Now Live: Free Messaging on All Lufthansa Long-Haul Flights

Updated: June 3, 2025, 9:46am CDT

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Free Messages Include Images
Lufthansa’s Wi-Fi Pricing
Final Thoughts

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Starting today, Lufthansa will offer unlimited free messaging on its long-haul flights. This is an extension of its current policy of free messaging on European and medium-haul flights.

The extension applies to flights between Germany and the Americas, plus those between Germany and Africa and Asia that are longer than medium haul.

Here’s everything to know.

Free Messages Include Images

Beginning today, Lufthansa passengers can send and receive any number of messages, including photos, during long-haul flights on their smartphone or tablet. The free service is available for passengers in all classes.

Free messaging has been available for Miles & More loyalty program members on short- and medium-haul flights with Lufthansa since 2024.

In collaboration with Mastercard, Lufthansa now offers a free new service onboard. To use it, passengers just need to log into FlyNet with their Miles & More card number or the email tied to their Lufthansa Group Travel ID. If they haven’t signed up yet, they can easily register while in the air.

In the Lufthansa Group, Austrian Airlines and SWISS also offer free messaging on select long-haul flights.

Lufthansa 747 400 Middle Seats Business Class — Lufthansa is updating its business class from its current, dated product, which has middle seats on the Boeing 747-400. Image Credit: Alberto Riva

Lufthansa’s Wi-Fi Pricing

The cost of inflight Wi-Fi on Lufthansa varies according to distance and differentiates between members of its Miles & More program that also have Travel ID, and passengers without either of those. (Travel ID is a single login that provides access to services of Lufthansa and all the airlines of the Lufthansa Group, in addition to Miles & More.)

The current pricing structure is as follows:

Short- and Medium-Haul Flights

Messaging:

Travel ID and Miles & More members: free
Other passengers: 3 euros or 1,000 miles

Premium Wi-Fi (suitable for surfing at up to 4 Mbps):

Flights up to 90 minutes: 6 euros or 2,000 miles
Flights more than 90 minutes: 8 euros or 2,600 miles

Long-Haul Flights

The pricing for long-haul Wi-Fi reflects how things stand now, at least for Miles & More members with Travel ID.

Messaging: Free for Travel ID and Miles & More members

Premium Wi-Fi (suitable for surfing at up to 4 Mbps):

2 hours: from 15 euros, $18, or 5,000 miles
Full flight: from 25 euros, $27, or 8,300 miles

Hot Tip:

Miles & More does not have U.S. transfer partners, but there are many ways to book Lufthansa business class with points other than through the airline’s own loyalty program.

Final Thoughts

Good news for Lufthansa passengers on long-haul flights, including those to and from the U.S.: messaging — including sending images — is now free for all passengers during the flight.

For some passengers, this new messaging feature could replace the need to pay for a full internet connection, which can be costly.