The new Lufthansa Premium Economy will debut on the German airline’s new Boeing 747-8s from 10 December this year. The Boeing 747-8s will serve routes from Frankfurt to and from Buenos Aires, Chicago, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Beijing and Washington, D.C..
The new range of Lufthansa Premium Economy and Business Class seats has won the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2014 in the category of Vehicle Accessories. They were picked from 4,815 entries from 53 countries. More than 1.5 million passengers will be able to enjoy the new seats with the installation of 3,600 seats in all 106 long-haul aircraft in just one year.
The new seats were designed together with müller/romca Industrial Design in Kiel and produced by ZIM Flugsitz near Lake Constance. You can enjoy 3 centimetres wider seats depending on the aircraft type, approximately 10 centimetres more room at the side created by each seat’s wide armrest and a centre console between the seats. The back rest can be reclined further and the seat pitch is 38 inches. This is around one and a half times more room than Economy class. Head rests can be set to the exact height desired and folded at the sides for added comfort and support. Foot rests from the second row back can be adjustable. Other new features include bottle holder, electrical socket and storage space for your belongings.
Schedule of other Retrofitted Aircraft
- Late January 2015 – first A340-600 scheduled for Munich – Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo routes
- Late April 2015 – A380-800 planned to fly from Frankfurt to Johannesburg, New York, Miami, Houston, San Francisco, Shanghai and Singapore.
You can purchase seats now for travel from Germany between December 2014 and end February 2015.
Other Lufthansa Premium Economy Benefits
- Two baggage weighing up to 23 kg each
- For EUR25, visit the Lufthansa Business Lounges before departure
- For EUR50, you can visit the Welcome Lounge to shower and enjoy a breakfast buffet after night flights
- Welcome drink after you are seated on board
- Bottled water and amenity kit provided
- Meals are presented on menus and served on porcelain tableware
- 11 or 12 inch in-flight entertainment screen which is at least two inches larger than in Economy
- Central console between the seats with sturdy table and power outlet at every seat – well suited for work on board
- All seats in Premium Economy Class are not more than one seat away from the aisle
There will be between 21 to 52 Premium Economy seats depending on the aircraft type. Some 106 long haul planes will be fitted with these Premium Economy seats.
