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Germany’s World Cup heroes fly home in special Lufthansa long-haul airplane

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World Cup 2014 Germany TeamCongratulations to Germany’s World Cup 2014 champions, flying home from Brazil in a special Lufthansa plane renamed Fanhansa.

The flight, with a special flight number LH2014, is a brand new Boeing 747-8, the “Queen of the Skies”, which is the longest aircraft in civil aviation history.

The aircraft, with the prefix D-ABYI and bearing the Fanhansa logo, just recently left the Boeing production plant in Seattle.

It is the 1,500th Boeing 747 ever built by the US manufacturer.

Fanhansa flight from Rio to Berlin

The flight is for the German soccer team and its entourage exclusively, with 23 flight attendants to ensure the trip is as comfortable as possible for the champions.  Certainly, this Fanhansa flight is well stocked with German bier and schnapps for the grown-ups and apfelsaft for the kids.

The  German team is departing from Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro for the overnight flight to Berlin landing around 9 AM Tuesday local time.

Also certainly, they’ll be getting a police escort downtown, where hundreds of thousands of fans will be waiting at the famous “Brandenburger Tor” (Brandenburg Gate)  in the city center.

It will be one of the biggest celebrations Berlin has seen since the celebration of Germany’s unity in 1990, and comes just when Germany is gearing up to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago this fall.

About Lufthansa

One of the world’s largest and most prestigious airlines, Lufthansa flies to 253 destinations in 103 countries, with hubs in Frankfurt and Munich.

With the recent acquisition of Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and SWISS, there are additional hubs in Vienna, Brussels and Zurich.  Combined, Lufthansa and partners fly into and out of 20 North American gateways, serving more than 450 destinations in more than 120 countries.

An industry innovator, Lufthansa has long been committed to environmental care and sustainability, operating the most technologically-advanced and fuel-efficient fleet in the world.

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