The end is nigh … for bmi Diamond Club
If you’re taking advantage of the generous bmi Diamond Club you should probably check out this discussion – 16 May is the purported date when Diamond Club may close.
How to get new Lufthansa lie flat business class seats?
Lufthansa is trialling new lie flat business class seats, but there is a trick involved to getting one of these seats. Buried in the A380 launch thread is news of the trial, and how to get the seats.
Lufthansa Strike Looming Yet Again
It is not yet confirmed that the Next round of strike announced for 13th to 16th of April will happen at Lufthansa, but FlyerTalk members, weary from the most recent strike at Lufthansa as reported here at The Gate, are already keeping an eye on the aforementioned FlyerTalk thread, discussing the possibility of a strike and attempting to prepare for it.
Mileage run in style – by private jet
How long before some FTer takes advantage of a bonus mile promotion to take a mileage run in Lufthansa Private Jet? HON Circle status from scratch for just 12 flights, anyone?
Lufthansa temporarily lifts advance purchase requirements
In response to the recent strike, Lufthansa has temporarily waived advance purchase restrictions on new tickets bought offline. This means cheap business class fares that normally have to be bought 21+ days in advance are currently available. Check out the discussion thread for more info and terms & conditions.
Strike alert – Lufthansa & Germanwings next week
Pilots at Lufthansa and Germanwings are on strike for four days from next Monday. Other Lufthansa group airlines are not directly affected. For more up to date information, check out the LH strike thread.
German government complains air fares are too low!
Who ever heard of a competition authority arguing there was too much of it. Apparently business class fares in Germany “need” to be higher. Naturally this news causes a reaction in Flyer Talkers – check out the air fares too low discussion.
The Flying Mega FT Do
Both the US/transatlantic portion and the European leg of the flying mega do are now open for booking.
For those who’ve missed the previous The Gate post and the latest thread in Community Buzz, this will be a great cant miss event for all Flyer Talkers. Here’s the short version:
USA/transatlantic part
- Chicago party hosted by United
- Party flight to Newark
- Newark party hosted by Continental
- Party bus to JFK
- Party flight to Frankfurt
- flights back are included in the special fare
European part
- Champagne breakfast
- Charter flights to Toulouse (via Oslo), with Randy & a team of slaves moderators serving onboard
- Party at Oslo hosted by SAS
- Exclusive Airbus tour
- Charter flight to Frankfurt
- Dinner
- Frankfurt all-day event hosted by Lufthansa
- 15,000 frequent flyer miles for the charter flight (select FFPs only)
- more
The time to secure your place is now. The USA/transatlantic bit is optional (but sounds like so much fun). All you need to know in order to book is in the first 4 posts of the mega do thread.
The Flying Mega FT Do
Mega doesn’t seem big enough to describe the Do being arranged by a team of FlyerTalkers.
It starts with festivities in Chicago hosted by United, then a party flight to Newark. More activities hosted by Continental, then a cross-town trip to JFK for the intercontinental party flight. This is just day one of the Star Alliance Mega Do.
To follow there are more activities at 3 more airports in 3 countries in Europe over the following 3 days, involving Lufthansa, SAS and Airbus, charter flights with two aircraft flying in tandem, Randy and some moderators as your flight attendants, and more.
Wow.
Special fares for the charter and party flights, as well as connecting flights to and from this flying do have been arranged. There will even be miles credited on the charter flights, at least to some frequent flyer programs.
The first bookings (for US and trans-atlantic flights) start today. Check the current do thread to see what you need to do to participate in the FT do that surely will be talked about for years.
Yet more Lufthansa status matches
The Lufthansa status match for Italians was extended a couple of times but is now over. However in a crazy blitz, there are several more Lufthansa status match offers in Europe – including Czech Republic, Finland, Portugal, Russia and Spain.
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