New route launches are all the time thrilling, each for vacationers wanting to go to the brand new location, and for we AvGeeks who get to cowl the occasion itself.
On Could 31, Lufthansa launched new nonstop service between Seattle and Munich, utilizing A350s for the route. The airline already supplies every day service between Seattle and Frankfurt, with that route having been established again in 2008; it’s flown with A330s and A340s.
The brand new service runs SEA-MUH as flight LH488 on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, departing at 6:50 pm and arriving in Munich at 1:45 pm the next day. The MUC-SEA leg is LH488, working each Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday with a 3:30 pm departure and a 4:59 pm arrival into Seattle.
Lufthansa is a Star Alliance member, providing simple connections with its 26 member airways.
Being within the terminal with all my cameras, I couldn’t resist photographing different planes.
The Lufthansa inaugural marks the third new worldwide service for SEA in 2024 (the primary two this yr have been Hainan’s service to Chonqing and Alaska Airways service to Toronto), bringing the entire to 50 companies to 33 worldwide locations on 25 completely different airways.
Two fireplace vans have been stationed at either side of the gate to offer an arch by way of their water cannons for the inaugural arrival.
It was a good looking day to be out on the ramp to doc the arrival.
