2023 Oklahoma City Aviation Thread

[stlokc]

When St. Louis finally got its first European nonstop in a decade last year, it was Lufthansa to Frankfurt and one reason was subsidies for the route on the part of several local companies with operations in Germany. I think they gave millions of dollars.

[Celebrator]

When St. Louis finally got its first European nonstop in a decade last year, it was Lufthansa to Frankfurt and one reason was subsidies for the route on the part of several local companies with operations in Germany. I think they gave millions of dollars.

How has this route done, by the way?

[stlokc]

How has this route done, by the way?

I don't know, to be honest. I have had a small number of friends take the flight and they describe it as really great - to get to the heart of Europe without having to make a stop in New York or Chicago first, which is what we generally have to do in STL. But as for exact numbers, I'm not sure.

[BG918]

I don't know, to be honest. I have had a small number of friends take the flight and they describe it as really great - to get to the heart of Europe without having to make a stop in New York or Chicago first, which is what we generally have to do in STL. But as for exact numbers, I'm not sure.

Great option for connections across Europe and other parts of the world. I flew to South Africa last year through Frankfurt.

Not a great option from OKC/TUL though as you would have to recheck your bags if flying on Southwest. And STL is a further option for driving than DFW. It was nice when you could fly OKC-STL-LHR but those days are long past.

[oktxatty]

How has this route done, by the way?

Just one nonstop a week on Fridays.

[Celebrator]

Just one nonstop a week on Fridays.

Actually, I looked this up and it appears to be running 3xweekly, Sun, Wed, and Fri on an A333. Hope it lasts. This is one of LH's smallest US nonstop markets, if not the smallest. The closest small-er nonstop city is AUS, but the rest of their US markets are big, big cities or smaller ones with hubs like CLT (which also has a big banking sector that matches up industry-wise with Frankfurt, a major European banking center). What a good get for STL.