DLD 345: Teaming, trimming & traveling
More airline partnership and a key route trimmed. Plus, cool new trains and airlines and loyalty plays.
Lufthansa
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Lufthansa expands "Sleeper’s Row" lie-flat coach offering
Lufthansa's new Sleeper's Row - a blocked set of seats - takes flight as a modest upcharge for economy class passengers on the carrier's longest...
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Condor orders A330neo for long-haul fleet refresh
German leisure airline Condor announced an order for 16 A330-900, planning a complete refresh of its long-haul fleet. The carrier will be the launch customer...
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DLD 340: United’s mind-blowing order
United Airlines announced a 270 aircraft narrow-body order today. [wandrdld epid=340] Also in this episode: Seriously, though, that’s a ton of planes, and the full...
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Lufthansa brings back A346s, confirms first class for Munich
The big seats up front matter a lot for Lufthansa. The carrier, citing "growing premium demand, for business as well as leisure travel," will "temporarily"...
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DLD 335: It really was that nice
A strike, two lawsuits, one shutdown and another airline launch, plus a production boost. The industry is full of happenings and we're barely scratching the...
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Lufthansa "Sleeper Row" launches on Sao Paulo service
It is a creative way to generate a bit of extra revenue and great margins on the cost of the extra pillow and blanket loaded...
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Lufthansa Group launches short-haul buy-on-board catering
The stale half-sandwich snack will disappear from Lufthansa Group flights in the new year. Passengers demanded better, and now they have the option to pay...
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DLD 315: Please don’t subscribe!
A loyalty points scheme not worth buying in to and another that surprisingly is. Plus an airline disappears, a very long flight returns, and lots...
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Willkommen am #BER: Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport finally opens
It is eight years late. It is billions of euros over budget; more than triple the original estimates. It is probably not necessary given the...