A new era opens for Lufthansa: landed the first Boeing 787 'Allegris' in Frankfurt. Where it will fly and from when
The wait is over. After months of postponement, Lufthansa's first Boeing 787-9 outfitted with the new 'Allegris' cabins is [...]
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The wait is over. After months of postponement, Lufthansa's first Boeing 787-9 outfitted with new 'Allegris' cabins has landed in Frankfurt, at the end of a ferry flight from Seattle. The German company announced that Nine more 'Allegris' Dreamliners will arrive at its main hub by the end of 2025 (out of a total of 29 ordered), at the rate of one every two weeks.
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But this should come as no surprise (and certainly no surprise to readers of The Flight Club, who have been kept abreast of developments in the Lufthansa 787 affair), because the carrier already has about 15 Dreamliners nice and ready at various airports in the U.S., where have been waiting for months for certification by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Sick of waiting, from Frankfurt decided to have the new planes arrive in Frankfurt anyway, pending FAA completion of certification of the entire 'Allegris' Business Class cabin (which is the real 'bone of contention' with the U.S. Federal Flight Safety Board) so that they can begin to 'retire' older aircraft operating on long-haul from Frankfurt, such as the Airbus A340-300 and -600.
Boeing 787-9 landed in Frankfurt will enter service not on the Montreal route, as LH had initially stated in early August, but with destination Toronto, operating flights LH470/471 departing Frankfurt at 2 p.m. and arriving in Canada at 4:20 p.m. and returning to Europe departing Toronto at 6:20 p.m. and arriving in Frankfurt at 8 a.m. the next morning.
"I am especially pleased that we can now offer our guests the Allegris premium experience in Frankfurt as well. With the arrival today of the Boeing 787-9, the modernization of our long-haul fleet at our largest hub also receives a significant boost. This will enable us to operate significantly quieter and more fuel-efficient aircraft in Frankfurt, equipped with the latest technologies, for our guests." Lufthansa CEO Jens Ritter said.
The German carrier has been 'offering' the 'Allegris' flight experience from its other Munich hub for over a year now, aboard part of its Airbus A350-900 fleet.
On the A350 the 'Allegris' maintains the-Lufthansa model on long-haul, in the sense that Provides passengers with four classes: first, business, premium economy and economy (but with the huge difference that in Business the configuration changes from 2-2-2 to 1-2-1 with direct aisle access finally granted to all passengers).
On the Boeing 787-9, however, there will be no First and there will be three classes of service with 28 seats in Business Class, 28 in Premium Economy and 231 in Economy for a total of 287 (exactly the same number of seats on board the A340-600 and eight more than are available on the A340-300, i.e., the aircraft that the 787-9 will initially replace in Lufthansa's fleet).
In the press release announcing the arrival of the first 'Allegris' Dreamliner, Lufthansa indicates as 'mid-October' the date of the plane's debut on the Frankfurt-Toronto route. In fact, exploring the German airline's website reveals that. 'inaugural' flight will be exactly on Oct. 9 (day when the 787 will take the place of a 747-400) e which Dreamliner will fly to Canadian metropolis until Oct. 25 (last day of Summer 2025). From the next day, an A340-300 will be placed in its place, and at present it is not known on which route the plane will be moved.
