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MD90
11-10-2004, 16:32
Fra FT Deutschland:

According to information obtained by Financial Times Deutschland, German Lufthansa and business jet specialist Netjets, the world's largest fractional ownership firm, have reached an agreement in principle to offer business jet flights for Lufthansa top customers at the Munich airport. According to speculation, the cooperation is to start in spring 2005. Further details were not yet available. Lufthansa and Netjets both refused to comment

Savipix
13-10-2004, 00:42
Spännande. Det ser ut som om executive aviation är på frammarsch nu om man pratar med experter inom området. Det finns möjlighet för jobb där.. eller vad tror du CK? :p

sail4fun
10-03-2005, 22:12
LH (http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten/app/show/en/2005/03/453/HOM&s=0)

Lufthansa Private Jet: Market launch of new innovative product with NetJets
Cooperation accord officially signed today

09.03.05
Maximum flexibility with supreme comfort for Lufthansa customers: With the start of the summer flight schedule on 29 March, Lufthansa is adding a new dimension to personalised air travel. The German carrier is offering a unique product, worldwide, to passengers who highly value flexibility and time-saving. “Lufthansa Private Jet, exclusively operated by NetJets“, is the new product that allows passengers to fly by private jet from more than 1,000 airports around Europe to Lufthansa’s Munich hub to board connecting flights there in First or Business Class to destinations around the globe.

Passengers arriving on long-haul flights in Munich can conveniently take a private jet to fly on to their final destination. The new private jet service, a further enhancement in the top-end market, can also be used for flights between European airports. “Lufthansa Private Jet” ideally complements Lufthansa’s worldwide network by adding up to thousand individualised flight options.

The partnership underlying the new and exclusive Lufthansa product was officially signed in Munich today by Lufthansa Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Mayrhuber and NetJets Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Santulli. Wolfgang Mayrhuber: “Business travellers are attaching a growing importance to sovereign command of their time. Many of our customers want maximum flexibility in their travel planning. Shortening the journey time is a defining factor in business success. With our new offering, designed to meet the needs of our most discerning customers, we are combining Lufthansa’s noted quality standards with the advantages of private flying. In NetJets, we have found an ideal partner for this segment. The company is the world leader in the private aviation industry, with nearly 20 years’ experience, high technical standards, professionalism in flight planning and organisation and the highest safety standards.”

Richard Santulli added: “We are delighted to be partners with Lufthansa - ensuring their most valuable customers have extraordinary choice and flexibility. We are especially thrilled that Lufthansa selected NetJets as its partner - as no one knows more about aviation in Germany. This validation makes us especially proud of our safety record and service reputation. “

“Lufthansa Private Jet“ will undergo six months of market tests in operating flights targeting a select group of First and Business-Class passengers and all HON Circle members. These passengers can utilise “Lufthansa Private Jet“ for service between Munich and more than a thousand destinations in the EU, Norway and Switzerland as well as for point-to-point flights between those European destinations. They will have complete flexibility in their choice of departure and arrival airports and be able to specify their own flight time-schedules. “Lufthansa Private Jet” will save considerable travel time by eliminating stopovers and transfers.

“Lufthansa Private Jet“ will be offered at an attractive all-in price, depending on the fare zone and including the exclusive use of the whole aircraft. A Lufthansa Private Jet flight from Munich to Lugano will cost 4,550 or 5,650 euros depending on the aircraft type, the price for a flight from Dublin to Billund will be 9,530 euros. A companion fare of up to 300 euros will be charged for each further passenger taken on a flight. For each flight with “Lufthansa Private Jet“ passengers will earn 10,000 miles. Flights can be booked up to 180 days or up to 24 hours prior to flight departure. A dedicated service hotline operated by specially trained staff has been setup for booking the entire journey in Germany and Europe (+49 (0) 18 02 99 33 00), and in the U.S. and Canada (0888 261 0814).

Elite privileges on the ground and in the air are part of the deal: At the Munich hub, “Lufthansa Private Jet“ passengers will enjoy special care on transfer and be chauffeur-driven across the tarmac to their waiting plane. They will pass swiftly through immigration, security checks and customs, their connecting times kept to a minimum. On board their exclusive aircraft, service, catering and in-flight entertainment will be of the finest standard as expected from Lufthansa’s First Class. The Cessna Citation Excel and Bravo jets offer the best in comfort. They seat up to seven passengers, with legroom varying between 105 and 120 centimeters depending on aircraft type. All the aircraft are equipped with data ports, power points, satellite telephones and in-flight entertainment systems (audio and CD or DVD).

“Lufthansa Private Jet“ is a further step in Lufthansa’s differentiation strategy, rounding-off its product portfolio in the upmarket segment. “With “Lufthansa Private Jet“, we are expanding our lead in the top-end segment. The highest quality, an innovative product as well as perfect service on the ground and onboard are the standards to which we aspire,” said Wolfgang Mayrhuber. “The new private jet service is the result of an innovative product concept, raising comfort to new levels and offering more individual travel options.” Product innovations which Lufthansa has launched in the marketplace in the past two years include a new Business Class on long-haul routes, Flynet – the first broadband Internet portal onboard, an own airport terminal and exclusive lounges for First-Class passengers and HON Circle members in Frankfurt.

NetJets, the worldwide leader in private aviation, is a Berkshire Hathaway company. Founded in 1986 in the U.S., NetJets now operates the world’s largest fleet of private jets with more than 550 aircraft. NetJets Europe was founded in 1996. NetJets Management Ltd. and NetJets Europe GmbH are the management, marketing and sales companies for the NetJets Europe Programme. NetJets Transportes Aéreos, S.A., an EU carrier, operates, maintains and crews all aircraft in the Programme. NetJets Europe is the biggest operator of private jets in Europe. In 2004, NetJets Europe and NetJets USA together flew more than 270,000 individual flights to over 145 countries. Lufthansa’s choice of NetJets as a partner is a testament to its leading position in the market in terms of safety, guaranteed availability, fleet-size, service levels and reliability.

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