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Options for advance seat reservation in Economy Class on intercontinental flights
Seat reservations
Reserving requested seats in Lufthansa Economy Class on European flights
Seats with more legroom in Economy Class on continental flights
Options for reserving requested seats in Economy Class on intercontinental flights
Seats with more legroom in Economy Class on intercontinental flights
Reservation option for requested seats in Economy Class for group tours
Detailed information on operational processing
Options for advance seat reservation in Economy Class on intercontinental flights
With effect from 21 March 2017 (date of ticket issue) Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa will be extending
chargeable advance seat reservation to Economy booking classes Y, B, M, U, H, Q and V on
intercontinental flights. There will also be a charge for advance seat reservations on Economy Class
feeder flights. This also applies to continental feeder flights booked in Economy Class for Premium
Economy Class flights.
Price for advance seat reservation on long-haul flights in all Economy booking classes (Y, B,
M, U, H, Q, V, W, S, T, L and K): 25 euros per segment
Price for advance seat reservation on continental feeder flights: 10 euros per segment
There is already a charge for reserving a seat in advance with SWISS in all Economy booking classes
and on all long-haul routes.
For group travellers, HON Circle Members and Senators, advance seat reservations in Economy
Class are always free of charge on Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa and SWISS intercontinental flights.
Please note: for tickets issued before 21 March 2017, advance seat reservations in booking classes Y,
B, M, U, H, Q and V continue to be free of charge provided that the booking or an existing seat
reservation is not changed.
Seat reservations
Window, aisle or a seat with more legroom on an emergency exit row: Lufthansa offers your customers
the option of choosing their own seats and seats for their travelling companions in advance
themselves. Seat reservations can be made directly during the flight booking or at a later date under
‘My Bookings’ on LH.com.
Lufthansa passengers can, of course, still choose a seat when they check in from 23 hours before
departure online or via their mobile phone – irrespective of the fare booked and without additional cost.
In Economy Class on almost all aircraft types Lufthansa offers seats with more legroom that can be
reserved. These seats are distinguished by having at least 10 centimetres of extra legroom. A number
of these seats are located in the emergency exit rows.
Please note:
Currently seat reservations can only be sold through Amadeus and Travelport. Preparations
are in hand for sales through other GDSs.
Seat reservations are processed through the new IATA-standard Electronic Miscellaneous
Document (EMD-A) which you are already familiar with.
Seat reservations can also be booked via LH.com. This does not apply only to bookings
created in Amadeus but also to bookings made in other GDSs.
A confirmed seat reservation does not represent a legal claim to a certain seat, but only to the
selected category, e.g. aisle or window.
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Reserving requested seats in Lufthansa Economy Class on European flights
Under our new Europe fare concept Lufthansa passengers in Economy Class on German domestic
and European routes still have the option of reserving their preferred seat with you in the travel agency
at the time of booking.
Light fare: 10 euros per segment
Classic fare: free of charge
Flex fare: free of charge
Please note: there are no free seat reservations for HON Circle Members, Senators, Frequent
Travellers or Star Alliance Gold members travelling on the Economy Light fare.
Seats with more legroom in Economy Class on continental flights
Under the new Europe fare concept, passengers who would like more legroom in Economy Class can
still reserve a comfortable seat on an emergency exit row:
Light fare: 25 euros per segment
Classic fare: 25 euros per segment*
Flex fare: 25 euros per segment*
* Free of charge for HON Circle Members and Senators.
Options for reserving requested seats in Economy Class on intercontinental flights
On intercontinental routes paid-for and optional seat reservation applies to the inexpensive Economy
Class booking classes. You can reserve a requested seat for your customer directly at the time of
booking.*
Booking classes Y, B, M, U, H, Q, V and X: free of charge
Booking classes W, S, T, L and K: 25 euros per segment
For HON Circle Members and Senators seat reservations in Economy Class on intercontinental flights
are always free of charge.
* Seat reservations are only possible on Lufthansa-operated flights with Lufthansa flight numbers in
combination with a Lufthansa document. This includes Lufthansa wet-lease flights which are operated
by Air Dolomiti (EN), Eurowings (EW), Lufthansa CityLine (CL) and PrivatAir.
Seats with more legroom in Economy Class on intercontinental flights
In Economy Class Lufthansa offers seats with more legroom for reservation on almost all aircraft
types. You can find out the exact location of these seats from the seat maps. These seats are
distinguished by offering at least 10 cm (4") extra legroom. A number of these seats are located in the
emergency exit rows. The price is, for the most part, based on the length of the route:
Intercontinental near: 50 euros per segment
Intercontinental standard: 70 euros per segment
Intercontinental far: 90 euros per segment
The zoning at a glance:
Zone
Destinations
Price for seats with more legroom
Intercontinental
near
ABV, ACC, ADD, AUH, BAH, DMM, DOH,
DXB, IKA, JED, KWI, LAD, LOS, PHC, RUH, 50 euros per segment
SSG
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Intercontinental
standard
ATL, BKK, BLR, BOM, BOG, SJC, DEN,
DEL, DFW, EWR, IAD, IAH, JFK, KUL, MAA,
70 euros per segment
MCO, ORD, PHL, PNQ, SEA, YUL, YYZ,
TSE
Intercontinental
far
CPT, EZE, GIG, GRU, HND, HKG, JNB, KIX,
LAX, MEX, MIA, NGO, NKG, PEK, PVG,
90 euros per segment
SEL, SFO, SHE, SIN, TAO, YVR
Flight destinations in Algeria, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and
Turkmenistan are assigned to the continental destinations and prices because of the type of aircraft
deployed on these routes.
► Handling advice regarding the advanced seat reservation options in Economy Class (PDF,
Version 10, 25.02.2015)
Reservation option for requested seats in Economy Class for group tours
Group tours can reserve their requested seats in Economy Class free of charge. This applies both
to continental and intercontinental Lufthansa flights. The requirement is that the names have already
been entered.
Charges still apply to reservations for seats with more legroom for group tours.
Classic fare: 25 euros per segment
Flex fare: 25 euros per segment
Intercontinental: 70 euros per segment
NB: no Economy Light fare is offered for group bookings with sales origin in Germany.
Detailed information on operational processing
We have now brought together all operational information for you on, for example, changing bookings
and issuing refunds as well as on collecting charges via the Electronic Miscellaneous Document
(EMD-A), clearly laid out in a PDF.
► Handling advice regarding the advanced seat reservation options in Economy Class (PDF,
Version 10, 25.02.2015)
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