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Lufthansa has filed a wide range of schedule changes concerning its long-haul operations over the northern hemisphere winter season.
Lufthansa will withdraw Boeing 747s from Houston and San Francisco routes starting October 25.
KEY POINTS
- The 747-400 on Frankfurt-Houston is being replaced with the 787-9 Dreamliner, reducing seat capacity by over 20%.
- Frankfurt-San Francisco will transition from a 747-8 to an A350-900 in the 2026/27 winter season, cutting capacity by over 23%.
- Lufthansa plans to remove its last four Airbus A340-600s and ground two 747-400s beginning October.
- Air China will remain the only carrier operating regular passenger 747s at JFK and Dulles after these changes.
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