Furthermore, this year’s Valentine Special “fly with me” is aimed at couples traveling together and can be purchased from R11 520, this means that per person the ticket comes to R5760. Destinations include Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Florence, Hamburg, Innsbruck, London, Munich, Paris, Rome, Salzburg, Venice and Vienna.

All fares are inclusive of surcharges and taxes and subject to currency fluctuations. The specials are exclusively available on Lufthansa’s website www.lufthansa.com and can be purchased until 28 February. Outbound travel must commence by 31 March and the last return date by 30 April.

Passengers seeking the comfort of business class for travel to the USA, Canada, South America, Far East or India can now purchase tickets starting at R33 621 inclusive of taxes and surcharges subject to currency fluctuations. 38 destinations are covered by this special with Vancouver priced at R33 769, Beijing at R33 621, Atlanta at R34 159 and Caracas at R33 929.

The business class special is available for sale until 16 March for travel between 18 February and 31 August.

“Seats are available and this is our way of stimulating the market” says Gabriel Leupold Managing Director Southern & Eastern Africa for Lufthansa German Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines. “With these value-for-money fares, now is the time to travel.”

Lufthansa operates a daily non-stop flight from Johannesburg to Frankfurt using the Boeing B747-400. In addition, until the end of March this year, the airline operates a daily non-stop schedule between Cape Town and Frankfurt with an Airbus A340-600.