We recently 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 wanted to provide a rundown of the routes that are expected to feature Lufthansa Allegris cabins in the coming months, as Lufthansa has provided quite a few details (though has stopped short of providing exact dates).
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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 first class is delayed until late 2024 at the earliest, while the new Allegris business class is now flying. This is exciting, because for years, Lufthansa has had an outdated business class product, but the airline has finally introduced a much more competitive business class experience.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.
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 remainder of 2024, you’ll only find the new Allegris cabins on newly delivered Airbus A350-900s. The expectation is that Lufthansa will put at least six of these jets into service before the end of the year, if not more.
For those into tracking planes, D-AIXT, D-AIXU, and D-AIXR, are the first three A350s flying with the new cabins. D-AIXS should also enter service in the near future, followed by D-AIXV.
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 takes delivery of new Boeing 787-9s (these are delayed due to certification issues with the new Allegris cabins on that jet).
As it currently stands, here are the routes that are scheduled to feature Lufthansa’s Allegris A350s:
- Through August 3, 2024, you’ll find the Allegris A350 flying daily from Munich (MUC) to both Toronto (YYZ) and Vancouver (YVR)
- On top of that, between July 17 and August 3, 2024, the Allegris A350 has been scheduled to fly daily from Munich (MUC) to Chicago (ORD)
So, what’s the plan beyond that? Well, in the coming weeks, Lufthansa is expected to fully firm up its Allegris A350 schedule. The current plan is for the Allegris A350s to operate the following routes, still out of Munich:
- Allegris flights to Chicago (ORD) that are currently scheduled as of July 17 should continue into the fall
- Allegris flights to San Francisco (SFO) and Shanghai (PVG) should start as of August 2024
- Allegris flights to Bangalore (BLR) and Cape Town (CPT) should start as of late October 2024
Let me emphasize that while Lufthansa has formally provided the above timeline, exact dates, number of frequencies, etc., haven’t yet been revealed. Based on current planning, it seems like there might be some sort of a switchover around August 3, though that timeline could still change.
Bottom line
Lufthansa Allegris has finally become a reality, with the first few Munich-based A350s featuring the new cabins now flying. For the coming weeks, the planes will fly to Vancouver, Toronto, and Chicago. As more planes are delivered, we’ll see the Allegris jets taken off the Canada routes, and dedicated to Chicago, San Francisco, Shanghai, and then eventually Bangalore and Cape Town.
Do any OMAAT readers have plans to fly Lufthansa Allegris?
Who thought it was a good idea to name your premium product Allegris?
More like allergies, allergies to on-time delivery, allergies to innovation, allergies to unions, allergies to consistency, all kind of german allergies.
I'm very curious as to why NYC goes under the radar for many airlines when launching their best in class products. TK still sends their 7 across business to JFK (admittedly a lot of people don't like their 787/non turkoflot a350 J). AI switched their ex-DL 77Ls off JFK. I'm sure swiss won't send their Swiss senses product to JFK either and the A330 J is very old. Ethiopian sends their angled flat 788s. etc...
I hope they refurbish fast because their current business class seats at almost all other planes are abysmal (787 has an above average one but not exceptional by any means).
Allegris on LH 476 (Vancouver) & LH 494 (Toronto) are not consistently offered though, chances increased this month, but last month it was far from 100% sure. Let’s see if Lufthansa will remain consistent with their future routes. Source: trackmyseat.com
Can anyone make sense of LH's route selection?
It'd make most sense to place the aircraft on their most competitive routes, so that LH's product is not so much worse anymore. For instance, MUC-SIN where they compete against a very strong SQ product. If utilization is an issue, perhaps on the shorter US routes, where they compete against Polaris.
However, the Canada routes, India and Cape Town don't make sense at all. And with...
Can anyone make sense of LH's route selection?
It'd make most sense to place the aircraft on their most competitive routes, so that LH's product is not so much worse anymore. For instance, MUC-SIN where they compete against a very strong SQ product. If utilization is an issue, perhaps on the shorter US routes, where they compete against Polaris.
However, the Canada routes, India and Cape Town don't make sense at all. And with regard to CPT, LH's old business class seems better-suited for all those tourist couples, as Allegris features very few couple seats.
Probably has to do w/ the the monopoly AC has in Canada. AC is part of the TATL JV w/ LH, which fills the most seats up at the highest fares compared to the rest of the US, which is much more competitive.
I'd think that Canada has very high revenues. Even when LH took over the Ex-Phillippine Airlines A350s in a 1-2-1 configuration in J they plied them to YYZ.
Then also for a destination like SIN you need 2 planes that would mean just one route. With YYZ and YVR i believe more people have been able to try Allegris than if they had sent the plane only to SIN.
South Africa in general commands a...
I'd think that Canada has very high revenues. Even when LH took over the Ex-Phillippine Airlines A350s in a 1-2-1 configuration in J they plied them to YYZ.
Then also for a destination like SIN you need 2 planes that would mean just one route. With YYZ and YVR i believe more people have been able to try Allegris than if they had sent the plane only to SIN.
South Africa in general commands a premium from Germany. Interesting of note is that LH will be operating a return flight from MUC to CPT only bookable with Miles (Miles&More). So it's safe to say that the route is rather important to LH.