German national carrier Lufthansa remains the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747-400 – a type once common all over the world, but now quite rare as a passenger airliner.
Lufthansa operates both the 747-400 and -8 models on its worldwide network, however the older -400s are earmarked to be retired by 2028 as newer Boeing 777 models are scheduled to be delivered.
Lufthansa’s Boeing 747-400 Fleet
Lufthansa 747-400 D-ABVZ. Photo (c) TJDarmstadt
Despite once being around 31-strong, today Lufthansa’s Boeing 747-400 fleet numbers only eight aircraft.
These are:
D-ABTK
D-ABTL
D-ABVM
D-ABVU
D-ABVW
D-ABVX
D-ABVY
D-ABVZ
All are aged between 22 and 27 years old, and are configured with 67 Business Class, 32 Premium Economy and 272 Economy seats.
At least one of this list is currently stored and not recently active.
(source: Planespotters.net)
Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 Routes
Credit Great Circle Mapper
This winter Lufthansa has scheduled its Boeing 747-400s on routes to some four destinations, and all operate from Lufthansa’s main hub at Frankfurt Airport.
The routes are:
Frankfurt – Bengaluru
Frankfurt – Seoul Incheon
Frankfurt – Toronto Pearson
Frankfurt – Washington Dulles
Additionally, Lufthansa’s 747-400 fleet will often substitute onto other routes normally flown by the 747-8 on occasion. Recently, this has happened on services from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Mexico City and San Francisco.
Title image: TJDarmstadt
Have you flown on Lufthansa’s Boeing 747-400 before? Do you intend to take another flight on a 747-400 before it’s too late? Leave a comment below!
3 comments
Looks like this needs an update. Just had my YYZ – FRA ticket for late Jan changed to an A340-300. Such a disappointment as I’d hoped to finally fly in the upper deck.
Oh no, that’s a shame. At present the 747-400 is still operating to YYZ, so it must be switching some time soon or splitting the schedule with the A340.
I flew the 747-400 from FRA to Narita 2 times in 1998. The plane was not full in economy, so I was able to sleep most of the flight on the 4 seater middle section.