Where To Find Lufthansa’s New Allegris Cabins and How To Book With Points

Lufthansa’s much-anticipated Allegris cabins in first, business, premium economy, and economy took to the skies for the first time in May.

The cabins initially debuted on a single Munich-based Airbus A350-900 aircraft bound for Vancouver (YVR) before heading to Toronto (YYZ), Chicago (ORD), and most recently, Shanghai (PVG).

After looking into the Allegris aircraft and the routes they’ve been flying, we’ve discovered that Lufthansa has unofficially sent the game-changing aircraft to 2 other North American cities.

Experience Lufthansa’s New Allegris Cabins

Allegris brings Lufthansa back into the elite leagues — especially when it comes to the new first and business-class cabins and seats.

“With the Allegris range we focus on maximum individuality and exclusivity and premium service along the entire travel chain,” said Jens Ritter, CEO at Lufthansa Airlines.

After the launch of Allegris to Vancouver and Toronto, Lufthansa planned to grace 2 more North American destinations with the cabins’ presence: Chicago (ORD) and Montréal (YUL).

While Chicago started as planned, Montreal has been quietly removed from the official schedule. However, we’ve seen that the Canadian city, along with San Francisco (SFO), has already welcomed the Allegris-equipped A350s a handful of times.

This is the seat map for the Allegris business class cabin:

As of August 16, you’ll almost certainly enjoy Allegris when flying between Munich and Toronto, Vancouver, and now Shanghai.

According to Flightradar24, sometimes older versions of the A350 aircraft still sporadically operate these routes; most likely to do with last-minute operational changes.

For Chicago, it’s less certain. Of the 2 daily rotations that Lufthansa operates to the Windy City from Munich, LH434 and LH435 are the flight numbers flown by the A350. However, sometimes these flight numbers are still being operated by non-Allegris A350s so watch out for this when you’re booking.

This is the business class seat map for the ex-Phillippines Airlines A350s that do not have Allegris cabins:

Note that given the unpredictable nature of aviation scheduling, the schedule is subject to last-minute change. As it stands, Lufthansa has 4 Allegris Airbus A350s in operation registered D-AIXR, D-AIXT, D-AIXU and D-AIXV.

After the initial rollout, the airline plans to equip its entire fleet of existing Airbus A350s, Boeing 777-9s, and Boeing 787-9s with Allegris cabins. Even the airline’s long-time workhorse, the Boeing 747-8i, will be retrofitted with new cabins.

Lufthansa’s Allegris Cabins

Allegris is the name Lufthansa chose to give its reimagined hard product across its 4 cabin classes: first class, business class, premium economy, and economy. Here’s what we know about each of the cabins.

First Class With Game-Changing “Suite Plus”

We’re perhaps most excited about The Suite Plus, which you’ll find in first class.

Unfortunately, the new Allegris first class cabin isn’t bookable yet. Due to issues with the weight of the product which causes a significant imbalance, there’s still no word as to when passengers will be able to experience The Suite Plus.

Each first class cabin will feature 1 Suite Plus, which, with its ceiling-high walls and fully-closable door, will provide the ultimate privacy for 2 passengers traveling together.

“The First Class Suite Plus conveys the feeling of privacy and individuality similar to a hotel room — only at an altitude of 11 kilometers.”

Jens Ritter, CEO at Lufthansa

In the rest of the cabin, the seat measures roughly 3.25 feet (about 1 meter) and is surrounded by almost ceiling-height walls that can be fully closed. In fact, the Suite Plus will mark the most private first-class seats the airline has ever had.

The seat promises to be private enough that guests will not need to leave their suite when changing into or out of Lufthansa’s first-class pajamas.

Thanks to a large dining table in each suite, first-class passengers will be able to dine with their travel companion Lovers of Lufthansa’s caviar service will be pleased to know that this will remain.

Those seated in the Suite Plus will no longer have to deal with being too hot or too cold. In an industry first, passengers will be able to control the temperature of their suites individually.

Lufthansa will also take connectivity one step further by allowing its first class passengers to connect their personal devices to the inflight entertainment system.

Hot Tip:

Now is a great time to earn Lufthansa Miles & More miles if you want to experience the airline’s new-and-improved first class suites, which are set to debut in 2024.

The Best Business Class Lufthansa Has Ever Had

Similar to first class, Lufthansa’s new business class cabins also features ultra-private suites with a personal minibar.

Lufthansa’s new Allegris business class comprises 2 cabins (separated by a galley) arranged in a staggered 1-2-1 and 1-1-1 configuration to allow for a total of 7 different seat types:

• Classic seat
• Double seat
• First row suites
• Extra-long bed seat
• Extra-space seat
• Privacy window seat
• Privacy window seat with bassinette

All new business class suites provide direct aisle access, which greatly improves the older generation business class seats that the airline still operates.

Seat selection for the new Allegris business class will be free of charge for the first few months of service. Here’s a little more on some of the most interesting new seat types.

First Row Suites

The seats in the exclusive first row of business class boast more space and IFE screens of up to 27 inches.

Passengers traveling together who are seated in the middle of the 1-2-1-configured rows also have the option of connecting their 2 suites for the ultimate private mile-high experience.

You’ll find the 4 single and 2 double suites exclusively in row 2 and row 8.

Extra-Space Seat

There are 4 extra-space seats, which Lufthansa hopes will be the perfect space for those who want privacy to spread out and work while flying.

The throne-style extra-space seat is easy to spot on the seat map via the 2-headed arrow icon as seen below in row 11:

Privacy Seat

Lufthansa’s so-called “privacy seats” have a narrow egress, but the plus side is these seats are flush with the fuselage and have 2 windows for those who like to enjoy the view when flying.

There are 10 privacy seats, which are A and K in the odd-numbered rows.

The seats are easy to spot on the seat map thanks to the symbol of a line through an eye:

Some of these seats also have bassinet functionality, depicted by the small baby carriage icon, as above in row 7.

Premium Economy

Lufthansa Group’s new premium economy product made its debut on SWISS services to the U.S. in March 2022.

The seat features a fold-out legrest that extends further than any of Lufthansa’s other premium economy seats. It reclines into a dedicated space within the seat itself rather than into the space of the passenger seated behind.

Economy

The “Sleeper’s Row,” introduced in 2021, has been transformed into the most comfortable economy class the airline has ever offered.

The so-called “Sleeper’s Row 2.0” features on all new aircraft and boasts an extendable leg rest, an additional mattress, and up to 40% more recline than the original Sleeper’s Row.

Those who would prefer a little more space and privacy when flying economy will soon have the option of booking the seat next to them.

Meanwhile, this is a snapshot of the economy cabin on board the first Allegris aircraft to enter service in April.

How to Book Lufthansa Allegris

Allegris is only a few months old and features on only a handful of Lufthansa’s aircraft. Because of that, you have to fly specific routes to enjoy it.

The best way to pretty much guarantee an Allegris experience is by heading from either Vancouver or Toronto to Montreal. As mentioned earlier, Allegris is also equipped on Chicago and San Francisco routes, but the schedule is inconsistent.

You can, of course, use cash to pay for your economy, premium, or business class ticket. However, we’d recommend redeeming points to book. One of the best programs to redeem points for Lufthansa flights is by booking through Air Canada Aeroplan — a one-way in business class will set you back just 60,000 points plus taxes and fees.

Hot Tip:

Thanks to travel credit cards like the Chase Sapphire Reserve^®, you can transfer Ultimate Rewards points directly into your Aeroplan account to redeem on Allegris flights.

Final Thoughts

Lufthansa is finally fulfilling its promise of providing its passengers with an inspiring new long-haul travel experience.

Passengers can now enjoy an increased sense of privacy and luxury across first, business, premium economy, and economy cabins when flying long-haul from Chicago, Shanghai, Toronto, Vancouver, (sometimes) Montréal, and San Francisco to Munich.