The world"™s best airport terminal is in Munich
Munich Airport and Lufthansa can bask in the glory of a highly coveted accolade: At the 2017 World Airports Award, announced by the London-based Skytrax Institute, Munich Airport’s Terminal 2 was honored as the world’s number one terminal. The rankings are based on a survey of 14 million passengers around the world. Terminal 2, which […]
Lufthansa Group transports 12.4 percent more passengers in February than in previous year
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported some 7.8 million passengers in February, 12.4% more than in the same period last year. Total capacity for the month was up 8.5% in available seat-kilometer terms and total traffic volume, measured in revenue passenger-kilometers, increased by 12.6% despite one additional day in February 2016 due to the […]
New South Korean carrier KAIR Airlines orders eight A320s
South Korean start-up carrier KAIR Airlines has announced that it has selected the A320 Family to launch its new low cost operation, with a firm order for eight A320ceo. The new airline will be based in Cheongju in central South Korea and will focus primarily on services to international destinations in North East Asia. "We […]
Airbus and Routehappy team up to enrich flight booking for passengers
Would you book a hotel room without seeing pictures of one? It"™s unlikely. In an age where consumers have more information than ever before to make the smartest purchasing decisions, airline passengers still have little visibility into their inflight experience before booking a flight. Leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus has teamed up with Routehappy, the merchandising […]
Lufthansa customers can earn miles overnight
It has never been so easy to earn miles: while you are peacefully asleep in a hotel bed, your Miles & More account balance increases automatically. This is made possible by a co-operation between Lufthansa and Booking.com that began in early 2017. Earning miles overnight works in the following way: the offer is located on […]
Air Caraïbes takes delivery of its first A350-900, opening up a new era in air transport to the French Caribbean
With this latest delivery, Air Caraïbes becomes the first French airline to operate the A350 XWB. The aircraft, leased from AerCap, was delivered during a ceremony held at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse on 28 February. It will take off at 14:00 heading for Paris Orly Sud before embarking on its first commercial flight […]
Lufthansa Group transports 7.9 million passengers in January
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported some 7.9 million passengers in January, 12.6% more than in the same period last year. Total capacity for the month was up 9.9% in available seat-kilometer terms, while total traffic volume, measured in revenue passenger-kilometers, was raised by 10.5%. Seat load factor improved accordingly, rising 0.4 percentage points […]
Charting the Right Course for Aviation in Europe
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) set out an agenda for a stronger, safer, more secure and sustainable European aviation industry. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA"™s Director General and CEO, in an address to the European Aviation Club entitled Charting the Right Course for Aviation in Europe, called on European policy-makers to prioritize four areas: Regulating […]
Spectacular show for Lufthansa"™s new A350-900
The new A350-900 was presented to the public yesterday in Munich with a spectacular light show and an official unveiling ceremony in the Lufthansa Technik Hangar. A media show with light projections served as a 10-minute «fireworks display». In the presence of 2,000 employees and guests, the world’s most advanced long-haul aircraft was then christened […]
Children"˜s menus from Cornelia Poletto available on Lufthansa flights beginning in February
"Turtle muffin", "Snow-covered pasta mountain», "Rabbit cake» and «Flying chicken» – these are the favorite foods that were chosen by an international jury of ten children last September. As of February 1, these and a few other tasty children’s menus, which were specially created by top chef Cornelia Poletto for the youngest Lufthansa passengers, are […]
