From late April, Lufthansa will fly five different Business Class cabins. Watch what you buy...
It is difficult for large airlines to have the same Business Class cabin across their entire fleet [...]
Lufthansa
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It is difficult for large airlines to have the same Business Class cabin on their entire long-haul fleet.
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Different aircraft models, purchased perhaps several years apart, are factors that cause in-flight products to not match each other in terms of seats, personal space, IFE screen size, privacy, and space for personal items.
But no airline in the world presents its passengers with a mix of business class cabins like Lufthansa does, where not only the chair models change, but also the colors, layout and seating arrangements change. Starting from the end of April, with The debut of the new retrofitted cabins on Airbus A380s., the German carrier will have no less than five different Business Class cabins in service.
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And, while on some routes the cabin is that take it or leave it (and travel with another company), on others, served more frequently, you should be aware of what you will get once on board in exchange for the price you pay, which certainly does not change depending on whether the product is newer or older, with six seats per row or four seats per row and so on.
So here are the products Lufthansa offers its premium customers and what airplanes they are on.
The new Allegris Business is based on Stelia Aerospace seats customized for the German carrier. It can be found on 10 Airbus A350-900 and 11 Boeing 787-9. It includes eight Business Suites on the A350-900 and four Business Suites on the 787-9, which are in 1-2-1 configuration, have doors, and have a 24-inch IFE screen. In the rest of the cabin, the configuration varies by row, as does the distance between rows. Seat width is 21 inches (53cm), bed length varies from 74 to 86 inches (188-218cm), and the IFE screen measures 18 inches.
Collins Super Diamond seat can be found on 5 Boeing 787-9s., which in the future they will switch in force to Austrian Airlines. Each row is in a 1-2-1 configuration with the seats arranged in an inverted herringbone pattern (those in the center of the cabin look inward, those on the sides toward the windows). They are not equipped with doors. The distance between rows is 46 inches (117cm). The seat width is 21 inches (53cm) and the IFE screen size is 17.5 inches.
The Thompson Aerospace XL seat was chosen for. The new Business Class cabin of the 8 Airbus A380s. It is currently available on half of the Superjumbo fleet, whose retrofit will be completed by mid-2027. The configuration of each row is 1-2-1, the row spacing is 44 inches (112cm), the seat width is 23 inches (58cm), the bed length is 79 inches (201cm), and the IFE screen measures 17.3 inches. The seats look front-facing and do not come with a door.
The Thompson Aero Vantage XL seat can be found on four Airbus A350-900s. These are ex-Philippine Airlines aircraft, the interiors of which Lufthansa has kept as such, while obviously customizing the cabin as to materials and colors. Each row is in 1-2-1 configuration, row spacing is 44 inches (112cm), seat width 22 inches (56cm), bed length 78 inches (198cm), IFE screen measures 18.5 inches. The seats look front-facing and have no door.
The Collins Diamond seat is still by far the most popular seat in Lufthansa's Business Class cabins.
To be clear, it is the one in the 2-2-2 configuration (which becomes 2-3-2 on the main deck of Boeing 747-400s). It is found on 4 Airbus A380s, on all Boeing 747-8s (pending On the lower deck be set up the Allegris), on all Boeing 747-400s, on 17 Airbus A350-900s, and on all A340-600s, A340-300s, and A330-300s.
The configuration is 2-2-2 (but on the 747-400 2-3-2), which becomes 2-2 on the upper decks of the 747-8 and 747-400. Row spacing is 64 inches (162cm), seat width 20 inches (51cm), bed length 78 inches (198cm), and the IFE screen measures (just) 11.7 inches.
Therefore, never more than now must one be very careful when booking a ticket with Lufthansa, we focused on business where the differences are most pronounced, but depending on the car you will also have different set-ups in premium economy and economy both in terms of seating and onboard technology.
