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Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA) is weighing whether to form a partnership with another carrier or start its own new long-haul, low-cost venture to help it expand in Asia, Chief Financial Officer Simone Menne said

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... c'est un peu surprenant tt de mm, les essais low cost LC Europe /Asie ont été pratiquement tous été suivis d'echecs, pour memoire Oasis ( HKG) Al et en dernier AirAsiaX pourtant positionnés sur le marché porteur Londres !
... seul semble avoir une chance actuellement le trafic MO / Asie du a une forte presence de pax "travailleurs emigrés"

Maintenant LH prévoit d'utiliser 9 A340-300 prévu pour la retraite en 2015

Lufthansa will use nine A340-300s previously earmarked for retirement for use on select long-haul routes from summer 2015.
Germany's Spiegel magazine says Lufthansa intends to offer low-cost long-haul flights using the quadjets, which will be reconfigured with fewer business class seats.

Flights will be offered to destinations such as the Caribbean, India, Thailand and Taiwan - markets where the airline has lost market share to the likes of Emirates, Qatar Airways among others.

In a bid to keep costs down, negotiations with airport operators and staff regarding concessions are set to begin in due course.

Source: ch-aviation