Lufthansa to sell cheaper first-class seats with restrictions
Photo Credit: A Lufthansa A340-300 departs Lester B. Pearson Airport in Toronto. flickr.com
Skift Take
Discounted first-class seats? Now there's a wrinkle. Lufthansa would rather get some revenue for them instead of giving them away in free upgrades.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG will sell first-class seats at a discount to people willing to give up booking flexibility as the German carrier seeks to squeeze more revenue from its most exclusive product.
The so-called tourism first-class will have a minimum lead time for bookings and carry restrictions on cancellations and changes, Lufthansa board member Jens Bischof said at the ITB travel fair in Berlin today. The actual on-board experience will be the same as for full first-class, he said.
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