Tracking Lufthansa’s new fully flat business class seats

Via One Mile At A Time, it seems that Lufthansa has brought back the tool which allowed you to look up whether your flight would have the new fully-flat business class seat on it.

Given how ropey the old Lufthansa business class seat – one of the worst of the old-school sloping seats (see below) – this is a very handy tool to have.

Compared with ….

The online tool is here.  That said, for operational reasons you can never be 100% sure of what you will get.

In general, and quoting One Mile At A Time:

All of the new 747-8s feature the new business class

Only one of the new A380s features the new business class (shame on you Lufthansa!)

None of the 747-400s feature the new business class

All of the Munich based A330s feature the new business class, while roughly a third of the Frankfurt based A330s feature the new business class

Two of the Frankfurt based A340-300s feature the new business class, while none of the Munich based A340-300s feature the new business class

Two of the Munich based A340-600s feature the new business class, while none of the Frankfurt based A340-600s feature the new business class

Simple it isn’t, I’m afraid!

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How to earn Star Alliance miles from UK credit cards (April 2025)

None of the Star Alliance airlines currently have a UK credit card.

There is, however, still a way to earn Star Alliance miles from a UK credit card. 

The route is via Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty points convert to over 40 airlines at the rate of 3:1.

The best way to earn Marriott Bonvoy points is via the official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. It comes with 20,000 points for signing up and 2 points for every £1 you spend. At 2 Bonvoy points per £1, you are earning (at 3:1) 0.66 airline miles per £1 spent on the card.

There is a preferential conversion rate to United Airlines – which is a Star Alliance member – of 2 : 1 if you convert 60,000 Bonvoy points at once.

The Star Alliance members which are Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are: Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines.

You can apply here.

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