How to get Lufthansa’s new Business Class Suite for $2,232 R/T
Lufthansa just served up a trifecta of travel treasures with:
- New seats and suites
- Lots of availability using miles
- A lucrative buy-miles deal that can save up to 67%
And it’s as easy as eins, zwei, drei. That’s 1, 2, 3, if your German is a little rusty.
New Seats and Suites
Let’s start where the rubber hits the road, so to speak – seat comfort. Lufthansa just spent a lot of money to make your patootie happy on long-haul flights in every cabin class. They call them Lufthansa Allegris seats. “Allegri” means “cheerful” in Italian so I’m guessing that’s the connection, borrowed from one of their neighbors.
There are two aircraft with Lufthansa’s new Allegris seats at the moment. The A350-900 is a four cabin (First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy, and Economy), and the B787-900 is a three cabin (Business, Premium Economy, and Economy)
First Class on the A350-900 will feature three Above the Clouds First Class Suites and an Above the Clouds First Class Suite Plus for guests traveling together, for up to four First Class seats in total. There’s a double suite inside and two single suites by the window on each side. At 39 square feet, they’re right up there with the largest in the world.
And they’re luxurious, too. You get a personal wardrobe, a big dining table, a suite-wide TV screen, heated and cooled seats with “shoulder sink-in” so you can comfortably sink right into the seat. That’s something that side sleepers will rejoice over (statistics say that’s 74% of you). There’s also lots of tech an arm’s reach away including a tablet control unit, wireless charging station, and noise-canceling headphones. Note that the installation of seats in the First Class cabin has been delayed and will not be installed until the fourth quarter of 2024.
Business Class on the A350-900 features 38 seats including eight suites with beds up to 7 feet 2 inches long, while the B787-900 has 28 suites. Privacy is prioritized with chest-high walls, sliding doors, and extended personal space in the front rows. Catch up on your shows by binging with a monitor up to 27 inches in size. And enjoy ample storage space, too.
You can also connect two suites for guests traveling together, or select from four additional seat options such as an extra-long bed, extra space and work area, a classic Business Class seat, or an exclusive seat directly by the window with a high degree of pricvacy. Every seat is accessible from the aisle.
Business Class Allegris seats are also heated and cooled, feature shoulder sink-in, wireless charging module, a personal in-suite minibar, a wardrobe, and Bluetooth connectivity for your devices.
During the introductory phase (lasting several months), limited aircraft will be equipped with the new travel classes. During this period, Business Class passengers can choose their desired seat from five different seat options free of charge.
Premium Economy the A350-900 has 26 modern seats in hard-shell design with more free space, while the B787-900 has 28 seats. There’s a whopping two feet more seat pitch than the current layout, wireless charging for mobile devices in the personal center armrest, and noise-canceling headphones for that loud talker behind you.
Lufthansa’s A350-900 has the new seats and is currently operating on their Toronto- (flights 495/494) and Vancouver- (flights 477/476) Munich (both through the end of July) routes across every cabin except First Class, which has been delayed until the fourth quarter of 2024. With each additional A350, more destinations will be added, starting with Chicago on July 28 on flight 435/434.
The Toronto- and Vancouver-Munich destinations will change from August 2024, to inlcude, San Francisco and Shanghai will then be served from Munich.
How to find the new Allegris seats on the A350-900: Within Lufthansa’s fleet, the aircraft with new seats is a four-cabin, versus the existing three-cabin A350-900s.
How to find the new Allegris seats on the B787-900: Within Lufthansa’s fleet, the aircraft with new seats has 28 Business Class seats including four suites and 28 Premium Economy seats. The aircraft with the old seats has 26 Business Class seats and 21 Premium Economy seats.
Suite-Up for a $2,232 Round Trip from Chicago, Toronto and Vancouver to Munich
Lufthansa’s mileage purchase program is called Bundle&Go and it’s the money saver in Lufthansa’s hat trick of treats, with the most recent mileage purchase discount offering a 30% mileage purchase discount and is offered every few months.
The Bundle&Go deal lets you purchase award miles in three increments of 10,000, 50,000, and 100,000 miles. Lufthansa Miles & More members (you can sign up in a few minutes) can purchase one bundle per transaction. There’s a maximum purchase of 100,000 miles per transaction and up to 250,000 miles in a calendar year.
If you need more miles, see our unlimited buy-miles strategy. If you max out one account, you can buy 250,000 miles for a total of $3,343, or about 1.34 cents a mile, when on sale, or about 1.9 cents a miles when not on sale. That’s a very good cost-per-mile price.
Be aware that Lufthansa’s fine print says it could take up to five days for the miles to post. Maybe we got lucky because when we bought miles through this promo they were credited almost instantly.
Sample Business Flex Plus Award Savings
There are two kinds of Lufthansa mileage awards: Business Flex and Business Flex Plus. For maximum savings, FCF recommends the Business Flex Plus option; more on that here.
The round-trip cost of a Business Flex Plus ticket between Chicago, Toronto or Vancouver and Munich is 156,000 miles (78,000 each way). So the cost of buying those miles during this sale (plus about $200 in taxes) comes to a total cost of $2,232 or about $3,167 when not on sale, which is still 45%-54% less than regular published fares.
Considering that published Business Class round-trip fares for Chicago-Munich typically go for $5,990, Toronto-Munich goes for $5,746, and Vancouver-Munich for $6,826, your savings are between $3,514 and $4,594 (61%-67%). Fantastisch!
Availability
Now’s the time to experience these new seats. There’s a handful of award opportunities available now for up to four people in both Business Class and Premium Economy between Toronto- and Vancouver-Munich through the end of July.
Please note that availability and aircraft are subject to change. Keep an eye out for availability on upcoming routes with these new seats in FCF’s Newsroom.
BONUS
Although it is not the new seat just yet, First Class is still a great option when miles are on sale as we’ve talked about here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Lufthansa's First Class Seat Availability
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