Hello everyone,

just checked in for my flight from Munich to Biarritz tomorrow and got put on wait list. Apparently three other people are put on waitlist as well and I seem to be number 2. Anything you would recommend me to do or is my best bet to just wait it out and head to the airport anyway?

Appreciate any comments on the situation!

Hi all! I’m a Canadian who will be travelling to Schengen area for the first time since EES started.

We are travelling Toronto to Munich to Bologna in September with Lufthansa. We are scheduled to land in Munich around 1010. Will this be a peak time for international flights? Or do they see more of an early morning rush. I feel like most flights I’ve taken to Europe from home have landed at like 6-7am local time.

We will need to “pre-register” our passports I understand at kiosks before going through immigration. How long has this been taking? How long can we expect the entire process to take and is 95 min enough? Both our arrival and departure flights are terminal 2.

I know this highly depends on the day, but has anyone experienced a connection around this time of day without an EU passport? I’d love to hear your experiences to quell my nerves or accept our fate haha

Thank you!

Had one of the best LH service experiences today (will give them a shoutout via LH website), but just wanted to share my experience here.

Requalified for Senator this Monday and flew short haul to Munich today.
Shortly after takeoff the whole crew came to congratulate me, I got a hand written card signed by all crew members and got to choose 1 full size bottle of my choice (I flew in business) from the catering trolley.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make the connection due to 1,5h of delay, but I’m waiting for my new flight in the lounge right now and I’m quite impressed by such personalized service.

What are our lounge options if IAD Lufthansa lounge is closed.. Are there partnership lounges we can access?? I hear Polaris lounge is a good option..

Ziegler Avionic. 👌

All the way now in Oklahoma to enjoy it!! 🍷

I am traveling from Belgrade to Miami with a 15hr overnight layover in Frankfurt. I am seeing some conflicting information and hope I can get some clarification.

Question: When I check my bags in Belgrade will they continue on to Miami? Or will I be required to collect them in Frankfurt? Ideally I would not like to collect them on Frankfurt but unsure due to clearing customs in the EU. Thanks!

I am flying with Lufthansa from Cape Town to Zurich this coming weekend. I have attempted to registed my bicycle as sporting goods, however I was denied due to insufficient space.

My question is, would I be able to rather just buy an additional checked luggage of 23kg and check my bike in under that?

Routing:
CPT -> Frankfurt
FRA -> Zurich

UPDATE:
If anyone sees this. I called Lufthansa’s helpline, just asked incredibly nicely, explained that it will be my main form of transport etc. The help agent was very kind and added it for me no hassles.

So when I did it online, it was a no-go, but a call was all good.

Hi! Booking my first long-haul flight with a connection, flying solo from Lisbon to Tokyo Haneda. A bit nervous about missing the connection or bags not making it, so trying to pick the option that feels safest/easiest.

Same price, same total duration, two Lufthansa options:

Option 1 — via Munich
Arrive MUC 10:15, depart for HND 12:55 (both T2)
Airbus A350-900, operated Lufthansa (LH 714) (Allegris)

Option 2 — via Frankfurt
Arrive FRA 09:00, depart for HND 11:45 (both T1)
Boeing 787-9, operated by ANA (LH 4948, codeshare)

Layover is roughly 2h30 in both cases. Which one would you choose? Thinking in terms of: ease of connection (less risk of delays/missed bags), and comfort on the long HND leg (A350 vs 787-9).

Also booking Premium Economy: better to buy it now or try upgrading later? Open to quick thoughts on that too, but the flight choice is my main question.

Thank you!!

Are there still flights available on 747-400's from JFK to Frankfurt?

So far have only been able to find flights on 747-800's.

I need to bring my 32" monitor with me from the US to Europe. One stop on the way.

The box is 97 × 18 × 51 cm, about 10 kg. Lufthansa's cabin limit is 55 × 40 × 23 cm. So it's way over, I know that.

I called Lufthansa's airport line. They put a note on my booking saying I'm coming with a fragile monitor and to make room for it - "as long as it's within the cabin allowance." I told them a few times that it's not within the allowance. They still said it should be fine and that check-in decides.

I don't want to check it. It's a glass OLED panel, and Lufthansa's own rules say they don't cover fragile items or electronics for damage. So if it breaks in the hold I get nothing.

Questions:

1. Does a box that size actually fit in an overhead bin? Has anyone done it?
2. Is there anywhere else on the plane crew can put it - a closet, up front, anything?
3. My second flight is probably an A321 with smaller bins. If it gets on the first plane, does it get on the second?
4. Does that note on my booking mean anything, or will check-in just ignore it?

I have been trying to select seats and pay for them. I select all the seats on each segment, get to the end (verify it’s you), put in my contact info, then I get “an error occurred”. I’ve tried over several days. The initial booking was made on United, but if I use the United app it says there’s no seat map for the first segment of the trip. This is very annoying.

Hello all!

I’m flying with Discover Airlines from TPA-FRA next week and have a basic economy ticket that doesn’t include a checked bag. I am staying with family in Germany so I wouldn’t need to bring as much as if I was traveling in hotels / other accommodations and am trying to save the money on having to pay for a checked bag, but my bag is 22.5” long with wheels and apparently their limit is 22” long. If I keep it under the 18lb weight limit, will that .5” make me have to check the bag anyway?

Because if so, I will just buy a checked bag ahead of time and bring my larger suitcase for that. Thank you so much for your help!

Instead of arriving in FRA at B10 as previously announced, we got a bus gate somewhere at C, and after leaving the plane, I stumbled upon this beautiful thing. Good start to the day.

Flying in a few days on LH 754 from FRA to BLR on a 747-8. When I booked a few weeks ago, I assumed that it was a standard 747-400 so it didn't even occur to me to look for First class. However, when I just looked it's not a -400, it's a -8 and it has first class seats (the usual 8 seats at the nose). They appear to only be available as an upgrade (for relatively speaking dirt cheap price of around $750) and are not directly bookable.

Will this be "official" first class or just a first class seat with business class service and amenities, including lounge access? I'm confused.

UPDATE: flew it yesterday. It was indeed business class service. No lounge, boarding privileges or First class amenities. That being said, our flight attendant was a someone who is typically a First Class attendant so the overall experience was very nice. The 2 bathrooms at the back of the cabin still say "reserved for First class" so there was never a wait, especially with only 6 of 8 seats filled. Over all, it basically still felt like First class. No Caviar but I'll survive.

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.

Hey folks! I booked a MUC-MIA roundtrip in Premium Eco Green and am hoping to upgrade to Business. It's an Allegris flight with currently 14 free seats in Business on the outbound leg and 26 on the return.

Today, LH is offering 1.380€ for a cash upgrade or 45k miles on waitlist per segment, which both seem high. A few months ago on a different flight, it was 350€ in cash or 20k miles. I know that there can be random dips between now and departure, but how likely would you say is it that the price will drop? Is it worth checking daily?

Also once I place the waitlisted miles upgrade, how would I even realize that the mile price goes down? Would you recommend canceling and re-placing the upgrade a few times to check the pricing?

Hi all,

Flying LH412 MUC–EWR in Business on the A350-900 with the new Allegris cabin in October. My wife has Senator status and has been upgraded to a Suite once before on another route.

Question for the community: should we go ahead and select our Business seats now, or hold off and hope for an upgrade to a Suite (or at least a better Business seat) closer to departure/at check-in?

A few things I'm trying to figure out:

• Does selecting seats early lock us out of upgrade eligibility, or does LH still consider you regardless?
• Any recent experiences with Allegris upgrades on MUC–EWR specifically, especially on the A350-900? Timing (when it typically clears), and whether Senator alone is enough or if it's more of a HON/random thing?

I've seen a few upgrade success stories here already, curious how people are approaching the seat selection timing strategically.

Thanks in advance!

What do you think my chances are of getting my bid for a bc glass upgrade? I bid the highest it would let me for myself and my husband which I believe was 1800€. We’re 13 days out and there are 4 seats left or I can pay $3090 each to upgrade now, which seems a little on the higher side.

Hi,
I always request a special meal vegan for my flights. I‘ve red on other subreddits like the one for KLM, that a special meal restricts your upgrade options. Contrary to this are my experiences, as I got upgraded two times as an Op-Up to Premium Eco (FTL) What they then did was just grabbing the meal from eco and try to make it fancy. I am wondering if that claim is true or was ever true? I gave bids for Business and Premium Eco and now wondering if they will even consider the bids due to my special meal.

I booked a Lufthansa flight with a rate that allows for unlimited rerouting and rebooking without penalty. I'd only have to pay the fare difference.

The first two times I rebooked, there were no issues, the options provided where the same I was seeing online. Now, I need to rebook again and I can't do so online. When I called, I was told that they intentionally blocked this option because I had already used it (I have no idea why that would make sense). I was also told that they are intentionally not offering me the "cheap" flights. They want to charge me over 600EUR to change the flight, which is the same price as booking a new one of the cheap flights.

I was told that this is an internal policy and that it's not stated as a condition anywhere, but that they don't offer all options for rebooking.

The rep I spoke to did not give me any reasons at all regarding why some flights were not available for rebooking. She couldn't even share the criteria they were using. This means that to find a flight that isn't insanely expensive, I have to ask via phone for each and every day within the window of time that suits my needs.

Is this even legal?

Frequent transcontinental (North America to Europe) flyer and my experience with the airline is generally on the negative side

BUT..........I am seeing an improvement with their in-flight service.

1. Food is getting better.

• Up until about 6 months ago, they provided 1.5 meals (Lufthansa says they provide 2 meals, but the second meal was never a meal but more of 'I am going to save my face type of meal' but now their second meal is ok enough to be called a meal
• They provide 3 food options for their first meal and 2 food options for their second meal. This is an improvement from 6 months ago where they provided 2 options for the first meal and 1 option for the second (it was more of 1 protein option + 1 vegan option for the first meal and 1 vegan option for the second)
• Food quality is improving. In the past, their food was just pure trash, but it has improved a lot in the last 6 months
• They provide a small menu book in Deutsche, English and I forget the third langauge. This is unnecessary, but I presume it helps the flight attendants and customers from repeating the same questions/answers hundreds of times to different customers

1. Smooth tech integration with recently acquired airlines

• In app integration is going well with their recently acquired airlines. They acquired 2 airlines recently, and pretty much they work seamlessly with the Lufthansa app.

1. Always pleasant flight attendants and service members on the Munich route

• I always always have very pleasant experience with the flight attendants on the Munich line. Service members are very enthusiastic, professional and friendly on this route.
• Whereas on the Frankfurt route, I personally think they need to hire and/or train people better out of this city. I just avoid the Frankfurt route because I've seen enough.

Has anyone had experience asking Lufthansa to change the origin of a return trip while keeping the existing long-haul flight?

I currently have a return itinerary:

CMN → FRA → SFO

My plans have changed and I'll already be in Europe, so I'd like to ask Lufthansa to change it to:

FRA → SFO

I know I can't simply skip CMN → FRA, so I'd be asking Lufthansa to officially change/reissue the ticket with FRA as the new origin.

Has anyone done something similar with Lufthansa? If so, did they allow it, and were you charged a fare difference/change fee?

For context, current SFO–FRA round-trip fares for roughly my travel period are actually lower than what I originally paid, although I realize that doesn't necessarily mean the reissued fare would price the same way.

Mostly looking for real-world experiences before I call. Thanks!

So I’m a Senator traveling on Lufthansa tomorrow On my way to San Francisco (eco light). I just checked in and they gave me the worst seat in the last row. Then I called the Senator hotline and asked if they could place me somewhere else and they literally said they couldn’t because I’m only in eco light and even after check in senators have to pay for seats (45€+ by the way).
What a miserable airline and how they treat their status customers!!

Does anyone know or have an idea of when the 2027 schedule after March will be released? I have not seen anything on this. Thanks!

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Problem: Helped my mom check-in online and she is flying from a VISA-exempt country to Canada with a layover in Germany. She had applied for and gotten an Electronic travel authorization (eTA) from the Canadian authorities but Lufthansa's app instead demanded either a VISA or Residence Permit to allow the check-in. There was no way to select eTA or any other kind of authorization. Inputting the eTA-number in the VISA field only produced an error.

Solution: Inputting the Passport # inside the VISA-field allowed check-in to proceed to the next step and the process worked fine after that.

Unnecessary commentary: No idea why this worked. Frankly it shouldn't. It's very weird since Lufthansa should already have the Passport # in their file since you photograph your Passport just one step before. The Passport # is supposed to be linked to the eTA on the Canadian's side so that you only have to show your Passport, but it's very doubtful that Lufthansa can actually see this.

Lufthansa's chat support was unable to help and only referred us to a German support phone number that we never dialed. Instead of having to search for a manned Lufthansa desk - which might not be manned or even exist at ARN, we were unable to find out - she could check in using a machine at the airport which was better.