Europe's 2nd largest airline, Lufthansa Airlines was launched in 1926. It is the largest carrier of Germany and is associated with reliability, safety, technical expertise and innovation. Over the years, Lufthansa has expanded and developed to be a leader in the international aviation industry.
One of the major factors behind the success of Lufthansa is airline alliances. Star Alliance was created by Lufthansa to serve the regional destinations which include cities in Europe. Other partners of Lufthansa are Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, CityLine, Contact Air and Augsburg Airways. These connect a large number of places in Europe and offer various aviation facilities and services.
Lufthansa operates in cooperation with various international airlines like BMI, Luxair, Aegean Airlines, Air One, Qatar Airways, SWISS, Air India and so on.
Hub and Destinations
Lufthansa Airways has 2 main hubs, one being at Munich International Airport and the other at Frankfurt International Airport. The carrier serves a large number of destinations worldwide. It flies to many cities in different countries. Some of the destinations served by Lufthansa are as follows:
Algeria
Nigeria
Japan
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Austria
France
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
UK
Canada
USA
Mexico Lufthansa Airlines
Hub and Destinations
Lufthansa air line offers an impressive fleet consisting of a large number of modern aircrafts built with advanced technology. The aircrafts operated by Lufthansa airlines are as follows:
Boeing 747-400
Airbus A340-600
Airbus A340-300
Airbus A330-300
Airbus A300-600
Airbus A321
Airbus A320
Airbus A319
Boeing 737-300
Boeing 737-500
Avro RJ85
CRJ900
CRJ700
CRJ100/200
MD 11F
The seating in the aircrafts include First Class seating, Business Class seating and Economy Class seating.
In Flight Facilities and Services
Lufthansa offers a wide array of in-flight facilities for passengers. There is in-flight entertainment, a fine choice of food and beverages, Lufthansa magazine, comfortable seats where passengers can relax or sleep, lot of leg space and so on.
Bookings and Reservations
Customers can book their flights online. While making online reservations, customers can check the Lufthansa airlines flight status on their website. After the flight reservation has been done, they are mailed their e-tickets via the Internet. A print out of the e-ticket has to be produced while checking-in. Thus, reserving a flight on Lufthansa is easy and convenient.
Offices Worldwide
Lufthansa Airlines has offices, including city offices, airport offices and reservation offices, in a large number of cities in various countries such as Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Portugal and lots more. The headquarters are located at Munich, Frankfurt and Zurich.
Customer Benefits
Traveling with Lufthansa is very convenient as the airlines offer a wide range of customer benefits. The airline offers online time table, information via SMS, mobile services, online check in, arrival services, phone check-in, SMS check in, baggage facilities, boarding facilities, travel tips, Lufthansa airport bus for getting to and from the airports and lots more.
Lufthansa Airways also provides various special offers such as Lufthansa betterfly offer (flights to specific destinations at 99€), attractive price rates for selective destinations and one way flights within Germany (fares costing 59 €).
