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Lufthansa: Star Alliance
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Lufthansa is a founding member of the Star Alliance. The flight miles you earn on Lufthansa can be accrued in Mileage Plus. And the miles you earn, Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) or Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS), qualify toward elite status in Mileage Plus.
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In 1958, Lufthansa placed an order for four Boeing 707s, used to start jet services from Frankfurt to New York in March of 1960. Boeing 720s were later bought to back up the 707 fleet. In February of 1961, Far East routes were extended beyond Bangkok, Thailand to Hong Kong and Tokyo. The cities of Lagos, Nigeria and Johannesburg, South Africa were added in 1962.
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Remember when your flying to Europe on a Star Alliance carrier, even though you may be on a United, Austrian, Swiss coded flight, you are ... qualifying for Lufthansa frequent flyer miles. Since they are all in the same alliance you can use your miles for any of the partners.
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Kurz nach dem Start in Nairobi (Flug LH 540) stürzt die "Hessen" ab. Mit 59 Toten von 157 Insassen handelt es sich um das schwerste Unglück in der Geschichte der Lufthansa. Gleichzeitig war es der zweite Totalverlust einer Boeing 747, der erste mit Todesopfern.[11]
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