History

Lufthansa, founded on 6 January 1926 in Berlin, is the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. In 2008, 70.5 million passengers flew with Lufthansa.

Destinations:

Lufthansa serves 18 domestic destinations and 183 international destinations in 78 countries across Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe.Together with its partners Lufthansa services around 410 destinations.

Departures from South Africa:

Johannesburg (OR Tambo International Airport)
Cape Town International Airport

General Lufthansa Information:

Fleet

With over 722 aircraft Lufthansa has the third-largest passenger airline fleet in the world when combined with its subsidiaries.

Baggage

First Class: 40 kg – plus 1 ski bag and plus 1 golf bag 
Business Class: 30 kg – plus 1 ski bag  
Economy Class: 20 kg – plus 1 ski bag

Weight allowed on-board

Each piece of hand baggage may not be larger than 55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm and may not weigh more than 8 kg. An exception are foldable garment bags. They count as hand baggage up to a size of 57 cm x 54 cm x 15 cm. Please check for country-specific differences.

First and Business Class – two pieces of hand baggage
Economy Class - only permitted one piece of hand baggage.

In-flight baggage restrictions

Read more about Lufthansa’a Restricted Items

Seating

Internationally the airline operates with these three classes of service:

Economy Class
Business Class
First Class

Special Needs

Passengers with special needs or disabilities should read more on Lufthansa’s website.