The Lufthansa Group continues to ramp up its services to the United States, resuming flights to its key, global gateways. On Sept. 1, the Group’s flagship carrier, Lufthansa, resumes service to Washington DC’s Dulles International Airport, operating five weekly flights to and from the airline’s largest hub in Frankfurt, Germany.
The resumed route will operate out of Dulles International Airport on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, using an Airbus A330-300 with a three-class configuration of Business, Premium Economy and Economy classes.
Throughout recent months, Lufthansa added important connections for its DC-area customers traveling to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. These include flights within Germany, as well as to other countries such as Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Israel, Kenya, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and the UAE.
Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines are changing their ticket fare structure until the end of December. With immediate effect, all fares can be re-booked several times free-of-charge — including, for example, the lowest light fare without checked baggage. This new regulation applies worldwide to all new bookings on short, medium and long-haul routes.
The airlines in the Lufthansa Group already introduced compulsory masks on board their flights at the beginning of May, making them one of the first airlines worldwide to do so. Exceptions to this rule were previously only possible with a medical certificate. Now, in order to be exempt from wearing a mouth/nose covering, a passenger must supply a medical certificate, as well as a negative COVID-19 test that is not older than 48 hours at the scheduled beginning of the journey. These enhanced rules on the compulsory wearing of masks ensure even better protection for all passengers.
All Lufthansa Group aircraft are equipped with the highest quality specialized air filters, which guarantee air quality akin to a clinical operating room. The recirculated air — which reflects approximately 40 percent of in-cabin air — is filtered, removing 99 percent of contaminants such as dust, bacteria and viruses. The rest is added as fresh air from outside the aircraft. Airflow within the aircraft is also expertly designed to mirror the laminar airflow of an operating room, moving at the same speed and in the same direction with no or minimal crossover of air streams.
For Lufthansa Group, safety and travel has always gone hand-in-hand, with the utmost importance placed on the safety and security of passengers and crew. Lufthansa continues to follow its stringent hygiene guidelines and practices, and has extensive protocols for disinfecting the entire aircraft in order to ensure that the on-board experience protects the health of passengers.
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group required that all passengers wear a facial mouth/nose covering for use while on board their flights. Furthermore, it was recommended that passengers wear this protective covering throughout their entire journey, for example, at the airport before and after the flight, and whenever the required minimum social distance cannot be guaranteed without restriction. All Lufthansa Group flight attendants in direct contact with customers are also required to wear a corresponding mask. While new facial covering regulations coupled with in-flight air filtration systems properly protect travelers, seats will be allocated as far apart as possible throughout the cabin whenever possible.
