Lufthansa Launches Revised Booking Class Structure
Lufthansa announced all existing bookings have to be issued before 30th Jun 2011 at least due to their changes in booking classes, any bookings not ticketed before 30th Jun 2011 may have to be rebooked according to new classes. Note: It will affect all pending bookings if not ticketed before deadline. Lufthansa launches combination of new booking classes, additional booking classes exclusively added for long-haul flights. In addition to this, new fares will be applicable for bookings issued after 1st Jul 2011 for this reason Lufthansa recommends issue tickets before deadline.
New booking class structure means new fares can be offered for long haul flights.
Long-haul:
Economy:
- by the use of the new booking class system new additional fare levels are launched and therefore smaller up-sell steps can be offered.
- in the higher-value Economy classes, conditions will change – minimum stay and ADVP will be reduced.
- for most traffic areas the number of seasonal terms will be reduced from 3 to 2.
First and Business:
- fare levels will be adjusted.
- booking class allocation and conditions remain unchanged.






