Lufthansa cancels North American flights due to European volcanic ash cloud

For Immediate Release

Lufthansa cancels North American flights due to European volcanic ash cloud

East Meadow, NY – April 15, 2010 – Lufthansa has proactively cancelled 17 North American flights to Frankfurt today as a result of deteriorating weather conditions in Germany caused by an Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.  At this time the following flights have been cancelled for today: 

• LH445   Atlanta – Frankfurt
• LH 437  Chicago – Düsseldorf
• LH 433  Chicago – Frankfurt
• LH439   Dallas/Ft. Worth – Frankfurt
• LH447   Denver – Frankfurt 
• LH443   Detroit – Frankfurt 
• LH441   Houston – Frankfurt 
• LH457   Los Angeles – Frankfurt
• LH 409  Newark – Düsseldorf
• LH 405  New York/JFK – Frankfurt
• LH 467  Miami – Düsseldorf
• LH 465 Orlando – Frankfurt   
• LH 427  Philadelphia – Frankfurt
• LH 455  San Francisco – Frankfurt
• LH 491  Seattle - Frankfurt
• LH471   Toronto - Frankfurt
• LH 493  Vancouver – Frankfurt

In addition, the following flights are currently cancelled for tomorrow, April 16:

• LH 436  Düsseldorf  – Chicago
• LH 408  Düsseldorf  – Newark
• LH 466  Düsseldorf  – Miami
• LH 432 Frankfurt – Chicago
• LH 438 Frankfurt – Dallas/Ft. Worth
• LH 440 Frankfurt – Houston
• LH 442 Frankfurt – Detroit
• LH 444 Frankfurt – Atlanta
• LH 446 Frankfurt – Denver
• LH 452 Munich – Los Angeles  
• LH 456 Frankfurt – Los Angeles
• LH400   Frankfurt – New York, JFK 
• LH 464  Frankfurt – Orlando
• LH426   Frankfurt – Philadelphia 
• LH454   Frankfurt – San Francisco 
• LH 490  Frankfurt – Seattle
• LH 470  Frankfurt – Toronto
• LH 492 Frankfurt – Vancouver

Due to the evolving weather situation, additional flight delays and cancellations are possible. Customers can rebook free of charge by calling Lufthansa reservations at 1-800-645-3880 in the U.S. or 1-800-563-5954 in Canada.  Passengers can also check www.lufthansa.com for an updated list of flight cancellations and additional information.