Lufthansa adds new routes to London Gatwick and Belfast City Airport
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Lufthansa is continuing to build out its UK network post pandemic.
Two new UK routes to Frankfurt have been announced this week for Summer 2023:
- London Gatwick (2 x daily flights from late March)
- Belfast City (4 x weekly flights on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun from late April)
The new Liverpool service, launched this year, is being expanded to six flights per week.
As a reminder, short-haul Lufthansa-branded services only operate to Frankfurt and Munich to enable connections to Lufthansa long-haul flights.
Short-haul flights from the UK to other German cities such as Berlin and Hamburg are operated by the low cost Eurowings subsidiary. Eurowings is not in Star Alliance but does let you earn and redeem Lufthansa Miles & More miles.
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How to earn Star Alliance miles from UK credit cards (March 2025)
None of the Star Alliance airlines currently have a UK credit card.
There is, however, still a way to earn Star Alliance miles from a UK credit card.
The route is via Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty points convert to over 40 airlines at the rate of 3:1.
The best way to earn Marriott Bonvoy points is via the official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. It comes with 20,000 points for signing up and 2 points for every £1 you spend. At 2 Bonvoy points per £1, you are earning (at 3:1) 0.66 airline miles per £1 spent on the card.
There is a preferential conversion rate to United Airlines – which is a Star Alliance member – of 2 : 1 if you convert 60,000 Bonvoy points at once.
The Star Alliance members which are Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are: Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines.
You can apply here.
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