German flag carrier Lufthansa seems to be focused on expanding its footprint in the Indian subcontinent with an upgraded aircraft deployment for flight services from Frankfurt to Mumbai. While the route currently utilizes the airline's older Airbus A340s, they will soon be replaced with the much newer Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from late October until mid-January next year.
At present, Lufthansa currently operates a once-daily non-stop flight from Frankfurt Airport to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with flight LH 756, with the return leg operating as LH 757. The airline deploys the older and less fuel-efficient long-haul Airbus A340-300s for this route, allowing it to ferry an estimated 1,953 passengers to Mumbai weekly.
But beginning from October 29th, the flag carrier will deploy the bigger and more fuel-efficient Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on this route, further allowing the airline to transport approximately 2,058 passengers to Mumbai weekly. Besides a capacity difference, the Boeing widebody does not feature any first class cabins, instead boasting 26 seats in business class, 21 in premium economy, and 247 in economy class.
While passengers still won't get to experience Lufthansa's new and upcoming Allegris business class cabins yet, an aircraft upgrade is still warmly welcomed. Albeit it's pretty temporary, as the Boeing 787-9s will operate the daily rotation of the Frankfurt-Mumbai route until January 14th next year, before Lufthansa re-deploys the jumbo Boeing 747-400s.
20/08/2023 Charlotte Seet/Simple Flying
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