In 2024, we saw Lufthansa’s new Allegris passenger experience take to the skies, several years behind schedule. With these cabins now flying, it’s understandable that people actually want to experience this product, and see what it’s like.
In this post, I want to provide a rundown of the routes that currently feature Lufthansa Allegris cabins, and are expected to feature them in the coming months. As more of these planes enter service, more passengers also have the opportunity to experience this. Lufthansa has just published its planned summer schedule for Allegris, so we now have a lot more information.
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What is Lufthansa Allegris?
Allegris is the name of Lufthansa’s new passenger experience. While Allegris branding applies in all cabins (and in the future, even lounges), it’s the new Allegris first class and Allegris business class that people are most excited about.
The new Allegris business class is probably the most exciting development, because for years, Lufthansa had an outdated business class product, but the airline has finally introduced a much more competitive business class experience. I had the chance to fly one of Lufthansa’s first Allegris flights, so you can read my impressions here.
We’ve also seen Lufthansa roll out its Allegris first class, though this has been a bit more challenging of a process. The initial Allegris A350s didn’t have the first class cabins installed, so we’re now seeing those seats retrofitted on all Allegris A350s.
Which planes have Lufthansa Allegris cabins?
In the coming years, the new Allegris passenger experience should become the norm rather than the exception. However, for the foreseeable future, you’ll only find the new Allegris cabins on newly delivered Airbus A350-900s. Lufthansa has already put nine of these jets into service, and we should progressively see more of these join the fleet in the coming months.
For those into tracking planes, D-AIXR, D-AIXS, D-AIXT, D-AIXU, D-AIXV, D-AIXW, D-AIXX, D-AIXY, and D-AIXZ, are the first six A350s flying with the new cabins.
We’ll see how the timeline evolves, but Lufthansa hopes to have 30 jets with Allegris cabins in service by the end of 2025, and plans to finish reconfiguring planes with Allegris cabins by the end of 2027.
Let me caution that I don’t think that timeline will stick, and that end of 2027 timeline also refers to reconfiguring planes that are expected to get the new cabins, as not all planes will get Allegris cabins.
Which routes feature Lufthansa Allegris cabins?
Lufthansa’s A350s are all based in Munich (MUC), so for the time being, you’ll exclusively find Allegris on routes that are to and from Munich. The product should become available out of Frankfurt (FRA) eventually, once the airline can put new Boeing 787-9s into service (these are delayed due to certification issues with the new Allegris cabins on that jet).
For the current winter season (through March 29, 2025), you’ll find the Allegris A350s flying from Munich (MUC) to the following destinations on select frequencies:
- Bangalore (BLR)
- Beijing (PEK)
- Cape Town (CPT)
- Chicago (ORD)
- Mumbai (BOM)
- New York (JFK)
- Shanghai (PVG)
For the upcoming summer season (starting March 30, 2025), you’ll find the Allegris A350s flying from Munich (MUC) to the following destinations on select frequencies:
- Bangalore (BLR)
- Charlotte (CLT)
- Chicago (ORD)
- Newark (EWR)
- San Diego (SAN)
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Shanghai (PVG)
Let me emphasize that aircraft assignments always remain subject to change, and don’t assume that all frequencies will necessarily be operated by Allegris A350s. If a route is scheduled to be operated by an Allegris jet, you’ll see that Lufthansa’s website has a note saying “Allegris: New seat concept” when making a booking.
Also remember that Lufthansa has fees to assign many types of seats in Allegris business class, given the huge variance in quality between the seats.
Bottom line
Lufthansa Allegris is increasingly becoming a reality, with the first nine Munich-based A350s featuring the new cabins now flying. Lufthansa is now regularly scheduling these planes on select routes, so it’s possible to plan your journey around the experience pretty reliably.
Ultimately don’t expect too much of an expansion of the concept beyond this until Lufthansa can get its Allegris 787s certified. When that happens, we’ll see a huge boost to Allegris capacity, as over a dozen 787s are ready to go, but are just awaiting certification.
Do any OMAAT readers have plans to fly Lufthansa Allegris?
So LA is on or the longest routes and doesn’t get it. I never understood that. It should be priority…. For the business and new first class product. So dumb
My concern is that I have heard that if you are overweight some Allegris seats will not allow you access.. Ironcially the "extra space seat" the entry gap the seat space is really tight. Can anyone confirm this? Seeing that many customers book premium class due to being a "person of size" if true can backfire... What if a pax boards but cant get to their seat??
I'll be on PEK MUC in a couple of days, in 5A. Looking forward to the new product.
Cool. Have fun! Safe Travels
Had one dreadful experience with Lufthansa First Class and that was enough. They canceled the flight and didn't bother to reach out to us. Support staff treated me with contempt and outright hostility when I called. Dreadful experience, I'll likely only fly them if it's a, "last flight out of Kabul," scenario.
Subsequently I discovered that the above experience isn't a bug - it appears to be a feature. Whether it's collectively punishing Jewish passengers,...
Had one dreadful experience with Lufthansa First Class and that was enough. They canceled the flight and didn't bother to reach out to us. Support staff treated me with contempt and outright hostility when I called. Dreadful experience, I'll likely only fly them if it's a, "last flight out of Kabul," scenario.
Subsequently I discovered that the above experience isn't a bug - it appears to be a feature. Whether it's collectively punishing Jewish passengers, a police state response to an awkward guy who wanted a selfie, gate agents retaliating against clients who question policies or the overall deterioration of their service or their many product and operations failures, I can only see reasons to avoid this airline.
Seems to all come from the top as well. By all accounts, their group CEO is an aloof, arrogant, rude, dismissive and deeply paranoid man whose detachment from the operations of his own airline is only matched by his bumbling incompetence at rolling out a consistent long term strategy. Seems as though the contempt for the client descends from the top.
Side note - their bizarre nickel-and-dime approach to business class is the final, final straw.
Excellent! Especially paragraph 3! Spot on.
great post. could you comment on which routes will have first class? some routes like EWR-MUC in July only have business for sale
Hey Ben how do you do this to me all the time. I got sidetracked yesterday but was about to search this very question. Then you deliver the answer to me with my morning coffee. Thank you!