For now, the EU plans to return to the standard 80% rule during Summer 2023. This marks an increase compared to the 64% requirement during the Summer 2022 season but remains lower than the normal pre-pandemic threshold of 80%. Under the new rules, airlines will have to operate at least 75% of their slots to retain them for the next year. The Council of the European Union has agreed to extend slot relief at EU's airports for the Winter 2022/23 season, although with a higher threshold than during the now ending summer season. All aircraft originally built for Lufthansa have a six-abreast configuration in business class, although this is about to change when the carrier introduces the new cabin.Įuropean Union extends slot relief for Winter 2022/23 - 09:06 UTC It is only the second subfleet in Lufthansa's fleet to feature business class with direct aisle access for all aircraft, following four A350-900s scooped second-hand from Philippine Airlines. The B787-9 is configured for up to 294 passengers, including 247 economy class seats, 21 in premium economy, and 26 in business class.
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Following a series of training and certification flights, the aircraft entered into revenue service on October 19 but currently operates short-haul domestic flights between Frankfurt and Munich for crew familiarisation flights. The first of five white-tail B787-9s originally assigned to Hainan Airlines and eventually picked up by Lufthansa, D-ABPA (msn 62730) was delivered to Germany on August 29, 2022. Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int'l) has scheduled the long-haul debut of its first B787-9 for December 1, 2022, and plans to deploy the type daily between Frankfurt Int'l and Newark initially. Lufthansa launches B787-9 operations, outlines TATL debut - 14:56 UTC The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that the German flag carrier's narrowbody fleet currently comprises twenty-three A319-100s (which are 20.2 years old on average), fifty-seven A320-200s, thirty A320-200Ns, twenty A321-100s, forty-three A321-200s, and fifteen A321-200NX. Spohr did not provide any further details concerning potential types, the number of aircraft, a timeline for the order and deliveries, and whether Lufthansa would operate them itself or place them with another group AOC. As a result, Lufthansa now needs to look for new markets to feed its hubs which requires a larger fleet of small narrowbody aircraft. Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int'l) lacks small narrowbody capacity and will "definitely have to buy" aircraft in that segment, Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Carsten Spohr told staff during a meeting.Īs reported by Aviation Week, Spohr admitted that the German carrier had more competition than in the past on some of its key feeder routes as low-cost carriers and other airlines have expanded their short- and long-haul networks. Lufthansa looks to ramp up short-haul fleet - 10:08 UTC
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