If you're scheduled to fly through Germany tomorrow, you may be in for a rough travel day. Tomorrow (Tuesday, January 15, 2019) German airport security personnel will be on strike. The strike is being called by Verdi, which represents about 23,000 security…
A video has gone viral the last few days from a Lufthansa narrow body flight. Although faces are obscured to protect their privacy, it show a passenger in the aisle seat filming the two seats next to them (i.e. to the window). A small child has been…
Yesterday I wrote a post sharing my nine favorite flights of 2018. This wasn't exclusively intended to be a list of the nine most luxurious flights I was on this year, but rather was intended to reflect some of the innovations and personal touches I…
A few weeks ago I wrote about how Lufthansa is launching what’s almost unarguably the world’s worst flight. As of November 1, 2018, Lufthansa will be resuming flights between Frankfurt and Pune. The challenge with this flight is as follows: -- Pune has…
I'm going to keep this review relatively short, given that I've reviewed Lufthansa first class many times before, including on the exact same plane on the exact same route (so check out that post for the most comprehensive 747-8 first class review).…
This is an awesome development. In the US lately we've seen a couple dozen airport restaurants added to Priority Pass. Now we're seeing a pretty solid lounge added at an airport that doesn't currently have a Priority Pass location. The Lufthansa Business…
A few weeks ago I wrote about how Lufthansa is launching what's almost unarguably the world's worst flight. As of November 1, 2018, they'll resume flights between Frankfurt and Pune. The challenge with this flight is as follows: -- Pune has a short runway,…
Over the past few years we've seen airlines launch longhaul flights to secondary markets. This has been possible thanks to fuel efficient, low capacity, long haul aircraft, and thanks to generally low oil prices. With these new routes comes some trial…
I've written before about how the 'Big 3' airlines are forming in Europe - IAG, Air France/KLM, and Deutsche Lufthansa (Lufthansa Group). Each of the Big 3 has slightly different growth strategies, and there were some very interesting insights into Lufthansa's…
I had an interesting situation at Lisbon airport this week which gave me food for thought. I was flying on Lufthansa from Munich to Lisbon. The flight left at 6:15am. We checked in online the night before, had Hand Luggage Only and booked an Uber for…
Buried deep in a press release on growth and optimization plans for the Lufthansa Group is an almost throwaway announcement that Lufthansa will begin serving Austin, Texas on May 3rd, 2019. British Airways began flights to Austin from London in 2014,…
Reader Max posted a question on Ask Lucky last Saturday, wondering why he was getting a higher price for fuel surcharges than Ben had paid on his recent trip with his dad. I should probably have had a second cup of coffee, because when I looked at the…
Most of you are probably aware that intra-Europe business class leaves a lot to be desired. For most of the major European airlines, business class on shorthaul flights just consists of economy seats with blocked middles, and then you get better food…
We arrived in Frankfurt shortly before 9AM, while our connecting flight to Tallinn was shortly after 2PM. Given that we were arriving in first class we of course headed straight for Lufthansa's First Class Terminal. I won't be fully reviewing the First…
I've reviewed Lufthansa first class many times before, though it has been years since I've reviewed their A380 first class. Our flight was departing from gate D9 and was scheduled to depart at 3:50PM, though the inbound flight was delayed, so the departure…
For several years now, Lufthansa has been offering first class passengers and HON Circle members the option of renting a Porsche during a layover in Frankfurt or Munich. This was thanks to a partnership between Lufthansa and Avis, where eligible passengers…
Last week I wrote about Lufthansa's new "Delights To Go" concept at Munich Airport, which I find to be innovative. Many times premium passengers don't arrive at the airport early enough to use the lounge, or their connection may be short, but they may…
Nowadays I largely rely on Uber for ground transportation in cities where public transportation isn't great. However, I've also started using Blacklane, primarily for airport pick-ups. Blacklane is essentially a competitor to UberBLACK. The difference…
Lufthansa has just announced an interesting new lounge concept for premium passengers. I'm not quite sure what to make of this, though if nothing else I appreciate the creativity. On September 5, 2018, Lufthansa will launch a new "Delights to Go" concept…
On Tuesday evening my dad and I flew Lufthansa's A380 first class from Houston to Frankfurt. Lufthansa's first class product is incredibly consistent, not just across flights on the same aircraft, but across all aircraft. They have the same types of…
We've increasingly seen airlines offer more discounted premium cabin fares. Rather than offering free upgrades, they'd rather sell the tickets, even if they're at steep discounts. Lufthansa and Swiss seem to offer discounted first class fares more than…
