Lufthansa Boeing 787-9: More Routes Revealed

Ben, why do you think the 787 is being used just on North American routes?

FYI LH is bringing the A380 back to LAX, BOS, and JFK this summer

I guess they're putting the 789s on NA routes since it's their most competitive/premium J (hard) product to date and arguably right now NA demand is a bit stronger than to East Asia (not sure about ME on a per-route basis though). As time goes by and more 789s are delivered, new Asian routes and maybe even some in Africa could be included

Aircraft utilization. Most of these routes only require 1 airframe.

Thanks. One thing stood out. Was there First Class on those 340s ? Saw the LH DreamLiner in FRA a couple weeks ago. Beautiful
Hey, LH, Keep the B747-8i @ IAD 🙂

Combination of demand, utilization, and reciprocity.

Several US markets are back to or even above (e.g. MIA) 2019 numbers, whereas China is just now reopening, Japan is just now getting going, and many other large Asian markets are still comparatively stunted.

Ergo, why send two 787s to a single struggling market, when you can send two to 2 different N.Am markets that have largely recovered (at least in terms of high-end leisure; biz is still way down regardless).

Lastly, UA is going to have significant TATL capacity this year, for which the carriers' joint-venture agreement likely requires reciprocal ops.

FRA-DEN was previously served by a 747-4. MUC-DEN was served by an A340 years ago, though that was changed to an A350 prior to Covid.

Most recently it's been an A340. The 747 was consistent pre Pandemic.

Just got notice that the April DFW to FRA and Returns will be on A330-300 and not the 787-9. Don't know why they switched the equipment back out. Causing all sorts of seating issues with passengers.

With Montreal, and then Toronto to follow with 787-9 service. I hope they keep the 747-400 on the Vancouver / Frankfurt summer route as long as possible. I would like one more opportunity in 2024 to be on the Queen before they are taken out of service. If I wanted to fly on a 787-9, I would be on Air Canada's flight to FRA. 50 plus years of flying for this iconic aircraft.

My other option is out of SFO to Frankfurt on a 747-8i