 78 countries, including 19 North American gateways. Together with its partners, Lufthansa serves 416 destinations in more than 98 countries worldwide. An industry leader known for its focus on innovation, Lufthansa in March 2005 launched Lufthansa Private Jet, which provides travelers arriving in the airliness Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich hubs with exclusive seamless travel by private plane to more than 1,000 airports in Europe, Israel and the Russian Federation.
lufthansa Milan to Bucharest Madrid flight
lufthansa timetabel Milan to Bucharest Madrid flight
Milan Malpensa - Bucharest, Romania (OTP)
LH 1836 11:25 14:35 Daily connection
Bucharest - Milan Malpensa
LH 1837 15:20 16:40 Daily connection
Booking flight Milan - Bucharest
Milan Malpensa - Madrid, Spain (MAD)
LH 1800 06:35 08:45 Daily connection
LH 1806 17:25 19:35 Daily except Sat.
Madrid - Mailand Malpensa
LH 1801 09:35 11:35 Daily connection
LH 20:20 20:20 22:20 Daily except Sat.
Booking flight Milan - Madrid
lufthansa Milan to Brussels Budapest BUD flight
flights from Milan airport MXP to Brussels BRU, Budapest BUD
Malpensa - Brussels
LH 1810 08:45 10:20 Daily connection
LH 1812 13:05 14:10 Daily connection
Brussels - Milan Malpensa
LH 1811 11:00 12:30 Daily connection
LH 1813 15:25 16:55 Daily connection
Booking flight Milan - Brussels
Milan Malpensa - Budapest
LH 1834 17:35 19:15 Daily except Sat.
Budapest - Milan Malpensa
LH 1835 20:00 21:35 Daily except Sat.
Booking flight Milan - Budapest
lufthansa Milan to Barcelona Paris flight
From February 2nd, 2009: flights from Milan to Barcelona and Paris
Milan Malpensa Italy (MXP) - Barcelona, Spain (BCN)
LH 1790 06:15 07:50 Daily except Sun.
LH 1792 12:20 13:55 Daily except Tue.
LH 1792 12:10 13:45 Only Tuesday
LH 1796 17:20 18:55 Daily except Sat.
Barcelona - Milan Malpensa MXP
LH 1791 08:35 10:05 Daily except Sun.
LH 1793 14:40 16:10 Daily connection
LH 1797 19:40 21:10 Daily except Sat.
Booking flight Milan - Barcelona
Milan Malpensa MXP - Paris, Charles de Gaulle CDG
LH 1770 06:35 08:00 Daily except Sun.
LH 1772 12:35 14:00 Daily connection
LH 1776 18:30 19:55 Daily connection
LH 1778 22:25 23:50 Daily except Sat.*
*from March, 1st. 2009
Paris, Charles de Gaulle - Milan Malpensa
LH 1779 06:35 08:05 Daily except Sun.**
LH 1771 08:40 10:10 Daily except Sun.
LH 1773 14:40 16:10 Daily connection
LH 1777 20:35 22:05 Daily connection
**from March, 2nd. 2009
Booking flight Milan - Paris CDG
Friday, April 24, 2009
LH401 flight New York Frankfurt
Lufthansa German Airlines - LH 401 JFK-FRA
Depart: New York J F Kennedy International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Departure Time: 15:55, Friday, 24 April 2009
Arrival: Frankfurt International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Arrival Time: 05:30, Saturday, 25 April 2009
Stops: Non-Stop
Travel Time: 7hrs 35mins
Airplane: 744 (Boeing 747-400 (Passenger))
Classes offered: First Business Economy
flight lh 445 Atlanta (ATL) to Frankfurt (FRA)
lufthansa lh445 flight information
Depart: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Intl Apt
Terminal: Terminal North
Departure Time: 18:05, Friday, 24 April 2009
Arrival: Frankfurt International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Arrival Time: 09:05, Saturday, 25 April 2009
Stops: Non-Stop
Travel Time: 9hrs
Airplane: 343 (Airbus Industrie A340-300)
Classes offered: Business class Economy class
This flight is marketed as a codeshare flight by the following carrier(s):
(SK) SAS 3372
(TG) Thai Airways International 7705
(TK) Turkish Airlines 8502
(UA) United Airlines 8830
Thursday, April 9, 2009
lufthansa MUC-LAX-FRA C class review
MUC-LAX-FRA C class. The seat is unconfortable in the flat position but okay in the other ones. Amenity kits were different both ways and very basic. No amenities in the toilettes. AVOD system is working but a bit complicated and selection of movies also basic. The meal, nothing special to talk about for a business class. The service, though it is up to the mood of the staff in that particular day, was efficient - but that's it. On disembarking, on both ways (LAX and FRA) the C and F class were beyond all others passengers due to only one door open, but none of the cabin crew seemed to care. The money you pay for a C seat is not worth it
lufthansa us to germany First class review
Recently traveled business class with Lufthansa on a number of flights which included North America to Europe and 2 segments within the EU. Was pleasantly surprised by all the service from crew members as we found everyone friendly and helpful in all instances.
FRA-BOS First. F-Class Terminal at FRA is very good, with an extensive range of food & drink. Personalised pax reception and handling perfect. Transfer by luxury car to the aircraft is nice. Once onboard, however, the story changes. No words of welcome, no helping with coat or hand-luggage etc, overhead bins full of C-class hand-luggage. When told about the zero space, instead of making space be removing said baggage to the owners' cabin, my bag was just taken away somewhere with the words "you won't be needing this during the flight"! Hardly a F class attitude, I thought. The seats on their A340's are not overly-comfortable. Welcome drink was pink Champagne, no white available. I thought this would be rectified later but it wasn't to be : no white Champagne was available at all. When I questioned the wisdom of this, I was told "it clearly states in the menu that Champagne will be white or pink". After I and other pax suggested the Fa's have a look in C-class to see if there was anything there, a bottle of mediocre white was produced. Food quite poor. Service not much better (including a wonderful moment when the FA had problems arranging my salad on the plate and, without a second thought, proceeded to finish it off by using her hands – retrieving leaves that had fallen off the plate and then putting them back on the plate! For any cabin class, I find this behaviour appalling. It makes one wonder what happens behind the scenes. Portions small. I'm pleased I ate a small meal in the lounge before departure, otherwise I would have been hungry by the time we arrived in Boston. Wine selection very small indeed, hardly a "selection" and arguably F- class. The main item in the miniature amenity-bag was an ad trying to get pax to purchase the matching suitcases. Overall, the experience for me was more akin to a long-haul charter business- class product. Quite honestly, it amazes me how LH can get away with calling it F-class. In my view, the only really good thing about the product, is the First Terminal at Frankfurt but even this cannot possibly warrant paying the difference between C and F
Lufthansa Miami to Berlin Long-haul coach Review
Miami to Berlin via Dusseldorf return on the A340-300 coach for under $600. On the way over, we had free alcohol, a delicious meal. Service was paced, not frantic in order to get it over with. No individual inflight entertainment but video monitors. Hot breakfast of an omlette, sausage, etc. Return was similar, two hot full-meals.
Seats are comfortable, and able to sleep on both transatlantic flights
Because I pre-ordered a diabetic meal, the flight attendants, addressing me by name, repeatedly asked if they needed to have special instructions, such as did I have to eat right away, or when to serve me. After years of American, Delta and Northwest across the Atlantic I was stunned that such service still existed. The seats were slightly uncomfortable and pitch maybe 32 inches and no in-seat movies. I hated transiting MIA however, because of the TSA and passport/customs attitude problems there
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
lh Airbus A319 Corporate Jet cabin
Airbus A319 Corporate Jet in a 48-seat, all-business class configuration. The new flight is a premium extension of Lufthansa's existing widebody
The Lufthansa Business Jet service, operated by Swiss VIP carrier PrivatAir, offers customers the chance to experience a new kind of business travel in the only class on board
Lufthansa LH 465 464 Non-Stop Orlando-Frankfurt
Flight will offer easy connections to 134 destinations in Europe
and beyond; Only First Class cabin to Europe
between Orlando and Frankfurt, Germany with a new Airbus A330-300 aircraft configured with 221 seats, the flight will offer central Florida travelers Lufthansas highly acclaimed First Class, the longest bed in Business Class and
comfortable Economy Class services on a nearly 10-hour connection to the heart of
continental Europe.
Distance 4,724 Miles
Flight LH 465 will depart Orlando at 8:25 pm and arrive in Frankfurt at 11:20 am local time
the next day. The return flight LH 464 will leave Frankfurt at 2:05 pm and arrive in
Orlando at 6:30 pm local time the same day. The flight will operate five times per week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Tickets can be purchased beginning
at lufthansa.com, your local travel agent or by calling Lufthansa reservations
at 800-645-3880.
Lufthansa Flight LH481 482 Denver-Munich route
Lufthansa’s Denver-Munich route is operated by an Airbus A340-300 aircraft, featuring
eight First Class seats, 36 lie-flat Business Class seats and 197 Economy Class seats.
The flight offers an additional 241 seats to the current 345 between Denver and
Frankfurt, for a total of 586 daily seats between Denver and Lufthansa’s two German
hubs. From Munich, passengers can enjoy convenient 30-minute connections to more
than 90 destinations throughout Germany, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
From the state-of-the-art, awarding-winning Terminal 2, which is co-owned by Lufthansa and the Munich Airport Authority, passengers can also access Lufthansa Private Jet.
This exclusive service provides premium travelers with seamless transfers by private jet to more than 1,000 airports around Europe, Israel and the Russian Federation. And in the summer of 2007, Lufthansa will unveil an exquisite First Class lounge boasting personal assistants, a gourmet restaurant and chauffeured transfer to flights, an unparalleled amenity for Denver’s only First Class service to continental Europe.
Flight LH 481 departs Denver at 1:55 pm and arrives in Munich at 7:40 am local time the
next day. The return flight LH 480 departs Munich at 9:20 am and arrives in Denver at
12:05 pm local time the same day.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Lufthansa airbus long haul flight review
Although Lufthansa don't offer in-flight entertainment on short-haul flights, they still pride themselves on offering quality food to all passengers on all flights.
First and business class passengers enjoy quality menus and fine wines as part of the airline's "Connoisseurs on Board" service concept. And all passengers can choose from the airline's 26 special menus.
The European carriers are really bringing down their coach products. I flew on a brand-new LH A340 two years ago when a late LH flight missed my connection to UA in FRA and they put me on their next flight to IAD instead of the next UA flight. The plane had no personal video in coach, the weirdest food I've ever encountered on a plane (true mystery meat), and bad legroom. The only thing they have going for them vis-a-vis the US carriers is free alcohol
We flew LH from EWR to Frankfurt and back and did have the seat back video screens, (although, some of the transatlantic flights do not have them) the food was good and so was the legroom. They have those awesome seats where the person in front of you can't recline and squish your legs because the back of the seat doesn't go back, the part of the seat you sit on goes forward. If you want to recline, you are only annoying yourself, really.The plane looked brand new, actually. We were in the mid thirties, row wise. It was a 2-4-2 seating configuration. Of course the exit rows are great, all that extra legroom. We will be flying with them again next week to Dusseldorf.
lufthansa business class trans-atlantic flights review
I have flown lufthansa business class several times, though on different routes, trans-atlantic flights.
Business class is nice, service was good and efficient (though not always the "friendliest'" or "personable"), food was ok. The business seats are quite comfortable for sitting and relaxing, eating, etc. However if you want to sleep, you should note they are not horizontal lie flat, they go flat on an angle, so you tend to slide down the bed. Also note that for use of lounges, unless you are mile and more alliance gold flyer, you only get use of business lounge (not senator lounge), the business lounges are more crowded and somewhat run down as compared to the first class (senator/gold) lounge.
Selecting seat on your flight with agent
As a former travel consultant can I just say that if you started the process through an agent, then make all future dealings (eg seat requests) through the agent. It's a recipe for confusion if you start doing some things with the agent and others with the airline direct.
Just call the agent, they can book the seat for you. You can use seatguru to figure out what seat would be preferrable. If not, the agent can see the seatmap and arrange a seating number for you.
The agent should have given you a full itinerary (which should have included your booking reference) as soon as your flights were confirmed.
Lufthansa b747 vs a340 comfort
It depends. For economy, the layout for the 747 is usually 3-4-3 while in the airbus A340 it is typically 2-4-2. In the rear end of the b747 though, there are several seats that are 2-4-2 configuration.Seat pitch varies with airlines. But airbuses and 777s tend to have a slightly wider seat which makews quite a difference. 747s seem to have the narrowest seat width.
I just flew Lufthansa from Chicago Frankfurt on airbus 340-it is a wonderful aircraft-without a doubt, better than the Boeing 747
I find them pretty much to be similar...but some say the A340 is quiet. It also would depend on how much the load is on your flight
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Lufthansa 737 500 economy class cabin picture
737-500 variant, are used on routes throughout Europe and Northern Africa. The flights between BHX and FRA are usually operated by both 737 variants. Lufthansa’s 737-500s seat 111 passengers in a variable two class configuration, making it smallest aircraft in Lufthansa’s mainline fleet at this point in time.
best flights routes Singapore to Toronto
There are no any direct flights from Singapore to Toronto, but there are flights from Singapore to Toronto with Transit
Singapore Airlines Flight from SG to YYZ
1) Singapore London Heathrow - Toronto
2) Singapore Frankfurt - Toronto
3) Singapore Milan Malpensa - Frankfurt - Toronto
4) Singapore Dubai - London Heathrow - Toronto
5) Singapore Munich F.J. Strauss - Frankfurt - Toronto
Both Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific are Five Star Airlines
Cathay Pacific ~
1) Singapore Changi - Hong Kong - Toronto
All other Airlines need a transfer to other airline.
- JAL
- Malaysian
- ANA
- Asiana
- China Southern
- Thai
the best way is to fly Singapore Airlines to New York, and from New York take any flight, preferably Air Canada to Toronto
You may take any of the above airlines to any US States and take another airlines (Example: Air Canada) to Toronto.
flight time san franshico to Paris
flight from SFO to Paris was about 10 hours nonstop or a bit more. Coming back was a little over 11 hours.
I flew on a direct flight from Vancouver (Canada) to Frankfurt, and it took ten hours. I would expect that your flight to France would be a little bit longer than that
Remember published flight times are "padded" to adsorb delays and just in case of bad head winds. They're the longest *possible* flight times.
If you leave CA at 11pm, you'll get to Paris 9am the next day
Most SFO/CDG flights leave in the afternoon, arriving in Paris in the morning
Frankfurt airport customs time
on average it took usually 20-30 minutes from the time I was off the plane and got my luggage first which can take just as long too. Customs usually don`t take as long as for example in the U.S. or Canada Once you have it if you have nothing to declare you go right to the line and if your not a EU Citizen you have a seperate line to go in and so long as there are not too many non EU the line will go fast in most cases. I think twice it took longer for the person was trying to get in one time with no passport!! You have over 1 hour time and this will be enough. When you get out the airplane, you need to go for the passport control, than get the luggage, and the train station is under the airport,
Once I was stamped I was in the hallways and made my way to back then the S Bahn to the H-Bahn but now you can take the R-Bahn from the airport now and go to which ever area you want, you don't have to shuttle over to the main Hauptbahnhof anymore from Frankfurt.
So say an hour total with luggage wait before you exit to a train or what ever. This is different of course if you have a connecting flight then you dont have to worry about luggage hopefully if it is transfered properly and hence customs is much faster then
Flights toronto to frankfurt cheap tickets
I recommand you to search for Iceland air, it's the cheapest I can think of. Also, flying to london doesn't make the price lower, it's true. Here are the cheapest airlines I found, (NO.1 cheapest etc..)You're in luck that Icelandair serves YYZ & FRA, so you can go thru Reykjavik and save some money. I searched July 1st-15th and got $935 USD roundtrip, including taxes. Jump on that
1. Iceland air..about 750 Euro, stops at Reykyavick
2. Lufthansa..about 1000 Euro, NON-STOP
3. Air Canada..about 1000 Euro, NON-STOP
4. Air France..some more than 1000 Euro, stops at Paris CDG
5. American Airlines..about 1100 Euro, stops at Chicago O'Hare
flight time from montreal to frankfurt germany
A direct flight Montreal - Frankfurt ( Lufthansa) lasts approximately 7hrs 20min.
This is only the flight's duration without check-in, luggage claim, customs, etc
Nonstop travel time with Air Canada ( departing from YUL ) is 7:15hrs.
Flights with one change of plane need 9 hrs and more.That all depends whether the flight you'd be taking has stopover(s) or is a direct one.
flight time Frankfurt to chicago
We left from NC to go to Frankfort Germany. We had to change planes in Atlanta Ga and the flight was 10 hours
If you're flying nonstop, then the flight is a little over 8 hours from Chicago to Frankfurt - about 9 hours returning from Frankfurt to Chicago. (It always takes longer from Europe to North America because of the headwinds).
depending which nonstop flight you choose. This is O'Hare *to* Frankfurt. Fastest scheduled is Lufthansa flight 431; slowest is American flight 84. United, Lufthansa, and Air India have other nonstop flights on this route between 8h, 15m and 8h, 30m.
Monday, March 30, 2009
airbus A321 100 lh airlines
Lufthansa A321 have 190 passengers capacity in two class cabin layout ,It is powered by two CFMI CFM56-5 or IAE V2500 with thrust ratings between 25,500 to 27,000 pounds force (113 kN to 120 kN).
airbus a333 lh airlines
Lufthansas a333 carries 221 passengers in three-class cabin layout
The A330-300 carries 295 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (335 in 2 class and 440 in single class layout) over a range of 10,500 km (5,650 nautical miles). It has a large cargo capacity, comparable to early Boeing 747s.
Airbus a346 lh airlines
the A340-600 flies 380 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (419 in 2 class) over 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km). It provides similar passenger capacity to a 747 but with 25% more cargo volume, and at lower trip and seat costs. First flight of the A340-600 was made on 23 April 2001. Virgin Atlantic began commercial services in August 2002.
airbus industrie A340 300 lh
The A340-300 flies 295 passengers in a typical three-class cabin layout over 6,700 nautical miles (12,400 km). entered service with Lufthansa and Air France in March 1993. It is powered by four CFMI CFM56-5C engines, similar to the -200. Its closest competitors are the Boeing 777-200ER
The A340-313E is the latest version of this type and was first delivered to Swiss International Air Lines in 2003. The largest operator of this type is Lufthansa with 30.
It has a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 276.5 tonnes with typical range with 295 passengers of between 7,200 and 7,400 nautical miles (13,300 km and 13,700 km). It is powered by the more powerful 34,000 lbf (151 kN) thrust CFMI CFM56-5C4s.
LH airbus A343 widebody aircraft
This is an Airbus 340-300 model aircraft, a widebody aircraft typically configured with 2 aisles, and seating 8 across in economy in a 2+4+2 configuration. As an early reply stated, actual configuration depends on the airline's preferences. You can see seat maps and dimensions for some airlines at Seat Guru.
lh Contact Air ATR-42-500
Lufthansa Regional (Contact Air Interregional) ATR ATR-42-500, originally uploaded by FSAP aviation photography.
lh Airbus A319-114 airplane photo
Airbus A319-114, Lufthansa, Manchester - Int. (Ringway) (MAN / EGCC) 29.03.09, originally uploaded by eisenbahner.
lh airbus A346 Deutsche Lufthansa
The Flying Wiener from Frankfurt-am-Main (Lufthansa A340-600), originally uploaded by Canadian Pacific (off for a while).
LH 402 Frankfurt Newark airbus A340-300
Lufthansa Airbus A340-300, D-AIGZ. Arriving in New York, USA. Sept 2007, originally uploaded by Tom Turner - SeaTeamImages / AirTeamImages.
Frankfurt to New York
Lufthansa German Airlines - LH 402
Depart: Frankfurt International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Departure Time: 13:10
Arrival: Newark Liberty International Apt
Terminal: Terminal B
Arrival Time: 15:55
Stops: Non-Stop
Travel Time: 8hrs 45mins
Aircraft: 343 (Airbus Industrie A340-300)
Classes offered: First Business Economy
A300 Lufthansa LH 4727 flight London Frankfurt
Lufthansa German Airlines - LH 4727
Depart: London Heathrow Apt
Terminal: Terminal 2
Departure Time: 11:50
Arrival: Frankfurt International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Arrival Time: 14:20
Stops: Non-Stop
Travel Time: 1hr 30mins
Aircraft: AB6 (Airbus Industrie A300-600 (Pax))
Classes offered: First Business Economy
Airbus A320 LH 4733 Heathrow Frankfurt
Lufthansa German Airlines - LH 4733
Depart: London Heathrow Apt
Terminal: Terminal 2
Departure Time: 17:10
Arrival: Frankfurt International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Arrival Time: 19:40
Stops: Non-Stop
Travel Time: 1hr 30mins
Aircraft: 321 (Airbus Industrie A321)
Classes offered: First Business Economy
airbus 333 LH 401 flight Frankfurt from New York
LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A330, D-AIKC, at JFK, New York, USA. Nov 2008, originally uploaded by Tom Turner - SeaTeamImages / AirTeamImages.
Lufthansa German Airlines - LH 401
Depart: New York J F Kennedy International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Departure Time: 15:35
Arrival: Frankfurt International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Arrival Time: 05:30
Stops: Non-Stop
Travel Time: 7hrs 55mins
Aircraft: 333 (Airbus Industrie A330-300)
Classes offered: First Business Economy
Lufthansa LH 456 flight Frankfurt to Los Angeles
Depart: Frankfurt International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Departure Time: 10:05
Arrival: Los Angeles International Apt
Terminal: Tom Bradley Intl
Arrival Time: 12:40
Stops: Non-Stop
Travel Time: 11hrs 35mins
Aircraft: 744 (Boeing 747-400 (Passenger))
Classes offered: First Business Economy
Lufthansa LH 430 Chicago Frankfurt
Lufthansa German Airlines - LH 430
Depart: Frankfurt International Apt
Terminal: Terminal 1
Departure Time: 10:35
Arrival: Chicago O'Hare International Apt
Terminal: Intl Terminal 5
Arrival Time: 12:30
Stops: Non-Stop
Travel Time: 8hrs 55mins
Aircraft: 744 (Boeing 747-400 (Passenger))
Classes offered: First Business Economy
D-ABVK at the gate at ORD on the 22nd April 2007
Friday, March 27, 2009
Lufthansa business class wine list wine selection
Each year we issue 30-35 invitations to tender. We receive suggestions for the tenders from specialist magazines and online, via trade fairs, wine tastings, talks to specialist groups and recommendations. Our criteria for selecting the wine correspond to our customers’ wishes and market trends. The selection is not made on the basis of the label or the name, but purely on the basis of the quality of the wine: at 10 – 12 meetings a year a committee of external and internal wine experts, together with Markus Del Monego, evaluate the wines in a blind tasting using an international 20-point system. During the wine tastings we make sure that the wines have the right character and that they fulfil the requirements to be served on board our flights:
We give preference to wines with reduced acidity or wines containing less tannin. We use wines with somewhat more residual sugar and/or a higher level of alcohol, as residual sugar and alcohol appear weaker at altitude. Ambassador for Germany’s top winesEvery year on long-haul flights alone, Lufthansa offers around 30 types of wine from more than 25 German vineyards. During 2007 we served almost a million litres of wine from top German estates in all travel classes.
By the way: in order to add a wine to its on-board wine list, Lufthansa requires around 8,000 bottles of a variety every two months for serving in First Class. In Business Class it needs an amount of some 40,000 bottles and in Economy Class at least 200,000 litres of wine per variety is required
Lufthansa private jets booking price
Lufthansa Private Jet's fleet of individually bookable private jets is available on demand to fly you to over 1,000 destinations in Europe and the Russian Federation.With Lufthansa Private Jet, Lufthansa offers you all the exclusive advantages of a private jet. Travel with the maximum flexibility, shorten your travel time and benefit from seamless connections with Lufthansa and SWISS long-haul flights from Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich.
A special price scheme applies to Lufthansa Private Jet flights. Our Service Team will be happy to submit a price quote without obligation at any time.
Additional services (e.g. extended catering, use of satellite telephone onboard Lufthansa Private Jet aircraft) are purchased directly from the Operating Partner and will be separately invoiced by the Operating Partner. The Operating Partner shall be allowed to directly charge the credit card of the customer for any of these services.
Any additional applicable fees or charges shall be payable by the customer when purchasing the Ticket.
For certain destinations additional fees or charges shall be imposed due to extraordinary circumstances like e.g. major international airports with limited capacity, night-operations or specific security requirements. Such fees or charges shall be payable by the customer when purchasing the ticket.
Our Lufthansa Private Jet Service Team will be delighted to take your flight booking. You can reach our Service Team on +49 – 18 02 – 99 33 00 (charged at €0.06 per call from a German landline) or +1- 8 88 -26 10 814 (USA and Canada). Further contact information can be found at www.lufthansa-private-jet.com.
You can both earn and spend miles with Lufthansa Private Jet
Simply click on the link under the logo to learn about the offers available from Lufthansa Private Jet.
Lufthansa Private Jet free limousine transfer
customers using Lufthansa Private Jet service can now book a limousine transfer to and from the airport, at no extra charge. On request, passengers will be picked up at home and driven direct to their Private Jet flight at the airport. On landing, a limousine will again be waiting alongside the plane to whisk passengers without delay to their destination. The service is available both for customers on direct flights to around 1,000 destinations within Europe and the Russian Federation as well as for those on Private-Jet connectingflights after flying long-haul routes
with Lufthansa or SWISS. Lufthansas exclusive partner is the SIXT Limousine Service. The Mercedes limousines will be driven by specially trained chauffeurs.
With Lufthansa Private Jet, Lufthansa offers you all the exclusive advantages of a private jet. Travel with the maximum flexibility, shorten your travel time and benefit from seamless connections with Lufthansa and SWISS long-haul flights from Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich.
Lufthansa Private Jet products and services can also be viewed online now on a dedicated website at http://www.lufthansa-private-jet.com/. All the information on the service, booking options and the fleet is available in twelve languages. The website lists all the telephone numbers, worldwide, for passengers wishing to contact the service, and allows users to order a newsletter or brochures online.
The Lufthansa Private Jet service is on offer at an attractive fixed price, depending on the flight route and including all charges and costs. Guests flying with the jets travel free. The entire itinerary is coordinated by an event manager. A personal service team is available for customers, round-the-clock. In-flight catering and entertainment are tailored to individual requirements and passengers have full use at any time of First-Class services laid on at the airport by Lufthansa, SWISS or Lufthansa partners.
Lufthansa Private Jet bookings can be made on the dedicated telephone hotline +49 (0) 18 02 99 33 00 for Germany and the rest of Europe, and on 1 888 261 0814 for the US and Canada.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Lufthansa airbus A340-600 seatmap
Lufthansa Airbus A346 seatmap
Airbus A340-600 (34D)
first class 8 seats
business class 60 seats
economy class 238 seats
Lufthansa airbus a340 300 seating plans LH 343
seating plans LH 343
First Class 8 Sitze/Seats
Business Class 48 Sitze/Seats
Equipped with the new Lufthansa Business Class
Economy Class 165 Sitze/Seats
Also operating in version: F 8/ C 36/ M 197
Airbus A343
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
lufthansa airbus a340 vs boeing 747 cabin and service
There's not much difference between the two planes except the A340 has 2-4-2 seating and the 747 has 3-4-3 seating in economy class, and the 747 does have an upper deck which the A340 does not, but is not used for economy class on Lufthansa. My most recent flights on Lufthansa were on a 747, very good service and decent food, but Lufthansa needs to update their in flight entertainment with seat back personal tv's, the flights I took had the screens hanging from the ceiling along the aisles, otherwise a very good airline.
Lufthansa Airline passengers online seat selection
Passengers with Lufthansa can now select their seat when checking in online.
Lufthansa passengers have been able to print out online boarding passes at lufthansa.com for a while, but only now can they pre-select their seat at the same time. The online check-in option is available 23 hours prior to departure.
You can request a seat when your booking through a travel agent, or in Lufthansa's web site, and in some other web sites. Although the request is not guaranteed until you check in.
Call the airline 2) Book with your travel agent and 3) Book it yourself online. I believe some European carriers do not give out pre-selection. The only way to find out is to do option number one. Also, check out seatguru.com for specifics about your airline and seat selection to make a better choice.
If you are booking online on http://www.lufthansa.com/ and you are a Miles & More or other associated airline program costumer, and you have a preferable seat on your profile, when you book a Special Service Request will be automaticaly generated on your booking.
If you are not a member of Miles & More or other associated airline program costumer, you can send a Special Services Request to Lufthansa after you book using this link http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/l...
You can always request a seat during check in at the counter, online or by phone
Source(s):
www.seatguru.com
Lufthansa flights from Chennai to San Francisco
Lufthansa and United both fly from Chennai to San Francisco with a stop in Frankfurt. The shortest amount of time the flight will take you is around 24 hours total (although if you choose a longer layover in Frankfurt, the total journey time can
go up to as much as 31 hours.)
I'm afraid there doesn't appear to be a carrier that makes a stop in Amsterdam when flying from Chennai to San Francisco.
Contrary to what the answerer above said, I was unable to find a flight with British Airways that connected in Frankfurt or Amsterdam when flying between the two cities you selected; there are, however, BA flights that go via London Heathrow.
Best option is
Chennai-Amsterdam ( KLM), Amsterdam-San Francisco ( North-West)
Chennai-Frankfurt ( Lufthansa), Frankfurt-SA ( Lufthansa)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Lufthansa new Business Lounge in Frankfurt Airport
The new Lufthansa Tower Lounge replaces the existing Lufthansa Senator and Business
Lounges at gate A51
With the opening of the new Tower Lounge in departures area A above gate 65,Lufthansa offers its premium customers one of the largest lounge networks in the
world. Lufthansa passengers have access to four different lounge types: First-Class, Senator and Business lounges and now the new Welcome Lounge in Frankfurt
Lufthansa First and Business Class transit passengers as well as customers with Hon Circle, Senator or frequent traveler status will enjoy a unique view at the end of March at Frankfurt Airport. Guests who want to get in some work before departure can retreat to one of the individual workstations. Apart from WLAN access throughout the lounge, the workstations are equipped with complimentary Internet PCs, a fax and copy machine, credit card payphones and power points to re-charge mobile devices. Five modern and refreshing showers are also available.
Lufthansa New Senator Lounge Washington Dulles
Mar. 19, 2009 – Lufthansa today opened the doors to its new Senator and Business lounge at Washington Dulles International Airport. the lounge offers a full set of amenities so that guests can escape from the stress of traveling and relax until their departure. With the opening of this lounge, Lufthansa further expands its lounge network to an impressive total of 66 lounges at 26 worldwide locations, including six U.S. cities. Washington Dulles is Lufthansa’s third U.S. lounge to open during the last several months
The common entrance is located at the departures level in Concourse B. Located just
behind the reception desk, the Senator Lounge boasts 95 seats, a sleek design and
great views. A stairway and elevator in the reception area lead to the lower level
Business Lounge with seating for about 90 and showers. The lounges are outfitted in
Lufthansa’s latest design elements and offer both a generous comfort zone with cozy
leather seats and TVs, a work area with complementary Internet access from stationary Internet-terminals and a bistro zone featuring various snacks and drinks.
Star Alliance Gold cardholders can access the lounge.passengers can now enjoy more space, comfort and privacy until just before departure
Lufthansa expects to welcome more than 100,000 lounge guests per year in the new
lounge, including passengers of its Star Alliance partners SAS, South African Airways and Austrian Airlines.
“This investment also corresponds with the importance of Washington Dulles as one of
Lufthansa’s top U.S. destinations, and further qualifies it as a potential A380 destination in the future.” said Benedikt Schneider, Regional Director of Sales, Mid-Atlantic & Southeast U.S.
Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines Code-share flights routes
From the end of this week, numerous Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines flights will be operated on a code-share basis under the partner airline’s flight number. Reservations for these flights can be made as of today. In future, Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines passengers will have access to both airlines’ route networks. Initially, this service will apply to flights between Brussels and Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Nuremberg and Stuttgart as well as to selected European destinations. At a later date, it will be extended to other flights, particularly to and from Munich. This agreement will benefit customers of both airlines, as it will provide them with greater choice and flexibility. Passengers will, for example, be able to fly from Berlin to Brussels with Lufthansa and return with Brussels Airlines. The two partner carriers will offer nine flights per day on this route.
Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines Reciprocal lounge privileges
Since mid-February 2009 both airlines have granted their premium customers reciprocal use of the partner’s lounges. Members of Brussels Airlines’ frequent flyer program Privilege who have attained Platinum status can thus use all Lufthansa Senator and Business Lounges worldwide. Likewise, since February, Lufthansa HON Circle members, Senators and First Class passengers have enjoyed access to Brussels Airlines lounges. In addition, from March 29th,
when the summer timetable goes into effect, Business Class passengers flying Brussels Airlines will be able to use all Lufthansa’s Business lounges, while Lufthansa customers will have access to Brussels Airlines’ Business Lounge in Brussels. In the initial phase, Lufthansa is planning to take a 45 percent stake in Brussels Airlines. This may be increased to a 100 percent stake at a later date. The transaction is currently undergoing regulatory review by the EU Commission. Meanwhile, Brussels Airlines is making preparations for its entry into the Star Alliance. Many customer benefits have already been realized as a result of the close partnership between Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa.
Full information about the partnership and the initial customer benefits is available on the 2009Internet at www.lufthansa.com and www.brusselsairlines.com.
Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines Frequent flyer program partnership
With the start of the summer timetable, the two carriers are launching a frequent flyer program partnership. Brussels Airlines Privilege members will then be able to earn award and status miles on all flights operated by Lufthansa and also redeem any miles accumulated prior to that date for award tickets on Lufthansa flights. Conversely, Lufthansa Miles & More members will have their account credited with all the premium, status and HON Circle miles earned on flights operated by Brussels Airlines and will also be able to book award flights with Brussels Airlines. In addition, status customers of both carriers will enjoy additional privileges such as more generous free baggage allowances and preferential baggage claim. Lufthansa status customers flying with Brussels Airlines will also be able to use Brussels Airlines’ Business Class check-in counters. Likewise, Brussels Airlines’ Platinum and Gold passengers will have access to Lufthansa’s First or Business Class check-in counters.
Lufthansa direct flight to Munich from SFO US
I've done the non-stop to SFO and Chicago. I love it. If you buy it several months in advance it's usually the same price and sometimes cheaper. you use Munich as an airport to connect through to go to San Francisco (or any other destination in the US for that matter), it works out much cheaper than leaving directly from Munich. For instance, I tried booking a Brussels-Munich-San Francisco flight and it was at least €100 cheaper than MUC-SFO!? Try this and see if you get the same thing. I figure you can get a BRU-MUC-SFO ticket and just show up at the airport in Munich without ever having flown the first leg.
Never change on the East Coast. everytime I've done it I've had problems. I get in late, customs takes so long, and then I miss my next flight.
Changing in Frankfurt isn't bad. I've missed flights a few times but flights to Munich are frequent so it's only delayed me a few hours.
flights to Munich, Germany from the US cities listed next to them:
Philidelphia, Boston, Chicago, Charlotte, Denver, Los Angeles, New York JFk, Newark EWR, San Francisco, Washington. All on Lufthansa, except for Phili which is US airways.DEN, SFO, LAX, ATL, MIA, RSW (Ft. Myers), JFK, EWR, PHL, IAD (Dulles), CLT, ORD (Chicago O'Hare), BOS.
bring dog on Lufthansa airlines without usda stamp
you can call your local german consulate and ask them. it is better to be safe than sorry and jsut get it stamped, i think. i am driving to my nearest state capital for my cat to get it stamepd so it returns back in time for the flight! also w/checking its a hit or miss i heard. ive been reading up on people taking their pets overseas half the time they check the paperwork the other tiem they don't care
I suggest that you get in touch with the German consulate in Chicago, Il and ask them about the USDA stamp. The phone number is 312 - 202 0480.
the dog will not be allowed to be loose in the cabin, but will have to travel in a pet kennel. The pet kennel must be wide enough to allow the animal to turn around
We moved in January from the US and I was so stressed about shipping our pet! We flew on Lufthansa (which I recommend as they were great with her and Frankfurt is know for being a great dog handling facility). We had a contact here in Chennai to arrange for Millie to be brought in, he had obtained a No Objection Certificate which we were told by Lufthansa was required. In fact they almost didn't let us board in Chicago b/c we didn't have the form. We told them it was waiting for us in Chennai and they let us go. We had to have the microchip (airline required), all the vaccinations and a USDA certificate.
Germany Frankfurt to Chicago ORD flight time
I got to Frankfurt in 8 hours departing from O'Hare flying on United
The non-stop flight time from Chicago O'Hare airport (ORD) to Germany will depend on your choices of airlines and arriving airport in Germany. Non-stop flight duration will vary from 8h 10min to 9h 05min.The actual flight time will depend on the winds, speed of the aircraft and the actual route the aircraft flies. Also, if you are going to other cities in Germany, you'll have to add more time traveling.
(Chicago / ORD - Frankfurt / FRA)
- Lufthansa has 2 daily non-stop flights (LH431 & LH433) that has flight times of 8h 10min and 8h 30min respectively.
- United Airlines also has 2 daily non-stop flights (UA944 & UA940) with flight times of 8h 21min and 8h 33min.
- American Airlines has 1 daily non-stop flight (AA84) with a flight time of 8h 45min.
- Air India has non-stop flight (AI 126) with flight time of 8h 15min and this flight only operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
(Chicago / ORD - Dusseldorf / DUS)
- Lufthansa has a non-stop flight operated by PrivatAir (LH437) with a flight time of 8h 25min and this flight operates everyday except Wednesdays and Saturdays.
LUFTHANSA AIRLINES A340-300 personal tv
Lufthansa A340-300 from Frankfurt to Chicago they have tv screens on the back of seats,According to Luthansa's website, their entire fleet of A330-300 and A340-600 are now fitted with in-seat screens. There is however no word that in-seat screens have been completely fitted on their A340-300 fleet.
I've flown with lufthansa as well as us airways a lot since i am from Germany and always go to the Frankfurt airport. Unfortunately i have to say that only one of the dozens of Lufthansa flights ive been on had the personal tv's.In first and business class, yes. In economy, no. There are several large TVs, but not individually in the back of the seats. you will not have a personal tv on the Airbus A340-300, but if you were on the Airbus A340-600, you would.Us airways has a tendency of around 20% of the time getting a personal tv. Nonetheless, i have found and concluded that even though perhaps with us airways u get the tvs, the lufthansa personel is 1000 times nice, the food is brilliant and you actually get real metal utensils. I also think that the ones with the tvs have them taken out (except for buissness class) because of rising fuel prices, and the tvs add a lot of extra weight which makes the airplane burn more fuel. Anyways i'm going to have to say that theres a 99% chance that you will not have the tvs, but really if you just bring something to read or entertain yourself you should be fine as well. P.S. the lufthansa seats are also A LOT more comfortable. Hope this helps and have a good flight
Monday, March 23, 2009
earn lufthansa miles flying on other Star Alliance airlines
Lufthansa is in the Star Alliance so if you have a frequent flier account with any Star Alliance member, you can earn miles by flying Lufthansa.Yes you can earn miles when flying on other airlines within the Star Alliance
Member Airlines
Air Canada
Air China
Air New Zealand
ANA
Asiana Airlines
Austrian
bmi
EGYPTAIR
LOT Polish Airlines
Lufthansa
Scandinavian Airlines
Shanghai Airlines
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways
Spanair
SWISS
TAP Portugal
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Car Seats Flying with baby Lufthansa airlines
I've also flown Lufthansa many times and only once did they take my car seat. It was FAA approved but the Flight Attendant said that it had to be IATA approved, which was annoying. I had the purser called over. He had to take it and I was miffed as I had paid for a seat for my under 2 daughter specifically to use it.
have to admit that was the only time this happened. Usually, Lufthansa was cool about using U.S. car seats onboard and other passengers have reported likewise when I was flying for a living myself (I was a Flight Attendant at Frankfurt). I never discussed it. I simply strapped my car seat in and used it.
What I suggest you do it pull out your owner's manual and see if it says anything about having universal approval. I know it exisits but I can't find the link right now. The FAA sent it to me awhile back.
Contact the seat manufacter and ask them to send you documentation that your seat is universally approved for airline use. Car seat companies are good about doing this. Radian told me my seat is, although it is not sold in Europe (only in America).
On Lufthansa long haul flight there are special baby beds available. Please beware that there is only a limited number of seats with baby beds available When booking your flight please inform our staff or the travel agent that you will be travelling with a baby Before takeoff and landing, give your child its dummy or its bottle to drink. That will help him or her to better balance the change in air pressure Lufthansa carries baby food on all its flights. But you shouldn't forget your baby's bottle and its favourite food! Water for the bottle is available on board. Our flight attendants will also warm the baby's bottle, and glasses, too. Just ask one of them - they’ll be glad to help you! There are changing tables in the washrooms on board
can Lufthansa recharge laptop in international flight
Lufthansa have power outlets only in Business and First class.
Try asking the flight attendants if you can plug your laptop into the outlet for an unoccupied seat in BC or first class so it can charge during the flight. Lufthansa tends to be "by the book" so you may be told no..
A 20-hour trip will have one or more stops or/and plane changes. You should be able to find an electrical outlet in between flights.
Do look into upgrading, at least for part of your trip. Having a ticket in BC or FC for any part of your trip should give you the opportunity to recharge your laptop in-flight. It should also give you the other BC/FC perks, like lounge access. Lounges always have electrical outlets you can use to recharge.
Lufthansa's frequent flier program only allows you to purchase 12000 miles per year, which is only enough to upgrade from EC to BC on short flights. However, United's program lets you purchase up to 50000 miles, which would be enough to upgrade (1-way) just about anywhere Lufthansa could fly you. Do the research before you buy the miles to make sure your ticket is upgradable AND there are vacant seats in BC. Lufthansa and United are partners and you can use United FF miles on Lufthansa.
The only other suggestion I can make is to take an extra battery or two if you really need to work that much while in-flight.
best credit card that accrues frequent flyer miles
Just remember that most credit cards that accrue frequent flier miles have an annual fee. Therefore you have to question whether or not it is worth having a credit card that you have to pay between $50-$75 a year to keep. Capital One offers a credit card which allows you to accumulate miles and there are no black-out dates. However you have to read to see if there is a limit on the number of miles you can earn per year. Also with so many people accruing frequent flier miles on non-flying related charges, it is harder to actually be able to cash in your miles for a free ticket.
Also, look for a card that has no annual fee. If you have to pay $50 to earn the miles, that offsets some of the value of the miles.
As a side note - I travel a lot for business, and in general I have found that hotel point CCs offer better value per dollar charged and generally are easier to redeem. For example, I use the Hilton HHonors card. I get 2 points for every dollar charged to the card, so for $20,000 I end up with 40,000 points, or enough for about $400 in free room nights that I have never had a problem using.
By comparison, USAir's card would earn me 20,000 miles for those purchases, which is not even enough for a round trip ticket on their cheapest option (and good luck finding a mileage saver seat anywhere popular). You would need to spend $50,000 on the card to get a round trip ticket inside the us, average value around $400 (plus you pay a fee to redeem miles at most airlines now)
My suggestion is to find a card that you can earn points or receive cash back. I have a Visa credit card (Freedom card) from Chase where you can earn 3 points for every dollar on the top 3 categories you spend on such as groceries and gas. Once you accumulate 5,000 points, you can cash that in for $50. There is no annual fee associated with this. Also if you apply right now, Chase will give you 5,000 points after your first purchase. Therefore you will get $50 after making 1 purchase.
And in terms of true value, cashback cards can be the best deal, IF you can find one without an annual fee.
Lufthansa Miles & More vs Eurobonus (SAS)
they are pretty similar, both have pluses and minuses. I noticed that Lufthansa is a bit more expensive, and miles expire sooner (3 years vs Scandinavian Airlines's 4 years . But they also have more promotions and partners among retailers
Choosing a Frequent Flyer programme is like choosing a shampoo... which one does what, when , what's it like, etc etc
Well, I`m not a frequent flyer but Lufthansa was my choice. I know they are a pretty big airline, I mean they have a lot of destinations so more choices for me flying business or pleasure. The quality is what you get for your money.
Forget Scandinavian Airlines and their Eurobonus programme. Take Miles and More and try to fly no codeshare flights (so you should fly on LH metal and not SAS metal which can reduce your mileage earnings) then a roundtrip gives you at least 3000miles in W (via FRA, MUC), together with some promotions you will get a free flight (FLy smart award) after maybe 3 roundtrips =15000miles. There are not any different zones of Europe and the onboard product in cheap economy is way better than SAS.(everything for free)
Lufthansa vs KLM airline comfort
Lufthansa does have TV's in each seat and have many movies and TV shows available. There is also a channel that shows you exactly where you are in the world. They are now introducing latest front seat IFE's with touchscreen on majority of international routes.Frankfurt was very confusing the first time I went through, . The second time it was okay. It is a very big airport, but is overall a good airport. In Lufthansa's lounge, they have complimentary newspapers from all over the world.
Also, if you are a student, Lufthansa has a great student discount. I have seen tickets for $300 cheaper than the regular price just for being a full time college student. I highly recommend them.
Lufthansa is better than KLM on most flights, depending on the aircraft. Most KLM long hauls aircraft dont have Personal TV on the seats, but many of Lufthansa's long haul aircraft do (like on their A330 and A340).
Ive flown KLM before on Boeing 747. The seats were fine. Foods were great! The best is the flight attendant. They are very friendly!! They communicate with me in my native language, and it was very funny so we laughed ;)
are you have a frequent flier account with a particular airline? Lufthansa is part of the Star Alliance. If you have a British Midlands or United Airlines frequent flier account, I would choose Lufthansa. You can go to their websites to find a list of all member airlines.
lufthansa vs British Airways cabin service
Lufthansa tend to treat passengers in economy just the same as what they would do in First and Business class,and their food is much better.LH has a non stop Miami - Frankfurt, and also Miami - Dusseldorf - so depending on where your going or if your making a connection - you have options.
Lufthansa is a european carrier so its much different from the US carriers in terms of service. And the food is really good!I would usually base my decision on the connecting flight to either LHR or MUN I would say, go with whoever is cheapest overall.
Been with BA twice; 1st time on a long haul flight was good had a really nice plane and trip from Madrid - England.
2nd Time not good! England- New York on a double decker plane it was dirty and the entertainment has broken for the majority of the flight. The staff where nice though which is always good and the food was nice.
I would probably choose Lufthansa because I have a frequent flier account with United Airlines . If I fly with Lufthansa, I can earn United Airlines miles . If I had an American Airlines frequent flier account, I would choose British Airways.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Spend lufthansa airline miles with Porsche 911rental car
Realize your dreams - one day Porsche 911 for only 44,000 miles
Enjoy a day with the legend Porsche and experience the great grip of this sports car.
All vehicles of Avis, the exclusive car rental partner of Porsche, are equipped with the new Doppelkupplung, with both manual gearshift and an automatic mode, which enables smooth gear changes with no interruption in the flow of power. This results in significantly faster acceleration and lower fuel consumption.The offer includes insurance, tax, winter tires and 200 km. The excess is 1,500 Euro, any additional km costs 1 Euro. The offer is valid on availability only until April 09, 2009.
Rent car with lufthansa airline miles in europe
32,000 miles for a "Full Size" car for a weekend (DE)
Hire an Avis vehicle over the weekend for 32,000 award miles. This offer applies throughout Germany, excluding Sylt, in the "Full Size" category.
On the road in luxury
These are some of the vehicles that you can choose from: - Mercedes C-Class- Chevrolet Monte Carlo
All Avis cars have power-assisted steering, air-conditioning, airbag, ABS, central locking and vehicle immobiliser. More about the Avis fleet
The offer includes:
Rental vehicle category: "Full Size"
Period of hire: a weekend from 12pm Friday to 9am Monday
Unlimited mileage
Includes local taxes and VAT
Railway and airport service charges
Registration fee
Reduced liability for damage to the hired car (CDW), subject to an excess of €260 to €2,380 (depending on vehicle category and country of hire).
Reduced liability in case of theft (TP)
Terms and conditions:
Validity of offer: March 1, 2009 - August 31, 2009
Countries to which offer applies: Germany, excluding Sylt
Credit card and valid driving licence must be produced on collection of vehicle
Booking: firm booking required a minimum of 3 working days in advance where vouchers are submitted online, 7 working days in advance when sent in by post
Rebooking/cancellation: no charge
Fuel, optional extras, additional insurance and accessories are not included in the offer
Minimum age of driver: 21 to 25 (depending on vehicle category and country of hire)Click here for further information on minimum age requirements
The General Terms and Conditions of Booking of Avis Autovermietung GmbH & Co. KG apply
Book your rental car now:
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Spend lufthansa airline miles from the Hilton Hotels
lufthansa german airline Introducing an exciting new way to spend your miles - hotel room nights from the Hilton Family of Hotels. Choose from more than 3,000 hotels in over 70 countries worldwide.Hilton has developed a benefits programme especially for children and Lufthansa JetFriends can enjoy the programme too. As a welcome gift, children receive a red, teddy bear rucksack filled with lots of surprises, such as craft toys and games. There’s a delicious welcome drink for little JetFriends too. All of which turns their stay in our Hilton hotels into a very special experience.
You can both earn and spend miles at Hilton
Whether you're looking for a two-day city explorer, long weekend breaks or a family holiday, it’s up to you. And with No Blackout Dates, you will find more availability than ever before - as long as standard room is available, you can redeem your miles for it.
Simply log in with your Miles & More number and password and start browsing hotels. Visit www.hiltonhhonors.com/milesandmore now.
earn Triple lufthansa miles at MGallery hotels
Triple miles at the new MGallery collection hotels
Experience the originality of the MGallery label and earn 1,500 award miles for each hotel stay.
In this new partnership with Miles & More, you will be rewarded with triple miles from 1 March to 30 April 2009 for every valid stay. That means you can earn a whopping 1,500 award miles instead of the usual 500.
MGallery is the new first class hotel label of the Accor Group. Each hotel has its own individual history, location, design or vision, and guarantees a one-of-a-kind experience. Enjoy a charming atmosphere, magnificent views, great service, creative cuisine and much more.
This offer is available worldwide, including at the new MGallery hotels in Cologne (Hotel Mondial am Dom Cologne), Amsterdam, Prague and Bangkok.
You can find more information and make your reservation online at www.accorhotels.com/lufthansa or by calling +49 - 69 - 95 30 75 95 (toll call).
This offer is subject to the general terms and conditions and is valid from 1 March to 30 April 2009 at all MGallery hotels worldwide. Miles are credited for all eligible stays (standard rate, best rate – not subject to general booking terms and conditions; economy rate - booking changes and cancellations only possible if permitted by the general booking terms and conditions).
lufthansa baggage exceed the limitations allowance charge
Should your baggage exceed the limitations of the baggage allowance regarding the number of pieces, its size or its weight we will have to charge a fee for your excess baggage. You can calculate it yourself and plan it into your travel budget right from the start. The charges specified always refer to a single route (charges should therefore be added up for outbound and return flights).
Piece concept charges for flights from Europe
Where the ‘piece concept’ applies, unit costs vary according to the country of departure or arrival.
In the following table you will find the charges for the ‘piece concept’ in EUR and USD.
Local currencies to be converted as per industry standard based on USD.
Lufthansa 'piece concept’ charges from Europe
to USA,
Canada, to Africa,
Mexico, to AU/NZ via US Middle East
South America, Asia
West Africa, Ethiopia
within free baggage allowance of 2 pieces
EUR USD EUR USD
heavier than 23 kg up to 32 kg in
100 150 100 150
Economy Class
bigger than 158cm 150 200 220 350
heavier than 23kg up to 32 kg in Weight Concept
250 350 320 500
Economy Class and bigger than 158 cm
heavier than 32 kg 250 350 320 500
heavier than 32 kg and bigger than
400 550 540 850
158 cm
more than 2 pieces
EUR USD EUR USD
extra piece 150 200 220 350
extra piece bigger than 158 cm 300 400 440 700
extra piece over 23 kg up to 32 kg 300 400 440 700 Weight Concept
Economy Class
extra piece over 32 kg 400 550 540 850
extra piece bigger than 158 cm and
550 750 760 1200
heavier than 32 kg