People, it’s time to break out the bottles of Sekt, as Lufthansa has had the green light for 25 out of the 28 business class seats aboard its Boeing 787-9 configured with Allegris, confirming most of the seats have been certified for use.
Lufthansa Allegris Business Class – Double Seat – Image, Lufthansa
The first flight with the qualified seated flew on March 15, 2026. D-ABPM ( named “Potsdam”) had the honour of flying first with 25 seats from Frankfurt to Toronto.
As has been noted and discussed, 25 out of the 28 seats are available to reserve, with row two being uncertified at this point.
The remaining eight 787-9s equipped with Allegris are also already in service with approved seats as of today, or will take off by Wednesday at the latest. Last-minute bookings for these seats on flights departing from March 18 are therefore available immediately.
In the winter flight schedule, the Dreamliner currently flies from Frankfurt to Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá, Austin, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Toronto.
When the summer schedule begins on March 29, the 787-9 will fly to Austin, Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá, Cape Town, Shanghai, Hyderabad, and Hong Kong.
Starting in June, the destinations will include New York JFK and Los Angeles, followed by Delhi in July.
Beware the seat upsells
Lufthansa will reel you in, initially with the Business Class Classic seat. This remains free of charge, out of the generosity of their commercial hearts.
However, if you want any of the following, Lufthansa will happily get the upsells out. This includes:
- Business Class Suite
- Extra Space Seat with extra legroom
- The Privacy Seat by the window
- The Extra Long Bed with a 2.20-meter reclining surface)
These can be reserved in advance via the seat reservation system for an additional fee.
Well, that’s taken long enough, hasn’t it?
Lufthansa has been flying its Boeing 787-9s out of Frankfurt with the uncertified Allegris Business Class cabin, with only four of the seats since they activated them for service out of Frankfurt in October 2025 (and let’s not talk about the amount of time they were built and waiting for delivery, pending seat certification).
It’s been a clear five months to get most of the cabin certified – not the full business class cabin, but 25 out of 28 seats. Clearly, there’s still plenty of work to do, with three business seats that aren’t being sold.
And like any airline, Lufthansa loves revenue.
With 10 aircraft in the fleet already, nine already in service, and the airline planning to have 29 of them in service by the end of 2027, Lufthansa will still be seeking to maximise revenue and get the final seats certified.
But what a road they’ve taken to get them certified.
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