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CWT Partner: Lufthansa

• New from 30 October 2011: three flights a day Frankfurt—Aberdeen
• From winter 2011: Lufthansa now flies from Frankfurt to London-Gatwick
• New Lufthansa service trolleys reduce fuel burn
• Lufthansa’s third A380 destination in Asia: From 30 October on a daily service to Singapore
• Free surfing in Lufthansa Lounges
• From 1 June 2011: Lufthansa simplifies the rules for free baggage allowance
• Lufthansa FlyNet®: limitless communication on long-haul flights
• The Lufthansa iPhone app - Timetable, flights status and more

 

New from 30 October 2011: three flights a day Frankfurt—Aberdeen

With the introduction of the winter 2011/12 timetable, Lufthansa will be expanding its services to the UK with a new destination: Aberdeen. The most important city in the north of Scotland will in future be served by three non-stop flights a day from Frankfurt. Thanks to favourable departure and arrival times, the flights will be of interest to business travellers in particular: Lufthansa will operate flights mornings, afternoons and late evenings to this Scottish port using modern Embraer 190 aircraft fitted with Business and Economy Class. Since the discovery of significant oil deposits in the North Sea, Aberdeen has become one of the most important oil centres in Europe.

Yet Aberdeen is also an important holiday destination. Situated on the edge of the Highlands, the city is a magnet for nature lovers. A rugged coastline, impressive mountain scenery, a long golden beach and extensive golf courses invite visitors to relax and leave their cares behind.

 

From winter 2011: Lufthansa now flies from Frankfurt to London-Gatwick

Lufthansa passengers travelling to London from 30 October 2011 may now look forward to a larger selection of connections and thus more flexibility. With the new Lufthansa winter schedule you will in future, besides London-Heathrow and London-City, also be able to fly to London-Gatwick, as the third destination in the Capital.

Lufthansa will fly twice a day from Frankfurt to the second largest airport in the metropolis. Gatwick is connected to the centre e.g. Victoria station via frequently operating express trains and is therefore a perfect starting point.

London-Gatwick is the eighth Lufthansa destination in Great Britain. Besides the three London airports there are flights to Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester and Newcastle.

 

New Lufthansa service trolleys reduce fuel burn

Almost 30,000 new service trolleys will be taken into service on Lufthansa flights over the next three years. Lufthansa has already begun to replace its previous trolley equipment with the new Quantum Light Weight Trolley. The new model will especially have a positive ecological impact. The introduction of the Quantum trolley, which is one third lighter than its predecessor, will save about 9,000 tonnes of kerosene and 28,350 tonnes of CO2 annually.

The new service trolleys will be introduced gradually until mid-2014 on all Lufthansa’s long-haul intercontinental flights.

 

Lufthansa’s third A380 destination in Asia: From 30 October on a daily service to Singapore

From 30 October 2011, Lufthansa will operate a daily A380 service on its Frankfurt-Singapore route. The world’s largest and most modern passenger airliner will take off each day with flight number LH 778 at 22:05 hours/10.55 p.m. from Frankfurt and land at 16:55 hours/4.55 p.m. the following day in Singapore. The return flight (flight number LH 779) departs from Singapore at 23:55 hours/11:55 p.m. and arrives in Frankfurt at 05.55 hours/5.55 a.m. the following day.

Current Lufthansa A380 timetable information is available on lufthansa-a380.com

 

Free surfing in Lufthansa Lounges

To enable Lufthansa lounge guests worldwide to use the full freedom of the Internet without restriction, from 1 July 2011 Lufthansa will be providing WLAN free of charge in its lounges via Telekom’s network. Whether they are resting in a Relax Chair or enjoying a little snack in the bistro — passengers can access the Internet from any location they want in the lounge. With this free service, Lufthansa is meeting the wishes of numerous passengers who for a number of years have been able to surf wirelessly, answer e-mails or access their own company’s network (VPN).

 

From 1 June 2011: Lufthansa simplifies the rules for free baggage allowance

For ticket purchases from 1 June 2011 onwards, new rules will apply to the free baggage allowance on Lufthansa flights. These rules will be consistent worldwide. The amount of baggage permitted will be determined by the service class booked and Miles & More status (where applicable):

• Economy Class passengers are allowed one bag weighing up to 23 kg
• Business Class passengers are allowed two bags each weighing up to 32 kg
• First Class passengers may travel with three bags each weighing up to 32 kg

Additionally, all passengers will in future have the option of taking one sports bag (categorised as ‘small’) with them as part of their valid free baggage allowance.

What is more, they may also take one bag containing ski equipment (this does not apply on North Atlantic routes).

Special exceptions apply to Japan and West, East and Central Africa (two bags up to 23 kg free of charge in Economy Class) and for journeys which start in Brazil (two bags up to 32 kg free of charge in Economy Class).

Moreover, Miles & More status customers can enjoy an extra free baggage allowance:

• Frequent Travellers in Economy Class can take two bags with them
• Senators and HON Circle Members are entitled to an additional suitcase and a golf bag in any service class (this does not apply on North Atlantic routes)

Example: if a Senator is travelling in Lufthansa Business Class within Europe, he can check in three suitcases, one ski bag and one golf bag free of charge.

These new rules for free baggage allowance will apply to tickets issued with effect from 1 June 2011. If the ticket was issued at an earlier date, the old rules still apply.

Naturally passengers can, as previously, take extra baggage with them on payment of an excess baggage charge.

The amount of baggage each passenger can take with them free of charge is shown on their ticket or Passenger Receipt.

 

Lufthansa FlyNet®: limitless communication on long-haul flights

More and more of our long-haul aircraft have it: Lufthansa FlyNet®, the first broadband Internet access on board. Currently you can already enjoy the full freedom to communicate via the Internet on many North Atlantic flights. We expect to extend this to the whole of Lufthansa’s global long-haul network by the end of 2011.

Whether you want to surf the net for pleasure or prefer to use your time on board to work, Lufthansa FlyNet® creates the ideal conditions for you: the fast and powerful online portal above the clouds allows passengers unlimited Internet access with their own WLAN-enabled laptops or smartphones, whichever class you are travelling in. Thanks to the high bandwidth, you can send and receive e-mails with big file attachments without a time delay or log on to your company’s Virtual Private Network (VPN).

After opening the browser, you will connect automatically to the free FlyNet® portal where you will find the access to the Internet that may be used for a fee as well as the latest business, political, sporting and society news. On the Deutsche Telekom service pages, you will find information on different ways to pay – such as by credit card, via affiliated roaming partners or with Miles & More miles.

This year too FlyNet® will enable you to transfer data by GSM and GPRS technology. So in the near future, once cruising altitude is reached, you will be able to you’re your mobile phones to, for example, send and receive SMS and MMS messages or to synchronise data with smartphones. The option of making mobile phone calls has been disabled in response to the wishes of many of our customers. Internet telephony (VoIP) is not permitted on board either.

Now you can discover what it is like to still be contactable for important news even when you are 10,000 metres above the ground. You will love it: lufthansa-flynet.com

 

The Lufthansa iPhone app - Timetable, flights status and more

A new iPhone application was lauched on February 2010 which is sure to delight frequent flyers: with this app Lufthansa is offering access to numerous practical services relating to flying – and takes you straight into the cockpit via the display.

With the navigation, which is based on a flight instrument, you will be able to, for example, access information on the Lufthansa timetable and the status of arriving and departing flights or save the flights which you use most often. These Functions have been newly added with this app. So you will always have ‘your’ Lufthansa flights to hand. By launching “Webview” from the Lufthansa app, you can access the booking and check-in functionality, browse the survey of your booked flights and check your Miles & More account.

You can now download the new app free of charge to your iPhone from the App Store. From the end of April 2010 further applications for Blackberry, Android Devices and many other Smartphones will be available. Also you can now download your personal Lufthansa timetable as a PDF online in internet.

Please also check for the “Miles & More Member Scout” and our other apps in the app store.

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