With the introduction of its Allegris onboard product in May 2024, Lufthansa promised to transform the travel experience for the long-haul flyer. Now, less than a year later, the German flag carrier has announced that it will be bringing its innovative premium cabin offering to three more routes across its network, bringing the total number of cities enjoying Allegris service to seven in 2025.
So far, the elevated onboard product has only been available on flights from Munich to Bengaluru (BLR) since November 2024. However, from March 30, 2025, not only will the Indian destination be joined by flights from Munich to San Francisco (SFO), Shanghai (PVG), and Chicago (ORD), but these will also be joined by those from Munich to San Diego (SAN) on this date. Services to New York-Newark (EWR) will see Allegris from April 15, 2025, with flights to Charlotte joining from August 2025.
“I am delighted that we are offering our guests Lufthansa Allegris on more and more routes. For flights to the USA alone, customers can choose between five destinations from Munich,” says Heiko Reitz, Chief Customer Officer Lufthansa Airlines. “We currently have nine A350-900s with Allegris on board at Lufthansa, six of which already offer our customers the new, highly exclusive First Class. Overall, our new cabin interior is extremely popular with guests – with satisfaction rates in Business Class of well over 90 percent.”
Lufthansa advises that passengers who have already reserved a seat on flights to these cities will have their journeys upgraded to an Allegris seat. Meanwhile, passengers will only be able to experience the new first-class Allegris product with its unique suites on selected flights to San Francisco, Chicago, San Diego, Shanghai, and Bengaluru for the time being, pending the arrival of new aircraft with the carrier or the retrofitting of its existing fleet.
According to data obtained from the commercial aircraft seat map website aeroLOPA, Lufthansa’s six current A350-900s that are equipped with the new first class Allegris product accommodate 267 passengers in a four-class layout. The configuration features four seats in first class (including the ‘Suite Plus’ offering) and 38 seats in business class. In the latter, the carrier offers the customer a choice of seat options, including the Business Class Suite, the Extra Space Seat, the Privacy Seat, and the Extra Long Bed, which are all bookable for an additional fee.
Further down the aircraft, the carrier’s Allegris-equipped premium economy cabins on its Airbus A350-900s feature 24 reclining seats laid out in a 2-3-2 configuration, in addition to 201 economy class seats toward the rear of the aircraft in a more conventional nine-abreast, 3-3-3 configuration.
A Lufthansa statement announcing the addition of the trio of new US cities that will receive Allegris flights in 2025 added that its Allegris Business Class product has been awarded the International Design Award for 2024 and the German Design Award for 2025.
“The juries were particularly impressed by the innovative seating options, which meet the different needs of travelers,” added the statement. “The integration of innovative elements such as seat heating and cooling offers an outstanding comfort experience and enables a customizable travel environment. The high recognizability of the airline brand is also underlined by the convincing seating concept.”
