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Old Mar 22, 2012, 11:28 am
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Another retrofitted A346 back in MUC. ^

Latest flights by D-AIHQ
* DLH9923 seen @ 2012-03-22 16:26 CET

And now on its way to HKG.

Latest flights by D-AIHQ
* DLH730 seen @ 2012-03-23 01:15 CET on route from MUC to HKG

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Old Mar 23, 2012, 12:14 am
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New F to DUS

Have a couple of ORD-DUS's coming up in the next couple of months on 340's (according to LH seating charts at least). Have any of the retro'd 340's seen DUS yet?
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 12:51 am
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Originally Posted by LufthansaFlyer
Have any of the retro'd 340's seen DUS yet?
NOPE
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 12:52 am
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Originally Posted by NA-Flyer
NOPE
And you say that with a smile.....
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 1:53 am
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Originally Posted by LufthansaFlyer
Have a couple of ORD-DUS's coming up in the next couple of months on 340's (according to LH seating charts at least). Have any of the retro'd 340's seen DUS yet?
You cant even get them in FRA let alone DUS...
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 4:01 am
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Originally Posted by Chesty
You cant even get them in FRA let alone DUS...
Yup, it looks like D-AIFD which was flying between FRA and Middle Eastern/African destinations for a while seems to have defected to MUC a few days ago.
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 5:12 am
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Originally Posted by LufthansaFlyer
Have a couple of ORD-DUS's coming up in the next couple of months on 340's (according to LH seating charts at least). Have any of the retro'd 340's seen DUS yet?
DUS keeps flying 3-cabin Airbuses, but on many routes just sells C and Y, keeping the F cabin empty (not even selling these as C unless extreme loads demand this...a bonus for Senators and HONs and some STARGolds who get the extra special seats). MUC seems to have priority over updated F cabin Airbuses.
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 5:15 am
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Originally Posted by NewbieRunner
I've found this website to be quite accurate though sometimes they seem to jump the gun.
All I get is a listing of B737s, nothing about B744s or A330/340s.
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 5:16 am
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Originally Posted by Shareholder
All I get is a listing of B737s, nothing about B744s or A330/340s.
Look at the tabs on the bottom of the page.
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 5:20 am
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Originally Posted by petechang
I am flying from BOS-FRA on March 24th, what are the chances the new retrofit 744 on this route?
Can you let us know whether they've put a modified F B744 on this route. I've finally been confirmed with an award seat on this flight two week's after you. Had a refurb'd B744 on the FRA-IAD route back in November. Just as good as the actual seats/beds was getting the new grey styled sleeper suit and Porsche Design amenity kit. Not sure if this is now standard on all B744 (and A380) F flights since my last three have been on Airbuses where it was still the Bogner amenity kits and old style blue sleeper suits and slippers.
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 5:55 am
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Why don't they offer the new PJ's and amenity kit even on the old F? I struggle to understand how anyone could pay to fly F on LH at the moment considering the scatter gun approach regarding the new F and the routes they fly when the difference between the old and new seems so great.

It's almost like they need to do an SQ and create a "class beyond first".
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 6:05 am
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It seems the soft product (kits, PJs, blankets etc) are color co-ordinated with the design of the seat & cabin, so with new F you get a different set. The magic number seems to be 75%+ retrofit stage, when they will switch to one set. This is expected to to be attained with the fleet in Autumn 2012 with the start of the winter schedule.
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I see that 747 (D-ABVR) is flying from FRA-BOS on 23rd. Will LH fly the same plane back from BOS-FRA on the 23rd or 24th? I am flying out on 24th. Thanks
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 7:31 am
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Originally Posted by petechang
I see that 747 (D-ABVR) is flying from FRA-BOS on 23rd. Will LH fly the same plane back from BOS-FRA on the 23rd or 24th? I am flying out on 24th. Thanks
The same plane will fly back BOS-FRA later on 23rd as LH423.
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Old Mar 23, 2012, 7:38 am
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Thanks, I guess I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed that they will fly back tomorrow.
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