5 Routes Where The Quadjet Sees Regular Usage

Summary

Lufthansa’s Airbus A340-300 flies most frequently between Frankfurt and Chicago, featuring 25 monthly flights.
The airline’s A340-300 fleet is also commonly deployed on routes from Frankfurt to Boston and New York JFK.
Lufthansa’s A340-300 is used on a single daily flight between Frankfurt and Delhi.

German flag carrier Lufthansa operates a fleet of 15 Airbus A340-300 aircraft, a smaller variant of the A340 family. With an average age of 24.5 years, the A340-300s are busy with the carrier on their daily rotations across the globe, primarily from the airline’s hub in Frankfurt.

All existing aircraft have a seating capacity of 279 passengers. Simple Flying has compiled a list of five routes that the carrier’s A340-300 fleet is frequently scheduled between April 1st and April 30th. The information is based on data from Cirium, an aviation analysis company.

5 Frankfurt and Chicago

Monthly seats: 6,975

Item	Specification
Seats per flight	279
Frequency of flights	6x weekly
Flight distance	4,344 miles
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)	30,299,400

Lufthansa offers up to two daily flights between its hub at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in the United States. The evening flight from FRA is operated by A340-300 aircraft. The flight distance of 4,344 is covered in approximately 9 hours and 35 minutes.

A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 flying in the sky.

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Lufthansa is scheduled to operate 25 flights between the two cities in the month of April. Except for some days, the A340-300 flight departs FRA at 17:20 and arrives at ORD at 19:55 hours. The return flight departs ORD at 22:30 and arrives the following day at 14:05, for a duration of 8 hours and 35 minutes. All times are local.

Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 at the gate at Frankfurt Airport FRA shutterstock_2278487147

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4 Frankfurt and Boston

Monthly seats: 7,254

Item	Specification
Seats per flight	279
Frequency of flights	Once daily (except some days)
Flight distance	3,670 miles
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)	26,622,180

Lufthansa operates a once-daily flight (except for some days) between FRA and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). The afternoon flight departs FRA at 13:30 and arrives in BOS at 16:05 local time, with a duration of 8 hours and 35 minutes. The return flight departs BOS at 18:00 and arrives the following day at 07:20, for a duration of 7 hours and 20 minutes.

Several Lufthansa aircraft parked at gates on the apron at Frankfurt Airport.

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Lufthansa is scheduled to operate 26 flights between Frankfurt and Boston with over 7,250 seats in the month of April. The carrier offers over 26 million Available Seat Kilometers (ASM) on the popular routes across the pond from the German city.

A Lufthansa plane at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) at night

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3 Frankfurt and New York JFK

Monthly seats: 8,091

Item	Specification
Seats per flight	279
Frequency of flights	Once daily (except some days)
Flight distance	3,856 miles
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)	31,198,896

Lufthansa operates up to two daily flights between FRA and New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK). The German flag carrier’s Boeing 747-400 does the morning flight, whereas the evening flight is operated using the A340-300 aircraft. The flight departs FRA at 17:15 and arrives at JFK at 20:05 local time, with a duration of 8 hours and 50 minutes. The return flight departs JFK at 21:50 and arrives the following day at 11:45 local time, for a duration of 7 hours and 55 minutes.

A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 in Star Alliance liveryon an airport apron.

Lufthansa is scheduled to operate 29 flights between Frankfurt and Boston offering nearly 8,100 seats in the month of April. The carrier offers over 31 million ASM on one of its oldest routes.

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2 Frankfurt and Delhi

Monthly seats: 8,370

Item	Specification
Seats per flight	279
Frequency of flights	Once daily
Flight distance	3,810 miles
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)	31,889,700

The runner-up on our list is the A340-300 utilization between Frankfurt and Delhi. Lufthansa operates a single-daily flight between FRA and Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL). The afternoon A340-300 flight departs FRA at 13:15 and arrives at DEL the following morning at 00:55 local time, with a duration of 8 hours and 10 minutes. The return flight departs DEL at 02:50 and arrives at 08:15 local time, for a duration of 8 hours and 55 minutes.

A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 just after take off.

Lufthansa is scheduled to operate 30 flights (one each day) between the two cities offering 8,370 seats in the month of April. The carrier offers nearly 32 million ASM on the Asian route.

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1 Frankfurt and Detroit

Monthly seats: 8,370

Item	Specification
Seats per flight	279
Frequency of flights	Once daily
Flight distance	4,161 miles
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)	34,827,570

Topping our list is the route between Frankfurt and Detroit, Michigan. Lufthansa operates a single-daily flight between FRA and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). The late morning A340-300 flight departs FRA at 11:15 and arrives at DTW at 14:15 local time, with a duration of nine hours. The return flight departs DTW at 16:05 and arrives the following morning at 06:20 local time for a duration of 8 hours and 15 minutes.

A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 on an airport apron.

Photo: Frankfurt Airport

Lufthansa is scheduled to operate 30 flights between Frankfurt and Detroit offering 8,370 seats in the month of April. The carrier offers nearly 35 million ASM on the route to the western hemisphere.