Lufthansa Crew Takes Off In Traditional Bavarian Dress During Oktoberfest

During the days of this year’s Oktoberfest beer festival (21 September-6 October) Lufthansa’s cabin crew will sport traditional Bavarian costumes to give passengers a touch of local color while traveling on selected long-haul destinations served from Munich.

Lufthansa flights with the special “Oktoberfest crew” are part of an ongoing tradition that has proven popular with passengers.

The 14-strong inflight team, consisting of 10 female and two male flight attendants, will be heading to destinations in North America and Japan.

They took off yesterday, 18 September, for New York and will fly to Chicago on 24 September and Tokyo on 30 September.

As in 2012, the traditional Bavarian costumes worn by the crew will be provided by Angermaier Trachten, specialist outfitters based in Munich. The dirndl designed for the flight attendants reflects Lufthansa’s corporate colors – royal blue, yellow and white.

During the Oktoberfest, Lufthansa’s customer service staff in Munich are encouraged to wear their own traditional Bavarian costumes to work.

The “Oktoberfest on board” theme is not restricted to Munich. In September and October, Business Class passengers on all long-haul flights departing from Frankfurt, Munich and Düsseldorf will be offered a range of Bavarian delicacies.

Meanwhile, on the audio channel, a special program will be devoted to Bavarian music to get passengers into the swing of the Oktoberfest.

Passengers will also be able to experience the Oktoberfest atmosphere in the Lufthansa lounges at Munich.

It has been more than 50 years since Lufthansa flight attendants first exchanged their uniforms for traditional Bavarian costumes. In 1957, the airline reported: “During Oktoberfest, Lufthansa stewardesses dressed in dirndls will be tending to the needs of passengers aboard the Super Constellation from New York to Hamburg. In 2005, after an interval of a number of years, Lufthansa revived the Oktoberfest crew tradition.