Personally i think LH will do very well on this route, especially with their codeshare with B6, and with a reputation of being one of the worlds most respected airlines.
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will do well..." I'm liking the positivity!
I'm pretty sure that if LH were to bring heavies over the North sea for flights over the pond - NYC will not be the last destination on their list!
It is still only a "scetchy" rumour, although it would be nice to see a line of DLH 330's lined up, heading for New York, Hong Kong etc etc each day.
Is it possible for LH to fly MAN-HKG?