Reports suggest that Lufthansa and possibly even United might be working together to buy a major stake in TAP Air Portugal. While I totally get the logic, this would be terrible for consumers. Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman founded JetBlue and Azul,…
Welcome to what will be the shortest trip report installment in OMAAT history (I think?). I figured I should write about the Munich to London segment to be thorough, but there's not that much to say, especially since I've reviewed Lufthansa's intra-Europe…
I had a roughly 1hr45min layover in Munich, as I was arriving from Tokyo Haneda and connecting to London Heathrow. I was expecting I wouldn't be able to review a Lufthansa Lounge, because the last time I passed through Munich the lounge was so full that…
After flying ANA's incredible new business class from New York to Tokyo, it was time to fly Lufthansa's business class back to London, via Munich. What is business class like on Lufthansa's self proclaimed flagship aircraft, the A350-900? Well... Lufthansa…
Lufthansa has announced the details of an interesting new lounge concept that should be opening in Frankfurt in April 2020. The Lufthansa Business Lounge near gates C14-15 will be closed from January 13 through early April 2020 due to renovations. During…
In early 2020 I'm hoping to continue my late 2019 trend of lots of useful airline reviews, so I'm trying to get the year off to a good start. A few days ago I wrote about how I booked a trip that included Starlux Airlines' new A321neo business class,…
In early 2018, Lufthansa unveiled their new livery, which represented the first major branding overhaul for the company in about 30 years. I'll admit that the livery has grown on me a bit. I found Lufthansa's old livery to be so iconic, so I struggled…
The biggest talker in the airline industry has just talked. It's being reported that Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al-Baker has expressed interest in an investment in Lufthansa. Al-Baker is quoted as saying yesterday that “if there is an opportunity to invest…
Apparently a major international airline can operate flights to the US for months while violating FAA policies. Lufthansa is facing a $6.428 million civil penalty from the US Federal Aviation Administration for conducting almost 900 flights that were…
To me, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr is one of the least likable people in the airline industry. That brings us to the comments that he made during the IATA Wings of Change conference, which took place in Berlin last week. As reported by Simple Flying,…
Earlier I wrote about the significant changes being made to the Lufthansa Miles & More program as of 2021. On balance the changes aren't that negative, and in particular I'm surprised that the program isn't increasingly geared towards full fare passengers,…
We've seen frequent flyer programs globally make significant changes over the past few years, and it looks like there's no end in sight for this trend. Last week Lufthansa sent a letter to Miles & More members informing them of changes being made to…
Lufthansa flight attendants are going on strike on Thursday and Friday, and the airline has now announced how they'll be handling that. Lufthansa has announced that they'll cancel a total of 1,300 flights of the roughly 6,000Lufthansa Group flights scheduled…
Different "full service" airlines take different approaches to their long haul economy service. For example, Delta has been investing in their international economy experience, and I've heard nothing but good things about the new service. Meanwhile it…
British Airways has been in the news most lately for their industrial action, though a labor dispute is greatly intensifying at Lufthansa as well, with a second strike imminent... sort of. UFO, the union representing Lufthansa flight attendants, has…
The Platinum Card® from American Express (review) and The Business Platinum® Card from American Express (review) both get you access to Amex’s Global Lounge Collection, which includes access to Amex Centurion Lounges, Delta SkyClubs, Priority Pass Lounges,…
As we all know, nowadays airlines do everything they can to squeeze as many seats as possible onto planes, especially when we're talking about short haul configured aircraft of European airlines. They've been able to make these planes more "efficient"…
When it comes to transatlantic expansion from network carriers I generally find that British Airways is the most creative in the destinations they add. Lufthansa has been trying some routes, though hasn't been nearly as adventurous. Furthermore, many…
Lufthansa Group has just announced some significant transatlantic expansion, which will kick in as of the summer 2020 schedule. This latest development is in addition to the recent announcement of Swiss launching flights between Zurich and Washington.…
It's an interesting time for aviation. In many ways you'd assume it's still "the best of times," as it seems like airlines are mostly doing pretty well. Yes, there's a lot of competition, but globally things are looking fairly good -- the economy is…
Lufthansa's CEO, Carsten Spohr, has made some controversial comments today about the cheap fares charged by some of the carrier's major European ultra low cost rivals. Spohr has said that airlines selling flights for less than 10EUR (~11USD) is "economically,…
