Lufthansa awarded four awards in Monocle’s ‘Travel Top Fifty’

London, 19 November 2009 Lufthansa awarded four awards in Monocle’s ‘Travel Top Fifty’ Monocle’s highly anticipated ‘Travel Top Fifty’ survey hits newsstands this Thursday 19th November. Utilising the first hand experiences of Monocle’s well travelled editorial team, the Travel Top Fifty recognises outstanding contributions to travel, ranging from “Best inflight meal” through to “Best hotel renovation”. “We vigorously scour the globe for our Travel Top Fifty survey – it helps that we get to all the main business hubs almost weekly and report from well over 100 countries every year. Lufthansa’s receipt of four of our fifty category awards reflects an intelligent, clever airline that is dedicated to service”, stated Tyler Brûlé, editor-in-chief of Monocle. Lufthansa is one of the high performers in the survey, receiving four awards: • No. 47, Best Flight Attendant Lufthansa’s First Class flight attendant, Naria Fau Wakamoto is applauded for her “poise, graceful moves and watchful eyes” on the Munich – Tokyo route. • No. 27, Best Combo in the Air Lufthansa Italia is recognised for “showing Italian counterparts how to offer a dignified non-stop service from Italy to Europe’s major cities”. • No. 07, Best Lounge Lufthansa’s Munich First Class Lounge received top billing for “removing as many obstacles as possible from the passenger experience”. • No. 05, Best Inflight Internet The introduction of Flynet into up to 100 long-haul aircraft by the beginning of 2011 cemented Lufthansa’s fourth and final Monocle commendation “We are very pleased to receive four awards in this year’s much reputed Monocle’s Top Fifty. This proves that our constant efforts to further enhance our products and services on the ground and on board are appreciated by our customers. Innovation, reliability as well as the personal touch of our team makes us the leading European carrier”, said Dr. Karsten Benz, Lufthansa Vice President Sales and Services Europe. The Monocle Travel Top Fifty is included in issue 29, which is on newsstands from 19th November. For the first time, the 2009 Travel Top Fifty features Monocle photography of every single category winner. About Monocle: Launched in February 2007, Monocle is a premium media brand with magazine, web and retail divisions. Headquartered in London, Monocle delivers a single, seamless voice in both print and digital form to a discerning, highly educated global audience of men and women. Focusing on global affairs, business, culture and design, our mission is to keep an eye on the world. About Lufthansa: Lufthansa, the leading European Aviation Group, offers quality, innovation and reliability in its five business areas: Passenger Airline Group, Logistics, MRO, Catering and IT Services. The Lufthansa Group employs more than 118,000 people worldwide and has transported over 55 Mio passengers on its over 700 aircraft this year. Together with Austrian Airlines, bmi, Brussels Airlines and SWISS, Lufthansa serves 254 destinations in 101 countries on four continents via their hubs at Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Munich, Vienna and Zurich. Lufthansa is currently undergoing the biggest fleet investment in its corporate history with an order of 160 new aircraft. Customers will benefit from more modern and quiet aircraft such as the Airbus A380 which will be put in service in Summer 2010 featuring Flynet, Lufthansa’s on-board broadband Internet service. For further information please contact: Monocle Emily Smith es@monocle.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 4341 www.monocle.com Aage Duenhaupt / Gudrun Gorner Lufthansa German Airlines E-Mail: lhnews@dlh.de Tel: + 44 20 8750 3415 Fax: + 44 20 8759 1987 http://media.lufthansa.com