Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion - 2024

Do record profits etc not indicate the general public is far less concerned and continues to fly them?

Re: Updated: IAG agrees to acquire all of Air Europa

They're now focused on investing in TAP. TP is considered a bigger "prize" than UX, thus why spend money on UX whilst you can get TP. Moreover, as long as IAG is taking over UX, it will be difficult for IAG to get TP due to competition rules. TP has an African network which currently comp...

Re: ITA Airways News and Discussion - 2024

I feel like ITA becoming majority owned by LH Group is pretty likely, and there are possibly some benefits from ITA being in the Star Alliance. Depends who you ask. I live in London... when I fly to Italy I go nonstop - Star has little or no presence on UK-Italy routes so if ITA becomes more compet...

Re: Agreement at EU level to link Long Distance Train to Airports with more than 12Million passengers.

Given central Europe’s rail network does not have much slack in it, and countries like Germany basically are unable to even run train schedules on time for the most part today, how exactly is increasing the strain on that network going to help anyone I wonder…

Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2023

How does that benefit the ordinary citizen? More connecting flights. Which creates revenue at airports, shops, etc. and more people needed to service the extra aircraft etc. Knock of effect is a lot of jobs. That’s without going into the benefits of being able to sustain air links for people and ca...

Re: Why the congestion around airports during the Holidays

Also many routes may not see additional flights but key routes at least in Europe often see larger aircraft, if there was room to upgauge anyway, so even on same number of flights higher load factors, more capacity etc. also contribute. At check in desks I also imagine they see more checked luggage ...

Re: Russian man flies from CPH to LAX without ticket and passport

This isn't really that difficult: 1) Passing security You can buy a ticket online, under any name, and then check-in on your phone. With that boarding pass you will pass straight thru security. Not with SAS. Going to USA from Scandinavia you cannot check in on line. You must go to the USA desk to a...

Re: Munich aiport closed due to snow

konrad wrote:

What a mess Lufthansa Has become!

Re: AMS putting a limit on international passenger traffic through the airport

The right wing populist Mr. Wilders seems to have won the dutch election. What will this mean for AMS airport politics? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67504272 Bit early to say he won, only exit polls being reported so far. Even if he wins presumably a coalition would need to be made. Short ...

Re: AMS putting a limit on international passenger traffic through the airport

I was just pointing out the size of a city or country doesn't have to relate to the size of the airport. The Atlanta metropolitan area is not the reason for the busy airport. Amsterdam, which also has a metropolitan area, used to be the 9th busiest airport in the world. Understood. In that sense, C...

Re: Orange pride New livery

pic featured on Twitter https://images.app.goo.gl/mhthhi9reeFgnUWv9 I like it! Although part of me wants them to paint the whole damn thing orange :D I've read elsewhere enthusiasts dreaming about this livery becoming standard :cloudnine: Personally, I think the original KLM light blue does not rea...

Re: Why Wizz Air flies from FDH-SKP

Considering how few flights FDH has I guess this convenience versus Zürich is only for the Macedonian community then?

Re: Why Wizz Air flies from FDH-SKP

It is really not that easy to get from Zurich to Friedrichshafen. Wonder why they don’t fly it from Basel? Or does ZF have business in Skopje by chance? People usually neither live at the airport ZRH, nor do they first travel to ZRH and then onwards to FDH. Going to FDH instead of ZRH simply is a g...

Re: Why Wizz Air flies from FDH-SKP

RvA wrote:

It is really not that easy to get from Zurich to Friedrichshafen. Wonder why they don’t fly it from Basel? Or does ZF have business in Skopje by chance?

Re: Why Wizz Air flies from FDH-SKP

It is really not that easy to get from Zurich to Friedrichshafen. Wonder why they don’t fly it from Basel? Or does ZF have business in Skopje by chance?

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2023

It has been reported today on Twitter that BA is leaving the London LHR - Nuremberg route. Last service is scheduled for 04FEB24 https://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status/1716020576874049882 A lot of airlines seem to be leaving NUE. I wonder why? Speculating but maybe the corporate traffic from Siemens ...

Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion - 2023

Lufthansa Group member Eurowings will start flights from BER and STR to Dubai (DXB) on October 30. (For Emirates it is currently not allowed to fly to BER and STR.) Very interesting in general. I'm curious as to why Emirates is not allowed to currently fly to BER and STR? The current Germany - UAE ...

Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion - 2023

Lufthansa Group member Eurowings will start flights from BER and STR to Dubai (DXB) on October 30. (For Emirates it is currently not allowed to fly to BER and STR.) Very interesting in general. I'm curious as to why Emirates is not allowed to currently fly to BER and STR? They can only fly to 4 Ger...

Re: Lufthansa "City Airlines"

I can't take Lufthansa seriously anymore. It's all just a joke at this point. Bit dramatic isn’t it? Because you don’t understand it it is a joke? Lufthansa is more than large enough where all these subsidiaries and constructs make sense. Contrary to common forum belief airlines actually look at th...

Re: Lufthansa "City Airlines"

Really not sure why people still say flying in Europe is a surprise as to what you will get. Answer is pretty simple in economy, little to nothing. Full service does not only apply to the onboard service in a particular geography, but the overall offering. Low cost airlines generally do not offer co...

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

Seems like Lufthansa is also getting ready for the termination of partnership with SK. All FRA-CPH flights that are supposed to be operated by SK are being sold for €350 one way. I guess they are trying to discourage people from booking flights onboard SK. Or SK is pulling availability away. Hard t...

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

Come on now ... 3 hours is not long ... I try to avoid anything shorter ... Running between flights is a pain Yeah, I was looking at some flights on LH, and they're really keen on pushing a roughly 1 hour connecting time even at FRA, which is on the optimistic side of the scale. When it comes to FR...

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

Moreover, getting corporate contracts in Scandinavia maybe more difficult for Star now . Why. Where do the corporate big guns fly that cannot be covered by *A? I don't think Star will lost too much sleep. The company I work for (large multinational financial company) has a contract based on allianc...

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

I think losing SAS is bad for Star. It could have been the Swiss of the north. Now the wealthy Scandinavia will feed into CDG and maybe AMS if there is still room permitted to do it. Can't be that good for CPH, although Denmark now has a veto share. Swiss of the north but without the convenient Cen...

Re: AF/KLM to buy a stake in SAS - leave Star and join Skyteam

Imaginations sure running wild in here tonight!

Re: Updated: Air France/KLM Group order 50 A350 + 40 options

Theseus wrote:

Impressive.
It seems this will make AF/KL the biggest A350 customer ?

Re: SWISS reveals A350 seat count

Yes I too find the addition of 3 first class seats only to be a bit strange. It should be two rows at least otherwise no point and one would rather add more J instead. It may be possible that only 3 dedicated F seats are necessary because the first row of J can be sold as a J-plus because it will b...

Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion - 2023

I like it, but it gets really confusing following their branding strategy. So many changes over time that it is hard to keep up. Agree, I have no idea whos doing what. So Eurowimgs for shorthaul lowcost and Discover for long haul low cost? Why not just Eurowings for everything? Eurowings for low co...

Re: SWISS cabin crew in trouble for taking selfies on a 777 wing

Honestly, it's just people enjoying their lives and they probably didn't think. They're clearly having fun, which says a lot about the working environment that SWISS offer their crew. Had they not been visible from the terminal, I doubt it would have become "a thing". It was hardly going ...

Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion - 2023

Interesting piece by the St Louis Post-Dispatch about the success that Lufthansa has found flying to St Louis from FRA. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/business/lufthansa-lambert-st-louis-germany-nonstop-flight/article_d3772336-3aef-11ee-b573-23708f569dd2.html I have heard a pretty substantial ...

Re: AA closes JFK-DOH intends to start PHL-DOH instead

It's always a good think when you are treated well, greeted by name and people taking pride in their work as part of the required work standards. It's a customer service job, after all. Letting crews in the USA, Europe and Australia get away with a lazy and uninterested attitude, not putting custom...

Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion - 2023

Livery is not yet confirmed to be this I believe?

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2023

Heathrow is a disaster. BA lost all our luggage (three bags) flying from YVR transferring to OSL. Then on the way home they AGAIN lost a bag transferring at LHR. Took four days to get them back the first time and three days the second time. Not horrible but it shouldn’t have happened in the first p...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2023

Interestingly enough, KLM is cutting BAH and KWI: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230809-klnw23me Of course these destinations are flown by BA, but it just shows how certain Middle East/Asian routes just don’t work for certain airlines. Perhaps BA’s network right now is more right-sized than it’s gi...

Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion - 2023

I don’t get the people that complain that you do not get free drinks and snacks on a 2 hrs flight. Just buy it or bring your own ??? Like?? I expected that bare minimum that you have with the US legacies so I didn't bring it. And at FRA there was nowhere I could even buy it. What's next - bring a g...

Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion - 2023