Published at 1600GMT 13DEC23

Lufthansa today (13DEC23) filed latest service changes to its intercontinental operation for Northern summer 2024 season. Planned operation based on schedule comparison 10DEC23 vs 13DEC23 as follows (note the term “original” was based on schedule filed in Sep/Oct 2023).

Frankfurt – Abuja – Port Harcourt Latest frequency reductions from 7 weekly to following, A340-300 operating
31MAR24 – 26APR24 4 weekly
03MAY24 – 28JUN24 5 weekly (Previous: reduce from 7 to 6 weekly in June)
eff 29JUN24 6 weekly

Frankfurt – Almaty eff 31MAR24 1 weekly A330-300 nonstop terminator service maintained
Frankfurt – Almaty – Astana – Frankfurt eff 05MAY24 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly, A330-300
Frankfurt – Astana – Almaty – Frankfurt eff 01MAY24 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly, A330-300
Frankfurt – Atlanta A330-300 replaces 340-300 on following days (overall 1 daily)
01APR24 – 29APR24 Day 1
02MAY24 – 03JUN24 Day 14
10JUN24 – 01JUL24 Day 1
eff 02JUL24 Day x357

Frankfurt – Beijing Capital 31MAR24 – 26APR24 2 of 7 weekly A340-600 replaces -300, replacing originally filed 747-400
Frankfurt – Bogota eff 31MAR24 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A340-300 replaces -600 (Previous: 5 weekly 04JUN24 – 30JUN24. Planned 787-9 service from 01JUL24 removed)
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, reduce from 7 to 6 weekly

Frankfurt – Cape Town Reduce from 7 weekly to following, A340-300
31MAR24 – 03JUN24 6 weekly
04JUN24 – 02JUL24 3 weekly
eff 03JUL24 5 weekly (Previous: 6 weekly)

Frankfurt – Chennai eff 31MAR24 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A340-300 (Previous: 5 weekly only 05MAY24 – 01JUN24)
Frankfurt – Chicago O'Hare eff 31MAR24 2nd daily LH432/433 reduced from 7 to 6 weekly (Overall reduced from 14 to 13 weekly)
Frankfurt – Dallas/Ft. Worth Planned 787-9 replaced by following aircraft, 1 daily
31MAR24 – 01JUN24 5 weekly A330-300, 2 weekly A340-300 (Previous: A330 in April, A330/340 in May)
02JUN24 – 30JUN24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly. A340-300 operates 2 weekly, A330-300 2 weekly
eff 01JUL24 5 weekly A340-300, 2 weekly A330-300 (Previous: 1 daily A340-300)

Frankfurt – Delhi 747-400 replaced by following, 1 daily
31MAR24 – 31JUL24 A340-300
eff 01AUG24 A340-600

Frankfurt – Denver 06MAY24 – 27MAY24 7th weekly during this period restored, 787-9
Frankfurt – Detroit
31MAR24 – 30APR24 3 weekly A330-300, 4 weekly A340-300 replaces 787-9
10JUN24 – 30JUN24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, 787-9
eff 01JUL24 3 weekly A330-300, 4 weekly A340-300 replaces 787-9

Frankfurt – Dubai 05JUL24 – 02SEP24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A330-300
Frankfurt – Lagos – Malabo eff 31MAR24 Reduce from originally filed 1 daily to 5 weekly (4 weekly 01JUN24 – 14JUN24), instead of 6 weekly. A330-300/340-300 operating
Frankfurt – Los Angeles Seasonal 2nd daily LH450/451 resumes on 01MAY24 instead of 31MAR24, A340-300. LH450/451 is now scheduled 5 weekly instead of 7, overall reduced from 14 to 12 weekly
Frankfurt – Mumbai Revised operational aircraft replacing A340-300, 1 daily
31MAR24 – 03JUN24 787-9 (787 previously scheduled until 30JUN24)
04JUN24 – 31JUL24 747-400 (Previous: 787 in June, A340 from 01JUL24)
Planned A340-300 service now scheduled from 01AUG24 instead of 01JUL24

Frankfurt – Nagoya eff 31MAR24 3 weekly A340-300 service remains cancelled
Frankfurt – Nairobi eff 31MAR24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly (5 from 02MAY24), A330-300
Frankfurt – Rio de Janeiro Galeao eff 31MAR24 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly, instead of 6, A340-300 operating (Planned 787-9 service from 01JUL24 removed)
Frankfurt – Seattle eff 31MAR24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly. Revised operational aircraft
31MAR24 – 30APR24 A330-300 (Previous: A340-300)
01MAY24 – 31MAY24 1 of 6 weekly A340-300 replaces A330-300 (Previous: A340 operates 4 weekly)
01JUN24 – 30JUN24 2 of 6 weekly A340-300 replaces A330-300 (Previous: A340 operates 4 weekly)
eff 01JUL24 A340-600 (Previous: A340-300)

Frankfurt – Shanghai Pu Dong
eff 31MAR24 LH732/733 service resumes. 747-400 replaces A340-300 unchanged, 1 daily
31MAR24 – 29APR24 LH728/729 reduce from 7 to 5 weekly. A340-600 operates entire season instead of 747-8I unchanged

Frankfurt – Tehran Imam Khomeini eff 31MAR24 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A340-300 (1 of 5 weekly by A330-300 05JUL24 – 27AUG24)
Frankfurt – Vancouver eff 01OCT24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, 787-9 replaces 747-400
Munich – Bangalore
31MAR24 – 31MAY24 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, A350-900XWB
eff 01JUN24 Planned increase from 3 to 6 weekly removed, A350-900XWB

Munich – Johannesburg eff 02SEP24 3 weekly A350-900XWB, new route (SAA last served this route until 2020; Previous: eff 03JUN24)
Munich – Newark 31MAR24 – 30JUN24 A340-600 replaces A350-900XWB, 1 daily (Previous: until 30SEP24)
Munich – Osaka Kansai eff 31MAR24 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly, 7 from 24APR24. A350-900XWB operating (Previous: 7 weekly from 31MAR24)
Munich – San Diego eff 01JUN24 5 weekly A350-900XWB service maintained. Planned increase to 1 daily removed
Munich – Seattle eff 30MAY24 Planned new service unchanged, service reduced from 7 to 3 weekly, A350-900XWB

Previously reported changes:
Frankfurt – Austin 31MAR24 – 02JUN24 Reduce from 5 to 3 weekly, 787-9
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 – Minneapolis/St. Paul eff 04JUN24 5 weekly 787-9, new route
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 – Philadelphia eff 31MAR24 Discover Airlines continues to replace Lufthansa Mainline service
Frankfurt – Raleigh/Durham eff 06JUN24 5 weekly A330-300, new route
Frankfurt – Seoul Incheon eff 31MAR24 747-8I replaces -400, 1 daily
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

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 (Except 01JUN24 – 30JUN24; 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 – 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 – New York JFK eff 31MAR24 1 daily A380 summer service resumes, replacing previously filed A350-900XWB
Munich – Washington Dulles 01JUN24 – 30SEP24 A380 replaces A340-600, 1 daily (A350-900XWB from 01OCT24)