Lufthansa NW25 Intercontinental Operation Changes – 20MAY25
2nd full update at 0750GMT 21MAY25
Published at 0200GMT 21MAY25
Lufthansa yesterday (20MAY25) gradually filed initial changes to its planned intercontinental service during Northern winter 2025/26 season. Some of the changes did not fully reflect in actual bookings until 0700hrs GMT 21MAY25.
As of 0700GMT 21MAY25, Lufthansa has filed extended A340-600 operations, now scheduled until 11JAN26 instead of 26OCT25, while opened A380 bookings between Munich and San Francisco. In previous update, it was highlighted that certain routes have seen frequency increases, although AeroRoutes did acknowledged the fact that some increases may be due to potential changes to operational days. This situation has been mostly revised in the GDS at the time of research as of 0730GMT 21MAY25, with certain exceptions. The exceptions are highlighted with * mark, as the discrepancy is shown in the schedule filing that appeared on ExpertFlyer. ExpertFlyer was used for schedule research as it was displaying A380 San Francisco service as of 0600GMT, but not fully updated in actual bookings until 0700GMT, for instance.
Frankfurt – Abuja – Port Harcourt eff 26OCT25 3 of 5 weekly A330-300 replaces initially filed A340-300
Frankfurt – Atlanta 26DEC25 – 23FEB26 Reduce from initially filed 7 weekly to 6 weekly, A340-300
* Frankfurt – Austin eff 26OCT25 Initially planned 3 weekly 787-9 service maintained with operational day changes from Day 146 to Day 247
Frankfurt – Boston Initially filed A340-300 aircraft replaced by following, 1 daily
26OCT25 – 11JAN26 A340-600
eff 12JAN26 A350-900
* Frankfurt – Cape Town eff 26OCT25 Reduce from initially filed 7 weekly to 6, A340-300
Frankfurt – Chennai eff 26OCT25 5 weekly A340-300 service maintained. Operational day changes from Day x47 to Day x13 from FRA
Frankfurt – Chicago O'Hare 26OCT25 – 11JAN26 LH430/431 747-8I replaces initially filed -400
Frankfurt – Dallas/Ft. Worth eff 26OCT25 Reduce from initially filed 7 weekly to 5, service operates with a mix of A330-300/340-300, instead of A340-300
Frankfurt – Delhi eff 26OCT25 747-400 replace initially filed A340-300, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Denver
eff 26OCT25 Reduce from initially filed 7 weekly to 6, A340-300
12JAN26 – 14FEB26 Seasonal service suspension
Frankfurt – Detroit 27JAN26 – 24FEB26 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A340-300
Frankfurt – Dubai
eff 26OCT25 A330-300 replaces initially filed A340-300, 1 daily
17FEB26 – 15MAR26 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly
Frankfurt – Hong Kong eff 26OCT25 A350-900 replace initially filed 747-400, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Hyderabad eff 27OCT25 Reduce from initially filed 6 weekly to 5, 787-9
Frankfurt – Lagos – Port Harcourt
26OCT25 – 22DEC25 3 of 5 weekly A330-300 replaces initially filed A340-300
03FEB26 – 02MAR26 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, A340-300
Frankfurt – Luanda eff 26OCT25 A340-300 replaces initially filed A330-300, 3 weekly (selected dates continue to be operated by A340-300)
Frankfurt – Nairobi eff 26OCT25 Reduce from initially filed 1 daily to 6 weekly, A340-300
Frankfurt – New York JFK 1 of 2 daily LH400/401 aircraft changes, initially filed 747-400 replaced by following
26OCT25 – 11JAN26 A340-600
eff 12JAN26 747-8
Frankfurt – Raleigh/Durham eff 01JAN26 A340-300 replace initially filed A330-300, 3 weekly
Frankfurt – Riyadh – Dammam 26OCT25 – 11JAN26 A340-600 replace initially filed A330-300, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Seattle eff 26OCT25 Reduce from initially filed 7 weekly to 5 weekly, A340-300 (A330-300 on selected dates in Feb/Mar 2026)
Frankfurt – Seoul Incheon eff 26OCT25 A350-900 replace initially filed 747-400, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 26OCT25 747-400 replace initially filed -8I, 1 daily
Frankfurt – Singapore eff 26OCT25 747-400 replace initially filed -8I, 1 daily
* Frankfurt – Tehran Imam Khomeini eff 26OCT25 Reduce from initially filed 1 daily to 6 weekly, A340-300 (1 of 6 weekly operated by A330-300 from 16FEB26)
Frankfurt – Vancouver eff 26OCT25 Reduce from initially filed 1 daily to 6 weekly, A340-300
Frankfurt – Washington Dulles eff 26OCT25 747-8I replaces initially filed -400, 1 daily
Munich – Bangalore eff 26OCT25 Increase from initially filed 5 weekly to 1 daily, A350-900
Munich – Charlotte eff 26OCT25 6 weekly A350-900 service maintained, operational day changes from Day x6 to Day x3
Munich – Delhi 4 of 7 weekly A350-900 replaces initially filed A380 during following periods: 27OCT25 – 10JAN26, 02MAR26 – 28MAR26
Munich – Denver eff 26OCT25 Increase from initially filed 5 weekly to 6 weekly, A350-900
Munich – Dubai 25FEB26 – 15MAR26 Reduce from initially filed 5 weekly to 4 weekly, A350-900
Munich – Los Angeles 12JAN26 – 22FEB26 A350-900 replace initially filed A380, 1 daily
Munich – Montreal eff 26OCT25 Increase from initially filed 4 weekly to 5 weekly, A350-900
Munich – San Diego
eff 26OCT25 5 weekly A350-900 service maintained, operational day changes from Day x47 to Day x16
12JAN26 – 01MAR26 Seasonal reduction from 5 to 3 weekly, A350-900
Munich – San Francisco eff 26OCT25 A380 replace A350-900, 1 daily (except 19JAN26 – 01MAR26)
Munich – Tokyo Haneda 06JAN25 – 21JAN26 Reduce from initially filed 7 weekly to 5, A350-900 (6 weekly 22JAN26 – 03FEB26)
Munich – Washington Dulles
eff 26OCT25 Increase from initially filed 5 weekly to 6, A350-900
12JAN26 – 12MAR26 Seasonal service suspension