For the past six years, in the run-up to the Oktoberfest, a special Lufthansa crew has taken off from Munich dressed in the traditional Bavarian style.

This time around, the 14-strong inflight team will be heading for three destinations.

The first flight, on September 13, will take them to San Francisco. While on September 22, they will depart for Montreal, and on September 28 for São Paolo.

Until October 2, which marks the end of the famous beer festival, the traditional-look Lufthansa crew will bring a touch of Bavaria to selected international flights.

“Year after year the response from our customers has been overwhelming,” said Thomas Klühr, group representative and head of Hub Management Munich. “That alone is incentive enough for us to take up the Oktoberfest theme on board and in our passenger service.”