Lufthansa Booking Classes: Business, Economy, First

Lufthansa has a range of different booking classes for its various fare types. This includes

• Economy Class
• Premium Economy Class
• Business Class
• First Class

Lufthansa Booking Class Codes

The Lufthansa booking class codes are as follows

• Economy Class: B, G, H, K, L, M, N, Q, S, T, V, W, Y
• Premium Economy Class: E, N, and P
• Business Class: C, D, J, and Z
• First Class: A and F

Economy Class

Lufthansa offers up to 4 fare types in its international economy cabin class, depending on the route flown. They have the following classes:

• Economy Light
• Economy Basic
• Economy Basic Plus
• Economy Flex

The booking codes for Lufthansa’s Economy Class are B, G, H, K, L, M, N, Q, S, T, V, W, Y.

Economy Light	Economy Basic	Economy Basic Plus	Economy Flex
Carry-on bag	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Checked bag	1 piece for a fee	1 piece	1 piece	1 piece
2nd checked bag (US / CA only)	No	$90*	$90*	$90*
Excess Baggage	For a fee	For a fee	For a fee	For a fee
Meals & Beverages	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Flight Changes	No	For a fee	For a fee	Free
Refund/Cancellation	No	No	$300	Free
Seat reservation	For a fee	Free 23hrs ahead	Free 23hrs ahead	Free 23hrs ahead
Seat upgrades	For a fee	$20-$249	$20-$249	$20-$249
Mileage credit	Yes	50%	100%	150%
Mileage upgrade	No	No	Yes	Yes

* For Germany – USA flights only

Premium Economy Class

Lufthansa’s Premium Economy Class has three different fare types:

• Premium Economy Basic
• Premium Economy Basic Plus
• Premium Economy Flex

The booking codes for Lufthansa’s Premium Economy Class are E, N, and P.

The main difference between the Lufthansa Premium Economy types is whether you can rebook or cancel and if you have to pay for such changes. The mileage credit differs with Premium Economy Flex by an extra 50%.

	Premium Economy Basic	Premium Economy Basic Plus II	Premium Economy Flex
Rebooking	$300	$300	Free
Refund/Cancellation	No	$300	Free
Mileage Credit	100%	100%	150%
Mileage Upgrade	No	No	Permitted
Seat reservation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lounge Access	No	No	No
Check-in Options	Economy Class check-in	Economy Class check-in	Economy Class check-in

Business Class

Lufthansa’s Business Class has several booking classes too:

• Business Class Basic
• Business Class Basic Plus
• Business Class Flex

The booking codes for Business Class are: C, D, J, and Z.

Again, the main differences between the various Business Class options are to do with the fees for rebooking and cancellation as well as the extra credit for mileage. You can also upgrade if you have Business Class Flex.

	Business Basic	Business Basic Plus	Business Flex
Rebooking	$450	$450	free
Refund	No	$500	free
Mileage Credit	100%	150%	200%
Mileage Upgrade	No	No	Yes
Seat Reservation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lounge Access	Business Class lounge	Business Class lounge	Business Class lounge
Check-in Options	Priority check-in	Priority check-in	Priority check-in

First Class

Lufthansa’s First Class also has a range of different classes on offer:

• First Basic
• First Basic Plus
• First Basic Plus II
• First Flex

These options are again just differentiated with the rebooking and refund costs, as everything else is the same in this case.

For reference, the First Class booking codes are: A and F.