Baku, Azerbaijan & Tbilisi, Georgia: €339 Lufthansa Business Class From 8 European Countries

Star Alliance member Lufthansa has started a nice sale for business class seats from several European airports to Baku, Azerbaijan and Tbilisi, Georgia. While the prices below €400 are close to common economy fares with checked bags on these routes, sadly the hard product is, too. All flights are operated by Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Lufthansa’s European business class. A stop in Frankfurt or Munich is necessary each way.

Tickets to Tbilisi are available at this price:

• Amsterdam at €339
• Milan at €339
• Warsaw at €340 (~PLN 1,465)
• Luxembourg at €342
• Brussels at €349
• Stockholm at €359 (~SEK 4,153)
• Madrid at €364
• Oslo at €370 (~NOK 4,320)

And these are the fares to Baku:

• Amsterdam at €378
• Milan at €379
• Warsaw at €380 (~PLN 1,638)
• Luxembourg at €382
• Brussels at €386
• Stockholm at €397 (~SEK 4,593)
• Madrid at €404
• Oslo at €410 (~NOK 4,787)

In most cases, you will find similar prices from other origins within the same country, like Barcelona or Rome.

Carriers & Seats

To Tbilisi, Lufthansa offers a nonstop roundtrip from Munich. This time, the red-eye service is the outbound flight. You will get back to Munich without a stop in Baku. Flights are operated by Airbus A320 aircraft.

When going to Azerbaijan, flights arrive in Baku in the late evening (23:20), with a stop in Tbilisi interrupting the outbound. The return trip starts with a five-hour red eye flight from Baku to Frankfurt.

Even the longer segments are Lufthansa’s European business class. While the soft product is significantly better than in economy, the hard product is the same except for a blocked middle seat. The biggest differences are a warm meal on each flight, two checked bags up to 23 kg each, lounge access and priority services.

Search & Book

The fare rules don’t give a sales or a travel period. The only thing mentioned is a minimum stay of either a Saturday or a Sunday. According to Google Flights, there is splendid availability all the way until May 2022

This is also the best place to find suiting flight dates or further origins. We strongly recommend booking directly with the airline.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

Lufthansa issues tickets for all flight segments in booking class P. Members of Star Alliance frequent flyer programs can expect to earn the following mileage for an Amsterdam to Tbilisi roundtrip:

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