Lufthansa offers new premium economy seat

MANILA, Philippines - The Lufthansa Premium Economy Class has taken off. The new travel class can now be booked on the Hong Kong to Frankfurt flights and is available as well on many other routes flown by the Boeing 747-8 including Bangalore, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Sao Paolo, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington DC.

Passengers on board the Boeing 747-8 are able to enjoy all the benefits and comfort of Premium Economy Class. The free baggage allowance, for one, is double of what is allowed a passenger in Economy Class. Passengers in the new class can access and relax in comfort in Lufthansa Business lounges prior to takeoff for a minimal fee.

On board, each passenger in Premium Economy will be greeted with a welcome drink. At their seat in the cabin is an upmarket amenity kit with useful accessories, a water bottle and a power socket. Meals will be presented in menus and served on china tableware. Available, too, is an extensive Inflight Entertainment program for passengers to view on a large monitor fitted on the backrest of the seat in front.

Passengers booked in Economy Class can upgrade for a fee prior to their flight to Premium Economy Class at a Lufthansa travel agency partner or by getting in touch with our Service Team at (02) 580 6400.

Miles & More members can from now use their mile credits or eVouchers for an upgrade. Passengers can even upgrade last-minute to available Premium Economy seats at check-in at the airport.

The entire Lufthansa long-haul fleet is to be equipped with Premium Economy by late summer 2015 when the retrofit is successively completed on all the long-haul aircraft.