Published at 0200GMT 20OCT23

Lufthansa this week filed service changes to its intercontinental operation for Northern summer 2024 season, focusing on aircraft and frequency changes at Frankfurt. As of 19OCT24, latest summary of planned intercontinental network changes as follows.

Frankfurt – Abuja – Port Harcourt 02JUN24 – 28JUN24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A340-300
Frankfurt – Austin 31MAR24 – 02JUN24 Reduce from 5 to 3 weekly, 787-9
Frankfurt – Beijing Capital eff 31MAR24 1 daily A340-300 service maintained, instead of previously filed 747-400
Frankfurt – Bogota Planned 1 daily A340-600 aircraft replaced by following
31MAR24 – 03JUN24 A340-300
04JUN24 – 30JUN24 5 weekly A340-300
eff 01JUL24 787-9

Frankfurt – Boston
31MAR24 – 30APR24 LH422/423 3 of 7 weekly A340-600 replaces -300
eff 01MAY24 LH422/423 A340-600 replaces -300
eff 13MAY24 Seasonal 2nd daily LH420/421 with A340-300 resumes on this date remains unchanged

Frankfurt – Cape Town Reduce from 7 weekly to following, A340-300
31MAR24 – 03JUN24 6 weekly
04JUN24 – 02JUL24 3 weekly
eff 03JUL24 6 weekly

Frankfurt – Chennai 05MAY24 – 01JUN24 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A340-300
Frankfurt – Dallas/Ft. Worth Planned 787-9 replaced by following aircraft, 1 daily
31MAR24 – 30APR24 A330-300
01MAY24 – 01JUN24 5 weekly A330-300, 2 weekly A340-300
eff 02JUN24 A340-300

Frankfurt – Denver 06MAY24 – 27MAY24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, 787-9
Frankfurt – Detroit Planned 787-9 replaced by following aircraft, 1 daily
31MAR24 – 30APR24 3 weekly A330-300, 4 weekly A340-300
eff 01JUL24 3 weekly A330-300, 4 weekly A340-300

Frankfurt – Houston eff 31MAR24 747-400 replaces -8I, except 01JUN24 – 31JUL24
Frankfurt – Hyderabad eff 31MAR24 5 weekly 787-9 service maintained, instead of previously filed 3 weekly
Frankfurt – Kuwait City – Dammam eff 31MAR24 5 weekly A330-300 service maintained, instead of previously filed 1 daily
Frankfurt – Lagos – Port Harcourt eff 31MAR24 Reduce from previously filed 1 daily to 6 weekly. 1 of 6 weekly A340-300 replaces A330-300
Frankfurt – Los Angeles Seasonal 2nd daily LH450/451 resumes on 01MAY24 instead of 31MAR24, A340-300
Frankfurt – Mumbai 31MAR24 – 30JUN24 787-9 replaces A340-300, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Nagoya 3 weekly A340-300 remains only available for booking in full fare J/Y-class
Frankfurt – Nanjing 3 weekly A340-300 schedule removed, service remains cancelled
Frankfurt – New York JFK eff 31MAR24 1 of 2 daily LH400/401 747-400 replaces A340-600
Frankfurt – Rio de Janeiro Galeao eff 01APR24 Planned increase from 3 to 6 weekly unchanged. Revised operational aircraft
31MAR24 – 30JUN24 A340-300
eff 01JUL24 787-9 (Previous: eff 01APR24)

Frankfurt – Seattle A330-300 replaced by following aircraft
31MAR24 – 03MAY24 A340-300
08MAY24 – 30JUN24 4 of 7 weekly A340-300
eff 01JUL24 A340-300

Frankfurt – Seoul Incheon eff 31MAR24 747-8I replaces -400, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 31MAR24 Planned 2nd daily service resumption unchanged
LH728/729 eff 31MAR24 A340-600 replaces 747-8I
LH732/733 eff 31MAR24 747-400 replaces A340-300

Frankfurt – Shenyang 3 weekly A340-300 schedule removed, service remains cancelled
Frankfurt – Washington Dulles
eff 31MAR24 LH418/419 A340-600 replaces 747-8I
eff 01MAY24 Seasonal 2nd daily LH416/417 resumes 4 weeks later than planned. 3 weekly A340-600 and 4 weekly -300 replaces A330-300

Previously reported changes:
Frankfurt – Minneapolis/St. Paul eff 04JUN24 5 weekly 787-9, new route
Frankfurt – Philadelphia eff 31MAR24 Discover Airlines continues to replace Lufthansa Mainline service
Frankfurt – Raleigh/Durham eff 06JUN24 5 weekly A330-300, new route
Munich – Bangalore eff 01JUN24 Increase from 3 to 6 weekly, A350-900XWB
Munich – Boston eff 31MAR24 1 daily A380 summer service resumes, replacing previously filed A350-900XWB
Munich – Chicago O'Hare
LH434/435 eff 31MAR24 A350-900XWB service maintained, instead of A340-600 in NS23
LH436/437 eff 01JUN24 1 daily A340-600, replacing A350-900XWB. The seasonal 2nd daily service previously scheduled from 31MAR24

Munich – Delhi eff 31MAR24 A380 replaces A350-900XWB, 1 daily (A380 service resumption for Delhi, last served from Frankfurt until early-2020)
Munich – Hong Kong eff 31MAR24 Service resumption since 2020, 1 daily A350-900XWB
Munich – Johannesburg eff 03JUN24 3 weekly A350-900XWB, new route (SAA last served this route until 2020)
Munich – Los Angeles eff 31MAR24 1 daily A380 service maintained in NS24, replacing A350-900XWB
Munich – Mumbai eff 08APR24 A340-600 replaces A350-900XWB, 1 daily
Munich –Newark 31MAR24 – 30SEP24 A340-600 replaces A350-900XWB, 1 daily
Munich – New York JFK eff 31MAR24 1 daily A380 summer service resumes, replacing previously filed A350-900XWB
Munich – Osaka Kansai eff 31MAR24 Tentative increase from 3 to 7 weekly, A350-900XWB
Munich – Seattle eff 30MAY24 1 daily A350-900XWB, new route
Munich – Rio de Janeiro Galeao eff 31MAR24 Tentative increase from 3 to 5 weekly, A350-900XWB (This increase was already filed in the system)
Munich – San Diego eff 01JUN24 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, A350-900XWB (Previous: eff 31MAR24)
Munich – Washington Dulles 01JUN24 – 30SEP24 A380 replaces A340-600, 1 daily (A350-900XWB from 01OCT24)