Lufthansa's Allegris suites are coming to more U.S. routes
The airline plans to launch the cabin in mid-August on flights to Charlotte, N.C., and on Oct. 26 on flights to Miami and New York JFK. Lufthansa on March 30 launched the cabin on routes to San Francisco, San Diego and Chicago, and in April on flights to Newark. Other North American gateways are to be determined.
The new first-class cabin includes three suites, with the middle suite able to accommodate two guests. It is part of the Lufthansa Group's 2.5 billion-euro investment in product and service improvements -- including its cabins, lounges and catering -- by the end of 2025, said Lufthansa vice president of area management for the Americas Dirk Janzen. The company said about 2 billion euros of that figure will be for the Lufthansa brand.
Lufthansa currently has 10 Airbus A350-900 aircraft equipped with the Allegris first-class cabin. In addition, 10 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft will be outfitted with Allegris first class, with the carrier to begin to receive those planes in the second quarter of 2026. There also is an Allegris first-class retrofit planned for 15 Boeing 747-8 aircraft, according to Lufthansa.
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