Lufthansa has announced via email and Twitter that San Francisco will be their next A380 destination. The new service will begin on May 10.
Now, not to cause mass hysteria, but the A380 isn’t quite loaded into the system yet (the flight still shows as being operated by a 747), and there is really good first class award space for later in the year, even for two people. So if you want to fly Lufthansa A380 first class, which isn’t otherwise available on a Star Alliance award ticket, book NOW.
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By the way, incorrect information provided by a blogger here. LH operates 3 flights a day into LAX, not 1, 2 FRA/LAX/ and 1 MUC/LA, and obviously 3 flights westbound from LAX as well.
I will add my $0.02 to the eternal "What are miles worth?" discussion: In September 2010, I booked 2 LH F r/t tickets for my honeymoon in July 2011. I got 2 Saver F tickets with UA miles, at a cost of 270,000 miles and about $200 in fees. Go price out 2 LH A380 F tickets from SFO to, say, Paris in July 2011: San Francisco (SFO) to Paris (PAR): Departing: July 2011 Total Price Fare (per person) Taxes, fees and charges (per person) Passengers Total 15729.00 + 655.48 x 2 Adults = $ 32768.96 Total Price for all passengers 32768.96= $ 32768.96
Looks like they have loaded the A380 only for the IATA summer schedule. I have a ticket for the second say of the IATA winter schedule, and it showing 747. We shall see...
Interesting, Lufthansa is applying a A380 service to HKG from 27 March 2011, replacing their 744, although not yet confirmed, so I guess that plan is dropped.......
Awesome news! Am already ticketed in F on LH 454 this summer to San Francisco via a USAIR Star Alliance award. The outbound is thru LAX. And LH informed me already that the LAX flight will have the new seats as well.
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