Via airlineroute.net, Lufthansa has quite a few longhaul equipment changes coming up, as follows:
As per 11OCT13 GDS timetable/inventory display, initial changes to Lufthansa’s Summer 2014 Long-Haul operation as follow. Summer 2014 season begins from 30MAR14.
Frankfurt – Abuja – Malabao Airbus A340-300 replaces A330-300, daily service
Frankfurt – Beijing Airbus A380 replaces Boeing 747-8I for Summer 2014 season, daily service
Frankfurt – Boston Planned capacity increase with double daily 747-400 service in S14
LH422/423 Boeing 747-400 replaces A340-600
LH420/421 Boeing 747-400 replaces A340-600 from 10MAY14 (Seasonal service begins from 18APR14 initially with A340-600 instead of A340-300)Frankfurt – Caracas Airbus A330-300 replaces A340-300/-600, starting 19JAN14, will be maintained on/after 30MAR14
LH534 FRA1025 – 1430CCS 333 D
LH535 CCS1650 – 0925+1FRA 333 DFrankfurt – Detroit Airbus A340-600 replaces -300 during following period: 30MAR14 – 04MAY14
Frankfurt – Dubai Airbus A340-300 replaces Boeing 747-400, daily service
Frankfurt – Kuwait Airbus A340-300 replaces A330-300, 3 weekly
Frankfurt – Kuwait – Dammam Airbus A340-300 replaces A330-300, 4 weekly
Frankfurt – Miami Airbus A380 operation extends to year-round service (Currently Winter seasonal)
LH462 FRA1030 – 1425MIA 388 D
LH463 MIA1645 – 0750+1FRA 388 DFrankfurt – Montreal 18MAY14 – 12OCT14 Service resumption with 5 weekly seasonal flights
LH478 FRA1330 – 1535YUL 333 27
LH478 FRA1330 – 1535YUL 343 345LH479 YUL1710 – 0625+1FRA 333 27
LH479 YUL1710 – 0625+1FRA 343 345LH last operated this route (Mirabel) in October 1995
Frankfurt – New York JFK Airbus A380 service returns to New York JFK, operating 1 of 2 daily flights
LH400 FRA1035 – 1300JFK 388 D
LH404 FRA1710 – 1950JFK 744 DLH401 JFK1555 – 0535+1FRA 388 D
LH405 JFK2145 – 1125+1FRA 744 DFrankfurt – Seattle eff 06JUL14 Airbus A340-300 replaces A330-300, First Class service cancelled
LH490 FRA1020 – 1145SEA 343 D
LH491 SEA1340 – 0840+1FRA 343 DFrankfurt – Seoul Incheon Boeing 747-400 replaces A340-600, daily service
LH712 FRA1745 – 1045+1ICN 744 D
LH713 ICN1450 – 1910FRA 744 DFrankfurt – Shanghai Pu Dong 2nd Daily seasonal LH732/733 service operates from 16MAY14, is scheduled to be operated by Boeing 747-400 instead of A340-600
LH728 FRA1715 – 0955+1PVG 388 D
LH732 FRA2205 – 1440+1PVG 744 DLH729 PVG1315 – 1910FRA 388 D
LH733 PVG2335 – 0515+1FRA 744 DFrankfurt – Tokyo Narita Boeing 747-400 service continues operation on/after 30MAR14, replaces A380 (747 service starting from 27OCT13)
LH710 FRA1400 – 0750+1NRT 744 D
LH711 NRT0955 – 1435FRA 744 DFrankfurt – Toronto Boeing 747-400 replaces A340-600, daily service
LH470 FRA1345 – 1620YYZ 744 D
LH471 YYZ1825 – 0810+1FRA 744 DFrankfurt – Vancouver Boeing 747-400 service, to be started from 29JAN14, will be maintained in Summer 2014 season on/after 30MAR14
LH492 FRA1325 – 1415YVR 744 D
LH493 YVR1620 – 1110+1FRA 744 DMunich – Boston eff 01JUN14 Airbus A340-600 replaces A340-300 in S13, daily service
Munich – Vancouver Summer seasonal service in 2014 begins on 30MAR14, instead of late-April 2014, daily A330-300 servicePreviously reported changes:
Munich – Seoul Incheon – Busan Airbus A340-600 replace -300, 6 weekly
My general thoughts:
- Where are all these 747s coming from? I count more 747 service to Boston, Toronto, Seoul, Shanghai, and Vancouver, without nearly as many routes getting a cut in 747 service.
- Why does Lufthansa fly to Detroit? And why on earth are they flying an A340-600 there instead of an A340-300? I realize back in the day this used to be one of Lufthansa’s most profitable routes, though I really wonder what I’m missing regarding the service nowadays, especially given that this is the route to the US where first and business class award seats are probably easiest to come by. Must be cargo or something? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not questioning their logic because I’m sure they’re making the right decision, but I’d just be curious to understand it.
- SEATTLE LOSES FIRST CLASS… NOOOOOOOOO! You win some, you lose some, I guess. EVA Air gave us a taste of the good life the past couple of weeks by putting a 777 with their Royal Laurel Class on their Seattle to Taipei route, while as of next July Lufthansa will start flying an A340-300 to Seattle without a first class cabin. And y’all know how I feel about Lufthansa business class. I’ll certainly consider heading north of the border to fly the 747 out of Vancouver if I stay in Seattle past next summer.
Anyway, lots of changes that people will probably have mixed feelings about based on which routes they frequent…
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