Lufthansa in last week’s schedule update removed Frankfurt – San Jose CA schedule, with reservation closed for travel on/after 28OCT18. The Star Alliance carrier previously planned 5 weekly Mainline A340-300 service on/after 28OCT18.

LH488 FRA1005 – 1300SJC 343 x15
LH489 SJC1440 – 1050+1FRA 343 x15

Service in summer 2019 season is also cancelled, based on the update.

Lufthansa on Friday (05OCT18) filed additional changes to its long-haul service for summer 2019 season, effective from 31MAR19. Planned changes as follows.

Frankfurt – Austin eff 03MAY19 New route, 5 weekly A330-300 service
LH468 FRA1005 – 1420AUS 333 x24
LH469 AUS1605 – 0910+1FRA 333 x24

Munich – Bangkok eff 01JUN19 Service resumption, weekly A350-900XWB service. This route was last served from October 1995 to March 1998
LH792 MUC1640 – 0755+1BKK 359 D
LH793 BKK1025 – 1650MUC 359 D

Munich – Chicago O’Hare eff 31MAR19 Increase from 10 to 13 weekly, additional flights operated by A350-900XWB
LH436 MUC0900 – 1210ORD 333 257
LH436 MUC0930 – 1205ORD 359 146
LH434 MUC1545 – 1830ORD 359 D

LH437 ORD1545 – 0715+1MUC 359 146
LH437 ORD1535 – 0725+1MUC 333 257
LH435 ORD2120 – 1255+1MUC 359 D

Munich – Seoul Incheon eff 31MAR19 Increase from 6 to 7 weekly, A350-900XWB operating
Munich – Singapore eff 31MAR19 Increase from 5 weekly to 6 weekly, A350-900XWB operating

Lufthansa during Wednesday’s schedule update (10OCT18) filed additional changes to its summer 2019 long-haul service, effective from 31MAR19. Planned adjustment as of 1900hrs GMT 10OCT18 as follows.

Frankfurt – Abuja – Port Harcourt 31MAR19 – 01MAY19 Temporary reduction from 7 to 6 weekly, A330-300 operating
Frankfurt – Addis Ababa eff 31MAR19 A340-300 service operated by CityLine, replacing Mainline operation. 5 weekly
Frankfurt – Almaty 01SEP19 – 06OCT19 Mainline A340-300 replaces A330-300, 4 weekly
Frankfurt – Astana – Almaty 02SEP19 – 06OCT19 Mainline A340-300 replaces A330-300, 3 weekly
Frankfurt – Bangkok eff 31MAR19 Planned A340-600 service, replacing -300, has been reversed. A340-300 operates during S19, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Chennai eff 31MAR19 CityLine A340-300 replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Detroit eff 31MAR19 A340-600 replaces 747-400, 1 daily (A330-300 also previously scheduled from 07OCT19 to 26OCT19)
Frankfurt – Osaka Kansai eff 31MAR19 1 daily 747-400 service cancelled, replaced by Munich – Osaka Kansai
Frankfurt – Philadelphia eff 31MAR19 747-400 replaces A330-300/340-300, 1 daily
Frankfurt – San Diego eff 31MAR19 3 of 5 weekly (Day 167) operated by A340-600, replacing A340-300. First Class on A340-600 sold as Business Class
Frankfurt – Tehran Imam Khomeini eff 31MAR19 Mainline A340-300 replaces 747-400 (Previous plan: A330-300). From FRA, A330-300 scheduled for limited-time period:
31MAR19 – 04APR19 Day x56
06APR19 – 11APR19 Day x57

Munich – Boston eff 31MAR19 A340-600 replaces A350-900XWB, 1 daily. First Class service available once again
Munich – Charlotte eff 31MAR19 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Munich – Chicago O’Hare eff 31MAR19 Planned increase from 10 to 13 weekly unchanged. Operational aircraft change reflected in this week’s update
LH434/435 346 Day x13 (First Class service available) 359 Day 13
LH436/437 359 Day x3

Munich – Delhi eff 03APR19 7 weekly operated by A350-900XWB, instead of 6 weekly A350 and 1 weekly A330
Munich – Mexico City eff 31MAR19 A340-600 replaces A350-900XWB. First Class service available once again
Munich – Montreal eff 31MAR19 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Munich – Mumbai eff 31MAR19 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Munich – Osaka Kansai eff 31MAR19 1 daily A350-900XWB, replacing Frankfurt – Osaka Kansai. This route is a serve resumption, where LH previously operated A340 aircraft from March 1995 to March 1998, initially 2 weekly, increasing to 3 weekly by June 1996 (Flight number used in 1990s was also LH742/743)
LH742 MUC1215 – 0620+1KIX 359 D
LH743 KIX0930 – 1420MUC 359 D

Munich – Tokyo Haneda eff 31MAR19 A340-600 replaces A350-900XWB, 1 daily. First Class service available once again
Munich – Toronto eff 31MAR19 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Munich – Vancouver 31MAY19 – 31JUL19 A340-600 replaces A350, 1 daily. First Class service available during this period
Munich – Washington Dulles eff 31MAR19 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300, 1 daily

Lufthansa during the month of December 2018 and January 2019 is adjusting operational aircraft on Frankfurt – San Francisco route, replacing Airbus A340-600 aircraft. Planned operational aircraft variation as follows.

18DEC18 – 23DEC18 A380
05JAN19 – 08JAN19 747-8I

LH454 FRA1005 – 1305SFO EQV D
LH455 SFO1455 – 1100+1FRA EQV D

Lufthansa in recent schedule update once again revised planned service to Pune in winter 2018/19 season. From 01FEB19 to 30MAR19, schedule and inventory listing shows the Star Alliance carrier using leased Privatair Boeing 737-700 aircraft, operating Frankfurt – Pune – Bucharest – Frankfurt routing 6 times a week, replacing planned 4 weekly Frankfurt – Baku – Pune on board A319.

LH768 FRA1150 – 0040+1PNQ 73W x2
LH769 PNQ0210 – 0635OTP0705 – 0845FRA 73W x3

Bucharest is a technical stop. Flights on/after 31MAR19 (the launch of summer 2019 season) remains not available for reservation.

Lufthansa at the end of summer 2018 season is discontinuing Munich – Ankara route, as last flight is scheduled on 27OCT18. The month of October 2018’s schedule sees LH operates this route 11 weekly, with a mix of A319/320/321 aircraft.

LH1784 MUC1110 – 1455ESB 32S D
LH1786 MUC1925 – 2310ESB 32S x145

LH1787 ESB0605 – 0805MUC 32S x256
LH1785 ESB1545 – 1745MUC 32S D

Austrian Airlines today (24OCT18) announced planned service increase on Vienna – Tokyo Narita route, for summer 2019 season. From 31MAR19, the airline will introduce 6th weekly flight, and 7th weekly flight will be added from 01MAY19.

Boeing 777-200ER operates this route.

OS051 VIE1745 – 1155+1NRT 772 D
OS052 NRT1335 – 1835VIE 772 D