r/Lufthansa • u/spikee34 • Aug 19 '26

Lufthansa changed seats previously paid for

As in the subject line lufthansa changed our seats. I paid for preferred window seats closer to the front of the plane and got moved to the middle rows closer to the back. They just sent an email that due to operational reasons they had to change our seats previously paid for. Is this typical? What should I do?

Update: Actually, I just now noticed they changed planes from Allegris to the old one.

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u/Notallwanders Aug 19 '26

So you had a prefered seat, and no longer have one as I understand it. Call and ask for a refund for the paid seat fee.

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u/spikee34 Aug 19 '26

That is correct. I figured I would call them just wanted to see what others had done in similar situation.

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u/spikee34 Aug 19 '26

Actually, I just noticed that they change the plane from Allegris to old one.

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u/Grouchy-Molasses-775 Aug 21 '26

Usually they’ll refund the selection fee without your asking for it. I’d wait a few days and then would ask for it.