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This story is still developing, but it appears that an A320 operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings crashed in the French Alps will 148 people onboard and they are feared to be dead. Lufthansa’s Germanwings A320 Crash in French Alps with 144 on board Per Reuters, – An Airbus operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote…
Starting today Lufthansa cabin crew on some routes will celebrating Oktoberfest by wearing their finest dirndl (pronounced DURN-dul) – the traditional Bavarian folk dress/work garb often worn by peasants. Most Provocative Flight Attendant Uniforms The crew of 12 female and 2 male flight attendants will be on the Munich to Beijing route starting on September…
Tuesday August 19th marks the 75th National Aviation Day. The holiday, meant to celebrate the history of aviation, was started in 1939, and August 19 was chosen to coincided with Orville Wright’s birthday. Here are some snapshots on how some airlines are wishing you a Happy #NationalAviationDay Bottom Line: Happy National Aviation Day! …
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With the impending February 1 United devaluation and a couple days off of work, I convinced my better half to embark on a First Class ‘Farewell Tour’ of some of our favorite products knowing international first class access will become significantly more challenging than it is in current form. We’ve generated a lot of great…
There are many reasons why “getting rid” of 300,000 United Miles is a bad idea. But I’d say the ability to book Lufthansa’s First Class is just about the biggest reason. Lufthansa First Class You see, United made a major devaluation last week and I got rid of a small portion of my airlines miles,…
Over the weekend, we covered the most generous route on Lufthansa for releasing multiple first class award space. I mentioned in the article that the Frankfurt-Osaka is the single best route to find multiple first class awards on Lufthansa’s second best first class configuration, the 747-400. This obviously begs the question, which route is best…
It can be a bit of challenge to land multiple first class seats on a Lufthansa route availability is limited with only 8 seats in each cabin and they only release partner awards within 15 days of departure. Furthermore, most of the routes that consistently release first class award space like Detroit and Dallas still…
Six weeks ago we flew from Denver to Frankfurt in First Class and the very friendly flight attendant offered us a bottle of Champagne to take with us off the plane. We thought that was pretty cool to add a little something to an already great experience. Yesterday lightning struck twice when we arrived from…
It seems the Points, Miles & Martinis signature cocktail napkins are showing up everywhere these days. They were recently spotted accompanying a couple of glasses of Tattinger champagne in the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt. A glass of Tattinger is always a great excuse to pass through the First Class Terminal. I prefer the…
I am proud to be passing on Lufthansa’s New First Class, adding 6 hours to my journey, and risking a possible missed connection and this is why. Folks whose home airport is one of the large international gateways like JFK, LAX or SFO probably get used to seeing exotic foreign wide bodies circling the aerodrome…
Lufthansa First Class is one of my favorite First Class products in the sky. I have found myself enjoying the amazing ride many times because availability for one or two people is actually quite dependable if you know and understand all the pieces of the Lufthansa First Class toolkit. What tool to use to search…
Whenever you ask a room full of frequent flyers to name the best first class lounge in the world, two of the names you may hear the most are Lufthansa’s First Class Terminal in Frankfurt and Thai’s Royal First Lounge in Bangkok. I recently completed a rapid fire First Class around the world trip where…
I recently completed a rapid fire First Class around the world trip where I had the opportunity to try out four First Class products for the first time. The quick succession made it easier for me to compare the products because my memories of each was fresh as I was experiencing the next. The other…
On May 16, Lufthansa will launch new daily nonstop service from Vancouver to Munich. LH 476 Munich 15:30 hrs – Vancouver 17:05 hrs LH 477 Vancouver 18:45 hrs – Munich 14:00 hrs (+1 day) This flight will be served by an A330-300 based in Munich which means Vancouver flyers now have the ability to fly…
According to this article from the Denver Channel, paramedics were called to a Lufthansa plane in Denver on Sunday night. Passengers had complained of heat exhaustion after sitting on the plane for more than 3 hours without air conditioning. The Lufthansa flight 447 was originally scheduled to depart Denver for Frankfurt on Sunday night at…
Flying First Class with Lufthansa on the A380 seems like a good idea at the time when you are being wined and dined like royalty laying on a bed in the sky……but just wait until you touch down and board a future flight. Lufthansa First Class You start asking yourself questions like….. Why don’t…
Flying First Class on Lufthansa using United miles is probably one of the very best awards to Europe. In fact, I could even agree with those who argue Lufthansa First Class is one of the very best awards to Asia via Frankfurt/Munich, assuming you REALLY like to fly as I do. Lufthansa First Class A…
Few things excite me more than trying out a brand new plane. When I noticed Lufthansa, the launch airline for the brand new 747-8i, was using their new aircraft on flights to Washington Dulles I made sure to re-arrange my itinerary to get on that bird. The flight was a real treat as this was…