Lufthansa increases services to Cape Town

The increase is seasonal and will operate until March 27, 2016, after being launched earlier this week. The Cape Town route is served by a Boeing A340-600 with Lufthansa’s latest Premium Economy Class product on board - a product that has not been available on the route.

Lufthansa's Premium Economy product Speaking of the product, Andre Schulz, Lufthansa’s General Manager for South Africa, said, “Launched just 18 months ago, Lufthansa’s newest cabin of service has already become a benchmark in quality and service for passengers interested in upgrading their travel experience.” BusinessClass was on the very first flight of Lufthansa’s premium economy in October between Frankfurt and Washington. You can read our review of the seat, cabin and service

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. Lufthansa’s entire intercontinental fleet has recently been overhauled, with retrofitted First and Business Class cabins complementing the new Premium Economy product.

Lufthansa's Business Class product Business Class to Cape Tow offers a fully-flat bed, upgraded meal service and a 15” inch TV monitors with one of the most advanced inflight entertainment systems on the market, while First Class features a fully-flat, two-metre long bed. Additionally, Edelweiss, a Swiss subsidiary of Lufthansa Group, will connect Cape Town with Zurich twice-weekly during South Africa’s high season. Services will run from October 2015 until mid May 2016. Edelweiss has also recently completed a major refurbishment of their cabin, and now offers three classes - Business Class (with fully-flat seats), Economy Max and Economy Class.