luv2fly From United States of America, joined May 2003, 11957 posts, RR: 51 Reply 3, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 8934 times:
I think if it ever happens look for it to be on Condor,
2travel2know2 From Panama, joined Apr 2010, 2015 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 8791 times:
Is DE flying to HAV? If it's, not sure if HAV currently could support 2 German scheduled airlines.
LH FRA/MUC-PUJ may be a possibility.
I can't see LH on Jamaica or Trinidad, unless something extraordinary draws it there.
Now that CM is in Star Alliance, LH is expected to fly to PTY sometime soon. Many (western) Caribbean and Centralamerican destinations will be available via PTY hub.
Condor has been doing charters to Cancun ( and other Caribbean airports) from Germany for a long time now. The Dominican Republic is also popular, you hear Condor going in there all the time
Condor's FRA-CUN run has been going on for quite a while, during peak season I think is up 4 weekly, so I don't see LH looking at CUN at all
ahlfors From Canada, joined Oct 2000, 1318 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 8715 times:
Until the early or mid 90s LH used to fly FRA-ANU-SJU-FRA and FRA-SXM-SJU-FRA with I think 3-5 weekly flights total depending on the season. I took the ANU flights quite a few times as a kid.
airbazar From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 6888 posts, RR: 7 Reply 10, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 8371 times:
I don't see LH ever going back to the Caribbean with the possible exception of HAV at some point in the distant future. LH has long pulled out of the leisure markets. There are way too many leisure/charter operators flying from various cities in Germany to the Caribbean. Even at MCO, they don't chase the leisure traveler, which is why they fly the A346 instead of a 744 with more Y seats.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21495 posts, RR: 24 Reply 11, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 8336 times:
Makes no sense for a high-cost premium-heavy carrier like LH to serve longhaul markets that are almost exclusively leisure destinations.
As already mentioned, they've served the Caribbean in the past and dropped the routes. Going back further, in the mid-1960s LH also served KIN and MBJ (once a week each) from JFK as intermediate stops on 707 flights to South America. Flight routings in the July 1966 timetable:
aa1818 From Trinidad and Tobago, joined Feb 2006, 3347 posts, RR: 4 Reply 13, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 8016 times:
I believe that up to a few years ago there were flights between FRA and TAB.
Many years ago I know then National Airline BWIA flew L10-11 Tristars to Germany (I believe more than one Airport in fact!).
Despite these historical ties and the ever increasing trade done between T&T and Germany, I doubt a non-stop flight is warranted as it may be to BGI or MBJ or HAV.
turk223 From Barbados, joined Aug 2003, 369 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 7244 times:
DE has a few Caribbean destinations and I believe a lot of them are year-round... I remember DE DC-10s coming into BGI back in the 70s and 80s.
BW was busy in Germany in the early 90s when I worked with them; we served FRA, MUC, and CGN from POS, BGI, and UVF. However, I recall most of the fares sold were package deals - a niche DE fills rather well.
Doubt LH sees any real "high fare" opportunities...
einsteinboricua From Puerto Rico, joined Apr 2010, 2043 posts, RR: 6 Reply 16, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 6989 times:
Doesn't Lufthansa fly to CCS? Technically, Venezuela has a coast in the Caribbean Sea
Anyway, as mentioned, LH did serve SJU, but with even IB and BA pulling out, I doubt LH would ever serve SJU again. If anything, I'd expect HAV or SXM service before SJU.
"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky."
zkojq From New Zealand, joined Sep 2011, 784 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 5708 times:
Quoting UALWN (Reply 12): Indeed, but the post I was replying seemed to imply that if LH would ever go back to the Caribbean it would be under the Condor brand...
Lufthansa no-longer owns Condor, it was sold to Thomas Cook, wasn't it?
2008matt From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2008, 84 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3074 times:
I would like to see a 747-8 over at Princess Juliana, that would be a sight. Would the runway be long enough to support it? And yes I know that there isn't the market for a plane that size but we can always dream.
Keep calm and up your game!
25 dairy: at a time (1992-1994, I dont know exactly) the service to SJU or/and ANU passed by in SXM with Airbus A340-200, direct service from FRA. Before the 34
26 LH506: Except for PTY, HAV, CUN, and SJO and in that order I do not see LH anywhere landing in the Carribean, CA region. PTY maybe in two to three years, HAV
27 airbazar: Indeed and by the same token, they also fly to MEX and Mexico has a Caribbean coast But I understand that Isla Maragarita in Venezuela is a lovely pl
28 airjamaica: I have seen past photos of a LH DC10 in MBJ as well. Wasn't aware that they served KIN in the past as well. Interesting.
29 2008matt: Is there a real market for any of these flights to actually happen?
30 PanHAM: The market is well taken care off by Condor and Air Berlin
31 UALWN: Yes. That's what I said in reply #8. However, it's a little bit more complicated, because LH used to own part of Thomas Cook. However, that also ende
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