Lufthansa to reactivate A340s for low-cost ops.

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Lufthansa (LH) 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 (EK), Qatar Airways (QR) 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