Lufthansa

Frankfurt's flagship carrier

Lufthansa is Germany's largest airline and flag carrier, founded in 1953 as the successor to the original 1926 company.

The name combines *Luft* (air) and *Hansa* (the medieval trading league).

It serves as a major international carrier and founding member of the Star Alliance: Our Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt was delayed.

German

Frankfurt

German financial capital

MunichBavaria's largest city
GermanyCentral European nation
DeutschlandGermany, in its tongue

Bavarian · Hanseatic · Teutonic · precision · efficiency · engineering · punctuality

airline

boarding

Entering a vehicle

check-inRegistering one's presence

fleet

A380

Largest commercial passenger aircraft

widebodyBroad-hulled aircraft type
narrowbodyOne-corridor passenger plane
long-haulCovering great distances

intercontinental · regional · jetliner · cabin · livery · aircraft

travel

destination

Intended arrival point

itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
journeyTravel from place to place
vacationLeisure time away

tourism · connection · layover · transatlantic · European · business travel · frequent flyer · globetrotter · booking · reservation

Categories

European AirlinesBritish Airways, Air France, KLM, Ryanair, Iberia
Star AllianceUnited Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Air Canada, Swiss, Air China
German AviationLuftwaffe, Messerschmitt, Stuka, Zeppelin, Graf Zeppelin
Lufthansa GroupSwiss
aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
GermanyBerlin, Munich, Hamburg, Germany, German

Opposites

airline service model

LufthansaRyanair

Discount European airline

Spirit Airlines · EasyJet · budget carrier · low-cost carrier · Southwest Airlines

national/geographic identity

LufthansaAeroflot

Russian national carrier

Air China · Air India

corporate stability/reputation

LufthansaPan Am

Defunct American international carrier

TWA · Swissair · Alitalia

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G