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Lufthansa’s Long-Awaited Allegris Business Cabin Is Finally Here—and We Got a Sneak Peek
01.05.2024 - 20:17 / afar.com / Jens Ritter
It was a 40-minute flight that airline insiders had been anticipating for seven years: the official launch of Lufthansa’s Allegris, the German flag carrier’s state-of-the-art cabin overhaul that was first announced in 2017 and finally confirmed last year.
On Friday, April 26, the first Lufthansa aircraft equipped with Allegris—an A350-900 delivered only two weeks prior—completed a nonrevenue flight from Munich to Frankfurt. The flight offered a sneak peek of what’s to come as the airline rolls the product out across its entire long-haul fleet over the coming months and years.
The official launch came more than a year past schedule due to supply chain and other delays—a topic Lufthansa CEO Jens Ritter addressed directly during a preview event at Munich International airport on Thursday, April 25.
“They say good things come to those who wait, but I probably speak for all of us when I say everyone’s patience is a little bit stretched over the last months and years,” Ritter said.
The following day, Allegris officially took flight for the first time with passengers aboard. I was among the aviation journalists invited to join, along with special guests and Lufthansa executives including Ritter, who handed out meal kits prior to boarding and cruised the aisles mingling with passengers during the flight.
Here, a few highlights of Allegris first and business class—as well as what passengers can expect on long-haul routes featuring the new cabins. The first of those takes off on May 1 from Munich to Vancouver, with additional routes from Munich this year, including Toronto, Chicago O’Hare, Montreal, and San Francisco, as the carrier receives more aircraft outfitted with the new seats, Ritter said.
Allegris is part of the largest product and service overhaul in the history of Lufthansa Group, representing an investment of about $2.67 billion through 2025. The product upgrade will cover all four service classes—economy, premium economy, business, and first. Not surprisingly, some of its splashiest aspects are in the front of the plane, as Lufthansa aims to attract high-paying passengers who have more choice than ever when it comes to amenities like privacy doors, state-of-the-art entertainment systems, and customizable spaces.
Still to come are Allegris first-class cabins outfitted with the suites that feature double beds.
Courtesy of Lufthansa
But the wait isn’t over just yet for the really good stuff. Because of manufacturing and certification delays, Lufthansa expects to receive its first A350 equipped with the first-class seats in August or September. With that arrival, Lufthansa will debut its most over-the-top, first-class offering yet: three fully enclosed suites with sliding doors, one of which, the Suite
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