How can I select a seat with Lufthansa?

Lufthansa seat reservation availability and charges depend on fare, travel class, route and seat category. A seat preference remains subject to operational changes and does not override safety or aircraft requirements.

Important exceptions

  • Fare product, travel class, route and seat category must match the current ticket.
  • An earlier preference does not override a safety or aircraft requirement.

What to do next

  1. Fare product and class

    Read the fare product and travel class on the ticket.

  2. Route and category

    Match the exact route and seat category.

  3. Operating carrier

    Confirm who operates the flight.

  4. Final assignment

    Recheck after an aircraft or operational change.

More booking questions

How do Lufthansa fare product and travel class affect seat reservation?

Lufthansa seat reservation availability and charges depend on fare, travel class, route and seat category.

Confirm before booking

  • Confirm for this trip: Fare product and class.

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Why must I identify the Lufthansa seat category and route?

A seat preference remains subject to operational changes and does not override safety or aircraft requirements.

Confirm before booking

  • Confirm for this trip: Route and category.

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Can safety or aircraft requirements change a Lufthansa seat?

Yes. A seat preference remains subject to the operating carrier's safety, aircraft and operational requirements.

Confirm before booking

  • Confirm for this trip: Operating carrier.

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Lufthansa changed your paid seat: compare the category before requesting a refund

Check what happened to the category, not just the original flight or seat number.

Confirm before booking

  • Confirm current instructions for your actual ticket or account with the airline. The effective date and individual outcome are not established.

What to do next

  1. Identify the account
  2. Lufthansa’s terms make the seat fee refundable for an entirely cancelled flight or an operational move without an equivalent category. If rebooking provides an equivalent category, the reservation remains valid and no refund is due merely for changing the flight or number.
  3. Use the official recovery route
  4. Put the original purchase, change notice and replacement category side by side. Describe the feature you paid for and the feature now supplied, rather than sending only a photograph of the new seat number. Identify the seller from the actual receipt.
  5. Keep your request focused
  6. Refunds go to the original payment method through the booking airline or third-party seller. Airports and cabin crews cannot refund them. An email confirms an automatic refund if one occurs.
  7. Check the result
  8. In a request, distinguish an airline reassignment from a seat you chose to change yourself. Keep the answer with the purchase record so you can reconcile any returned payment. This guide supplies no processing deadline, automatic-refund guarantee or separate cabin-downgrade entitlement.

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