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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZLANCHILE
National flag-carrier operating to 37 cities in 16 countries, including 15 Chilean destinations. The airline is a member of the LatinPass frequent flyer network of 14 airlines in North and South America. LanChile holds an 80% share of the Chilean domestic service. Based in the Chilean capital of Santiago, and with an attractive new livery, LanChile's destinations include New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Madrid, Frankfurt, Caracas, Bogota, Lima, La Paz, Rio, Sao Paulo, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Falkland Islands, and Easter Island. The carrier code-shares to Vancouver, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland, and Mexico City.First Class provides maximum space and privacy, the finest cuisine, personalized attention and unlimited entertainment. Experience the superior service with a new design developed exclusively for LanChile to provide more comfort and more individual space for each passenger. On the Boeing 767 and the Airbus A340, the airline has changed the design of the First Class cabin, which now includes sleeper seats reclining 177 degrees. The cabin now has removable dividers between seats, 6.4in/16cm personal video screen, and a computer power outlet (DC converter type). The in-flight menu has been created by some of the most prestigious chefs in Peru, Argentina and Chile, who search for the most delicious dishes through a variety of flavors. Master Sommelier, Hector Vergara, is constantly searching for the world's best wines, and LanChile's wine menu has frequently been voted one of the five best in the world. The new seats feature LCD individual screens with six movie channels and 10 music channels.
The airline introduced a new Business Class in the Airbus A340 aircraft with increased space between seats 56in/142cm; the increase allows the seats to recline to a maximum of 150 degrees. The new seats feature personal video screen and a computer power outlet (DC converter type).
Economy Class features an innovative digital entertainment system and ergonomically designed seats to provide more comfort and individual space for each passenger. The best Economy Class is on the Airbus A340 aircraft with six-way adjustable headrests, personal video screens, six video channels, ten high-fidelity audio channels, eleven interactive games, computer power outlets (PC convertor type) and satellite telephone. The Economy Class on the Boeing 767-300 has ten high-fidelity audio channels but none of the other features found on the A340.
LanChile is a fine airline, staffed by friendly people who provide wonderful service, and great food and cabins in the brand new A340.
LAUDA AIR
Major Austrian airline, Lauda started in 1979 is now incorporated in the Austrian Airlines Group, operating 250 scheduled passenger flights per week to more than 30 destinations worldwide. The airline also operates charter flights to European, North African and Caribbean destinations.Lauda flies to many European cities, and to Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Agadir, Mexico City, and Cancun. It also code shares with Lufthansa to Los Angeles. Lauda has chosen interesting and fun names for its planes, for example: Marilyn Monroe, Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Leonard Bernstein, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, James Dean, Steve McQueen, Ayrton Senna, and Enzo Ferrari.
Long-haul passengers in "Amadeus Class" can experience onboard comfort when sitting or reclining in specially developed Business-Sleeper Seats. In-flight menus are a culinary experience, prepared by Do & Co, one of Vienna's leading restaurants, and there's a Flying Chef onboard in Business Class on all Lauda Air long-haul scheduled flights. Lauda Air offers a wide range of up-to-the-minute audio and video programs and Skyphones are also available.
For Economy Class, long haul flights on Boeing 777 and Boeing 767, the seats in the aircraft were specially designed for longer flights. All the Economy Class seats have footrests and adjustable headrests, enabling passengers to sleep in comfort. Each passenger also has an individual screen monitor. Lauda's Dream Factory offers 12 video channels, 16 audio channels, computer games, Casinos Austria with Roulette, Poker, Black Jack and Slot Machines, Reuters Teletext with nonstop online news, Skyphone and Skyfax.
Lauda Air came out as an award-winner in the latest reader survey carried out by Business Traveller. Readers of the German business magazine "Capital" have voted Lauda Air best airline in Europe for the fourth time in succession. Lauda Air took first place in the four individual categories of "Service", "Seat Comfort", "Catering" and "Punctuality". The Austrian Airlines Group as a whole achieved ten top rankings in the survey, making it the clear "squadron leader" amongst the intra-European carriers.
LOT POLISH AIRLINES
National carrier of Poland, providing scheduled passenger and cargo services to 43 cities in 31 countries. Founded in 1929, by the late '30s LOT had a network covering the major part of the European continent. Warsaw had direct connections with 21 cities in 13 countries, and LOT's fleet consisted of 28 aircraft. However, during the W.W.II, LOT lost all its property and equipment.Currently LOT has an all-Western fleet of Boeing 737 and 767 and ATR72 aircraft. It serves New York, Chicago and Toronto, and code-shares with American Airlines to 11 other major US cities. It flies to Europe, and to Tel Aviv, Beijing and Bangkok.
In connection with its entry into The Qualiflyer Group, LOT changed its LOT Voyager frequent flyer program to the Qualiflyer program. With LOT's Fly and Rest program, passengers arriving in Poland on a Business Class round-trip LOT ticket will be picked up at the airport and taken to a good hotel, with LOT paying for the transport and for the first night with breakfast in the hotel.
Business Class seats are 52in/132cm pitch set up as a conventional manner and are most spacious on the long-haul Boeing 767 aircraft. Two meals are served during transatlantic flights. The first comprises of a hot meal, the second is cold, and served around one hour before touchdown, as breakfast or supper. More modest meals are served on European or domestic flights.
In 1996, "Business Travel World" awarded LOT the title of Best Airline in Central and Eastern Europe. The airline has come a long way from the days of flying Russian-type aircraft and is constantly expanding and improving its services.
LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES
German flag-carrier and sixth largest airline in the world. Together with its partners, Lufthansa serves over 301 destinations in Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia/Pacific regions, with an average of 1,700 daily departures.Lufthansa's First Class delivers exclusivity down to the last detail. The First Class cabin seats give you an unusual degree of private space. The sleeper seat with adjustable head and shoulder rests, can be turned into a 6ft6in/195cm long bed. When it comes to culinary delights, you simply tell the airline what and when you would like to eat and drink. On intercontinental routes from Germany, Lufthansa's Star Chefs offer passengers top-class menus and "Vinothek Discoveries", a selection of exclusive wines. For in-flight entertainment there is a personal monitor, or a personal video player, with an onboard video library and every seat has a laptop connection that doesn't need an extra adapter plug.
Business Class on European routes offers "Taste Europe!" a culinary program that presents regional specialties of European cuisine. The ergonomically optimal seats of long-haul fleet provide the passenger with top comfort and the overall height of their backrests can be adjusted. The seats' folding "wings" provide extra head support when resting or sleeping. A personal monitor for the in-flight entertainment program and a laptop connection, which needs no adapter plug, are also available on Business Class.
In an innovative move, Lufthansa started offering a brand new all Business Class 737-700 Boeing Business Jet service between Newark and Dusseldorf. With this innovative flight, Lufthansa is the only airline offering nonstop service between the New York area and Dusseldorf. Lufthansa offers the new service daily except Tuesday. The flights are operated by PrivatAir, the Swiss airline renowned for intercontinental VIP Business Jet Service. On board, the Boeing 737-700 Business Jet, business travelers will appreciate the exclusive environment of the 48 seat Business Class cabin with roomy "cradle" seats, gourmet dining and a personal Sony Watchman available for every passenger. For passengers who want to use their laptop during the flight, they have to make sure that their battery is fully charged as there are no laptop connections onboard the Boeing 737-700 Business Jet. On all other Lufthansa long-haul flights laptop connections are available in First Class and Business Class.
Lufthansa's Economy Class offers you individually adjustable headrests, attractive in-flight services, and a Welcome Aboard drink either before or after the meal. A snack is served during the entertainment program. Besides offering PC connections, Skyphones and in-flight entertainment, Lufthansa has fitted a 747-400 with Boeing's Connexion equipment for testing. Connexion uses high-speed broadband data links to permit passengers to send e-mail, use the Internet, and eventually view live TV in-flight.
Seen by most passengers as the Mercedes of the air -- smart and efficient, but sometimes lacking warmth and atmosphere -- an on-time and in-control example of German efficiency. It is exceptionally reliable, with excellent food and spacious, roomy first-class section. Some point out that the excellence of its international flights is not matched by its intra-European services. However, most airlines could learn from Lufthansa. Right now it is one of the best airlines in the world with great seats, service, aircraft and a truly global network thanks to the great airline alliance it created.
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