Lufthansa W11 Long-Haul Operation Changes as 18AUG11

Edit: Please also refer to latest post on 19AUG11 regarding additional changes to Middle East.

As per 18AUG11 GDS timetable and inventory display, Lufthansa’s latest Winter 2011/12 Long-Haul Operation Changes as follows.

Additional changes remain possible:

Frankfurt – Beirut Service operates 9 weekly Airbus A319 in W11, instead of mix of A319/320 (Overall reduction from 12 weekly in W10)
Frankfurt – Cape Town Boeing 747-400 replace previously planned Airbus A340-600
Frankfurt – New York JFK All 2 Daily Service Airbus A340-600 replace Boeing 747-400 (which replaces A330-300 in W10)
Frankfurt – Newark LH402/403 Boeing 747-400 replace previously planned A340-600 (W10 was A340-300. Overall service remain 2 Daily)
Frankfurt – Orlando Boeing 747-400 operates in W11 on Daily basis, same as W10, 08FEB11 – 20FEB11 Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly (Day x2)

Previously mentioned changes:
Frankfurt – Abu Dhabi Service becomes terminator flight, no longer extends to Muscat. A330-300 operating
Frankfurt – Accra Increase from 5 weekly (Day x35) to Daily. However, service operates with PrivatAir Boeing 737-800 (C32Y60) instead of A330-300 (F8C48Y165). Duty-free service not available on 737 flight
Frankfurt – Atlanta Daily service, compared to 6 weekly in W10 (Day x4)
Frankfurt – Boston Boeing 747-400 replace Airbus A340-600 in Winter 2011, 08FEB12 – 21FEB12 Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly (Day x3)
Frankfurt – Caracas 01FEB12 – 13FEB12 Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly (Day x2). Service in W11 operates with A340-600 instead of -300 in NW10
Frankfurt – Chennai Daily A340-600 service (1 of 7 weekly operated with -300 in W10)
Frankfurt – Dallas Winter service operates 6 weekly (Day x7), compared to Daily in W10
Frankfurt – Dammam Service becomes terminator flight once again, no longer extends to Bahrain. However, service is to be operated by PrivatAir Boeing 737-800, 4 times a week
Frankfurt – Denver Boeing 747-400 replace Airbus A340-600 in Winter 2011
Frankfurt – Detroit Service operates Daily A330-300, same as W10
Frankfurt – Doha – Bahrain Service operates NONSTOP on FRA DOH, replace 1-stop via Riyadh. Frequency reduce from Daily to 6 weekly. For Bahrain service, flight now is operating via Doha, replace Dammam stop. Frequency increase to 6 weekly
Frankfurt – Hyderabad 3 weekly Airbus A340-300 CANCELLED
Frankfurt – Khartoum Nonstop PrivatAir Boeing 737-800 service replaced by 1-stop A340-300 via Jeddah, 4 weekly
Frankfurt – Kuwait Daily A340-300, replace A330-300 in W10
Frankfurt – Lagos 3 of 7 weekly (Day 257) Airbus A330-300 replace A340-300
Frankfurt – Miami Daily A380 service
Frankfurt – Nagoya Day 136 (NGO Day 247) A340-600 replace -300
Frankfurt – Nanjing Planned 4th weekly service in Winter 2011 has received Government Approval (currently in operation in S11)
Frankfurt – Osaka Kansai Boeing 747-400 replace Airbus A340-600 in Winter 2011
Frankfurt – Philadelphia Reduce from 6 weekly (Day x1) in W10 to 5 weekly in W11 (Day x24). Additional capacity reduction with A330-300 operating once a week instead of A340-300, but offers First Class service
Frankfurt – Rio de Janeiro Service resumption (See post on 17FEB11)
Frankfurt – Riyadh – Muscat Muscat service is now operating via Riyadh, replace Abu Dhabi. Riyadh – Doha sector no longer operating. A340-600 operates Daily
Frankfurt – San Francisco Daily 747-400 service
Frankfurt – Seoul Incheon Daily A340-600 operating, compared to 5 weekly in W10
Frankfurt – Singapore Airbus A380 replace Boeing 747-400. Singapore – Jakarta sector will shift to Munich departure/arrival
Frankfurt – Tehran Planned Boeing 747-400 service in Winter 2011, canceled. Service operates with A340-600

Munich – Cairo 3 weekly Airbus A321 replace 4 weekly PrivatAir Boeing 737-800 service (See post on 23MAY11)
Munich – Charlotte 30OCT11 – 23DEC11/01FEB12 – 24MAR12 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly. Mix of A330-300/A340-300 operation (W10 was 5 weekly A330-300)
Munich – Chicago A340-300 operating, replace -600 in W10 (Frequency variation from 01JAN12 to 19FEB12)
Munich – Delhi Day 7 from MUC, Day 1 from DEL sees A340-300 replace -600
Munich – Hong Kong Daily A340-600, increase from 5 weekly in W10
Munich – Los Angeles Service Remains 5 weekly, previously planned Daily (4 weekly from 04JAN12 to 19FEB12)
Munich – Montreal Service Remains 5 weekly, previously planned Daily (4 weekly from 26JAN12 to 19FEB12)
Munich – Mumbai Winter service operates Daily, an increase from 5 weekly in W10. A330-300 operates Day x67, A340-300 on Day 67 (BOM departs following day)
Munich – Newark A340-300 operates on selected dates between 27DEC11 and 25JAN12 (6 weekly from 08FEB12 to 22FEB12)
Munich – New York JFK A330-300 operating Daily, replace A340-600 in W10 (6 weekly from 08JAN12 to 14FEB12)
Munich – Riyadh service will extend to Jeddah, with A340-300 operating, replacing Boeing 737-800 by PrivatAir
Munich – San Francisco Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly from 01FEB12 to 21FEB12
Munich – Sao Paulo Daily Airbus A340-600, increase from 5 weekly A340-300 in W10
Munich – Seoul Incheon – Busan Service Remains 5 weekly, previously planned Daily
Munich – Singapore Daily, increase from 5 weekly in W10, service extends to Jakarta
Munich – Tashkent 3 weekly PrivatAir Boeing 737-800 service CANCELLED
Munich – Tel Aviv 2 weekly Airbus A340-300 and 3 weekly -600 service (5 weekly A340-300 in W10; previous plan was 4 -300 + 1 -600)
Munich – Tokyo Narita Day 134 from MUC, Day 245 from NRT operates with A340-300 instead of -600 (Service reduction to 5-6 weekly from 01JAN12 to 05FEB12)
Dusseldorf – Chicago Service operates 4 weekly, reduced from 5 in W10
Dusseldorf – Miami Service operates 5 weekly, reduced from 6 – 7 weekly in W10
Dusseldorf – Toronto Service converts to year-round, 3 weekly A330-300 service in W11