Trying to book a flight to Europe on Lufthansa

[SarcasticDwarf]

I'm trying to book a flight to Europe and really want to fly Lufthansa. Now, all the flights I can find on Europe will only use them for one way (meaning I can get Chicago->Frankfurt one way, but either NWA or United the other way). Is there a particular reason for this? Dumb luck? Note that I am using primarily Orbitz as they tend to have the best prices at the moment.

Details:
ATW to AMS from ~Jan 4th through Jan 25th.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

did u try booking directly with lufthansa?

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
did u try booking directly with lufthansa?

Yup, and you can't use my airport as the origin point (It is pretty much only United that flies out of this airport).

 

[Mill]

Who the hell flies out of ATW?

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Mill
Who the hell flies out of ATW?

Me. The only other option would be to leave my car in Milwaukee or Chicago for three weeks, which isn't exactly reasonable.

 

[Mill]

I had no problem finding ORD-AMS AMS-ORD on the dates you needed. Price was around 1400. All flights were 100% Lufthansa.

You are just going to have to book your ATW-ORD ORD-ATW tickets individually. You better allow plenty of time for connection.

Click expand search options on Orbitz, and list Lufthansa as your primary airline.

Also, www.flyertalk.com

 

[Mill]

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Thu, Jan 4 Lufthansa 431
Depart: 3:45pm
Arrive: 7:10am Chicago, IL (ORD)
Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)

1 stop Economy 8hr 25min Airbus A343 View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 30min


Lufthansa 4672
Depart: 8:40am
Arrive: 9:50am Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)

Economy 1hr 10min Airbus A319 View seats
Total duration: 11hr 5min

This is an overnight flight.



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Thu, Jan 25 Lufthansa 4691
Depart: 8:35am
Arrive: 10:05am Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
Munich, Germany (MUC)

1 stop Economy 1hr 30min Canadair 900 View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 0min


Lufthansa 434
Depart: 11:05am
Arrive: 2:05pm Munich, Germany (MUC)
Chicago, IL (ORD)

Economy 10hr 0min Airbus A343 View seats
Total duration: 12hr 30min




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Thu, Jan 4 Lufthansa 431
Depart: 3:45pm
Arrive: 7:10am Chicago, IL (ORD)
Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)

1 stop Economy 8hr 25min Airbus A343 View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 30min


Lufthansa 4672
Depart: 8:40am
Arrive: 9:50am Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)

Economy 1hr 10min Airbus A319 View seats
Total duration: 11hr 5min

This is an overnight flight.



Choose this return
Return
Thu, Jan 25 Lufthansa 4677
Depart: 2:25pm
Arrive: 3:40pm Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)

1 stop Economy 1hr 15min Boeing 737 View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 5min


Lufthansa 432
Depart: 4:45pm
Arrive: 7:25pm Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)
Chicago, IL (ORD)

Economy 9hr 40min Airbus A343 View seats
Total duration: 12hr 0min




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Select $1,147 + $308 taxes & fees = $1,455 per person Part of OrbitzTLC


Choose this departure
Leave
Thu, Jan 4 Lufthansa 431
Depart: 3:45pm
Arrive: 7:10am Chicago, IL (ORD)
Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)

1 stop Economy 8hr 25min Airbus A343 View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 30min


Lufthansa 4672
Depart: 8:40am
Arrive: 9:50am Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)

Economy 1hr 10min Airbus A319 View seats
Total duration: 11hr 5min

This is an overnight flight.



Choose this return
Return
Thu, Jan 25 Lufthansa 4689
Depart: 7:20am
Arrive: 8:35am Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)

1 stop Economy 1hr 15min Airbus A320 View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 45min


Lufthansa 430
Depart: 10:20am
Arrive: 1:00pm Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)
Chicago, IL (ORD)

Economy 9hr 40min Airbus A343 View seats
Total duration: 12hr 40min

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Ouch, yeah. I should have noted that I am not wanting to spend a grand. With Orbitz I can get it now with the one leg for ~650.

 

[CaffeineAndStuff]

The fares on your outbound date seem very high on LH - this could be because it would be a peak time for any Germans returning to Germany from the US following New Year. Its probably very low season for Americans (who tend to fly the US airlines) to travel to Europe.

The best you can do is UAL on the way out and LH on the way back. (no idea why you want to fly LH anyway - their economy seats are amongst the worst out there - I'd fly UAL over them any time if I had to sit in the back of the bus.)

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Ouch, yeah. I should have noted that I am not wanting to spend a grand. With Orbitz I can get it now with the one leg for ~650.

Just book the cheaper flight. Lufthansa and United are both Star Alliance, so I don't understand the need for Lufthansa.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: CaffeineAndStuff
The fares on your outbound date seem very high on LH - this could be because it would be a peak time for any Germans returning to Germany from the US following New Year. Its probably very low season for Americans (who tend to fly the US airlines) to travel to Europe.

The best you can do is UAL on the way out and LH on the way back. (no idea why you want to fly LH anyway - their economy seats are amongst the worst out there - I'd fly UAL over them any time if I had to sit in the back of the bus.)

Really, I have heard that they are both about the same...also that Lufthansa has wireless available on the flight (at something like $20/flight).

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: CaffeineAndStuff
The fares on your outbound date seem very high on LH - this could be because it would be a peak time for any Germans returning to Germany from the US following New Year. Its probably very low season for Americans (who tend to fly the US airlines) to travel to Europe.

The best you can do is UAL on the way out and LH on the way back. (no idea why you want to fly LH anyway - their economy seats are amongst the worst out there - I'd fly UAL over them any time if I had to sit in the back of the bus.)

Really, I have heard that they are both about the same...also that Lufthansa has wireless available on the flight (at something like $20/flight).

Is that why you are wanting to fly them? The wireless? Personally, it wouldn't be worth the extra hassle and/or higher ticketing cost. The flight is not horrible in length, but pretty long. A couple of books, a magazine, a few beers, and you should sleep. Is it not a nighttime flight?

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: CaffeineAndStuff
The fares on your outbound date seem very high on LH - this could be because it would be a peak time for any Germans returning to Germany from the US following New Year. Its probably very low season for Americans (who tend to fly the US airlines) to travel to Europe.

The best you can do is UAL on the way out and LH on the way back. (no idea why you want to fly LH anyway - their economy seats are amongst the worst out there - I'd fly UAL over them any time if I had to sit in the back of the bus.)

Really, I have heard that they are both about the same...also that Lufthansa has wireless available on the flight (at something like $20/flight).

Is that why you are wanting to fly them? The wireless? Personally, it wouldn't be worth the extra hassle and/or higher ticketing cost. The flight is not horrible in length, but pretty long. A couple of books, a magazine, a few beers, and you should sleep. Is it not a nighttime flight?

Pretty much everything I can find is a nighttime flight (leaving Chicago at about 4-5pm). I do NOT want to sleep on the plane though (sleep on a flight is extremely resless for me and painful for my neighbors as I tend to jerk every time I wake up). But...oh well. Anyway, I would want to have *something* to do. While I do have about six hours on my laptop batteries, it would be nice to have something I could actually do during that time.

 

[CaffeineAndStuff]

fyi - Boeing has dropped connexion and flynet may not be available in January
http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/..._services/on_board?nodeid=1771682&l=en

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: CaffeineAndStuff
The fares on your outbound date seem very high on LH - this could be because it would be a peak time for any Germans returning to Germany from the US following New Year. Its probably very low season for Americans (who tend to fly the US airlines) to travel to Europe.

The best you can do is UAL on the way out and LH on the way back. (no idea why you want to fly LH anyway - their economy seats are amongst the worst out there - I'd fly UAL over them any time if I had to sit in the back of the bus.)

Really, I have heard that they are both about the same...also that Lufthansa has wireless available on the flight (at something like $20/flight).

Is that why you are wanting to fly them? The wireless? Personally, it wouldn't be worth the extra hassle and/or higher ticketing cost. The flight is not horrible in length, but pretty long. A couple of books, a magazine, a few beers, and you should sleep. Is it not a nighttime flight?

Pretty much everything I can find is a nighttime flight (leaving Chicago at about 4-5pm). I do NOT want to sleep on the plane though (sleep on a flight is extremely resless for me and painful for my neighbors as I tend to jerk every time I wake up). But...oh well. Anyway, I would want to have *something* to do. While I do have about six hours on my laptop batteries, it would be nice to have something I could actually do during that time.

Yeah, I can understand that. A couple of other possabilities...

1. Get sleeping meds from your doctor.
2. 2 DVDs on laptop+inflight entertainment/movie. You could also DL a bunch of TV Shows -- don't watch TV for a week or two before you leave.
3 I assume you are going on vacation, but sometimes working on a school project or work project is great. You get ahead, and you actually spend the cramped time accomplishing something.
4. Get blitzed on alcohol. Gonna make your jet lag really bad, though.

You should see if any the of the planes you will be on have power ports. You can buy a special plug for your Laptop and use it the whole time.

Personally, if the wireless was available I might use it (hell 20 bucks is hotel wireless cost in some area), but I wouldn't book my flight based on it. If you can pull one leg with the wireless and the other leg on NWA or United then do it.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: CaffeineAndStuff
The fares on your outbound date seem very high on LH - this could be because it would be a peak time for any Germans returning to Germany from the US following New Year. Its probably very low season for Americans (who tend to fly the US airlines) to travel to Europe.

The best you can do is UAL on the way out and LH on the way back. (no idea why you want to fly LH anyway - their economy seats are amongst the worst out there - I'd fly UAL over them any time if I had to sit in the back of the bus.)

Really, I have heard that they are both about the same...also that Lufthansa has wireless available on the flight (at something like $20/flight).

Is that why you are wanting to fly them? The wireless? Personally, it wouldn't be worth the extra hassle and/or higher ticketing cost. The flight is not horrible in length, but pretty long. A couple of books, a magazine, a few beers, and you should sleep. Is it not a nighttime flight?

Pretty much everything I can find is a nighttime flight (leaving Chicago at about 4-5pm). I do NOT want to sleep on the plane though (sleep on a flight is extremely resless for me and painful for my neighbors as I tend to jerk every time I wake up). But...oh well. Anyway, I would want to have *something* to do. While I do have about six hours on my laptop batteries, it would be nice to have something I could actually do during that time.

Yeah, I can understand that. A couple of other possabilities...

1. Get sleeping meds from your doctor.
2. 2 DVDs on laptop+inflight entertainment/movie. You could also DL a bunch of TV Shows -- don't watch TV for a week or two before you leave.
3 I assume you are going on vacation, but sometimes working on a school project or work project is great. You get ahead, and you actually spend the cramped time accomplishing something.
4. Get blitzed on alcohol. Gonna make your jet lag really bad, though.

You should see if any the of the planes you will be on have power ports. You can buy a special plug for your Laptop and use it the whole time.

Personally, if the wireless was available I might use it (hell 20 bucks is hotel wireless cost in some area), but I wouldn't book my flight based on it. If you can pull one leg with the wireless and the other leg on NWA or United then do it.

Thanks for the advice. It is mostly for vacation, though I may do enough while I am there to get a few independant study credits (which would give me something to do on the way back).

How would I find out if the plane has power ports? Just call up United?

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: CaffeineAndStuff
The fares on your outbound date seem very high on LH - this could be because it would be a peak time for any Germans returning to Germany from the US following New Year. Its probably very low season for Americans (who tend to fly the US airlines) to travel to Europe.

The best you can do is UAL on the way out and LH on the way back. (no idea why you want to fly LH anyway - their economy seats are amongst the worst out there - I'd fly UAL over them any time if I had to sit in the back of the bus.)

Really, I have heard that they are both about the same...also that Lufthansa has wireless available on the flight (at something like $20/flight).

Is that why you are wanting to fly them? The wireless? Personally, it wouldn't be worth the extra hassle and/or higher ticketing cost. The flight is not horrible in length, but pretty long. A couple of books, a magazine, a few beers, and you should sleep. Is it not a nighttime flight?

Pretty much everything I can find is a nighttime flight (leaving Chicago at about 4-5pm). I do NOT want to sleep on the plane though (sleep on a flight is extremely resless for me and painful for my neighbors as I tend to jerk every time I wake up). But...oh well. Anyway, I would want to have *something* to do. While I do have about six hours on my laptop batteries, it would be nice to have something I could actually do during that time.

Yeah, I can understand that. A couple of other possabilities...

1. Get sleeping meds from your doctor.
2. 2 DVDs on laptop+inflight entertainment/movie. You could also DL a bunch of TV Shows -- don't watch TV for a week or two before you leave.
3 I assume you are going on vacation, but sometimes working on a school project or work project is great. You get ahead, and you actually spend the cramped time accomplishing something.
4. Get blitzed on alcohol. Gonna make your jet lag really bad, though.

You should see if any the of the planes you will be on have power ports. You can buy a special plug for your Laptop and use it the whole time.

Personally, if the wireless was available I might use it (hell 20 bucks is hotel wireless cost in some area), but I wouldn't book my flight based on it. If you can pull one leg with the wireless and the other leg on NWA or United then do it.

Thanks for the advice. It is mostly for vacation, though I may do enough while I am there to get a few independant study credits (which would give me something to do on the way back).

How would I find out if the plane has power ports? Just call up United?

Call them, but your luck would be mixed. Best way is to go to FlyerTalk.com Forums and make a post in their United Forum.

Or

SeatGuru.com

 

[Sukhoi]

www.seatguru.com

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
I'm trying to book a flight to Europe and really want to fly Lufthansa. Now, all the flights I can find on Europe will only use them for one way (meaning I can get Chicago->Frankfurt one way, but either NWA or United the other way). Is there a particular reason for this? Dumb luck? Note that I am using primarily Orbitz as they tend to have the best prices at the moment.

Details:
ATW to AMS from ~Jan 4th through Jan 25th.

Why don't you wanna fly NWA direct to AMS?

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Ouch, yeah. I should have noted that I am not wanting to spend a grand. With Orbitz I can get it now with the one leg for ~650.

Just book the cheaper flight. Lufthansa and United are both Star Alliance, so I don't understand the need for Lufthansa.

aye, and they (+ SAS) code share so there's a pretty good chance that even if you flew Lufthansa you would end up on a United plane.

Never figured out Lufthansa and SAS being partners, they are major competitors in Europe.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

ok, one last question. When looking at United, it says that it is a coach fare. How would I know if I am getting Economy or Economy Plus?

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
ok, one last question. When looking at United, it says that it is a coach fare. How would I know if I am getting Economy or Economy Plus?

Unless you are Premeir or above, or are paying a "higher" class fare then it probably won't be Economy Plus. You could always ask for it when you check in.