Asia: €1,225 Lufthansa Business Class From Romania

We’ve recently informed you about the great business class deals with departure from Poland. And members of the Lufthansa Group are now also selling discounted tickets for flights to Asia from Bucharest or Timișoara in Romania. Prices start at only €1,225 (~RON 6,091) for trips to Shanghai or Beijing.

Here are all the prices and destinations with departure from Timișoara. If you’d rather fly out of Henri Coandă International airport in Bucharest, you will have to pay a little more (around €10).

• Shanghai at €1,225 (~RON 6,091)
• Beijing at €1,225 (~RON 6,091)
• Mumbai at €1,324 (~RON 6,583)
• Hong Kong at €1,324 (~RON 6,583)
• Bangkok at €1,325 (~RON 6,588)
• New Delhi at €1,332 (~RON 6,623)

Since all flights will be operated by a member of the Lufthansa Group, your trip will include a layover in Munich, Frankfurt, Zurich or Vienna. You can visit the lounge while you’re waiting for your connection flight. If you need more information on the business class products that the airlines offer, check out the following reviews:

• Lufthansa business class
• Swiss business class
• Austrian Airlines business class

Search & Book

According to the fare rules, tickets will be sold until January 12th, and the offer is valid for trips commencing between January 15th and June 30th, 2020. The availability is somewhat limited in the first few months of 2020.

The minimum stay requirement is one night from Saturday to Sunday. If you don’t want to spend the weekend, you’ll have to stay for at least five days. The most extended period until your flight back is 3 months.

The easiest way to find cheap flights is by using Google Flights (instructions). Once you’ve settled for a specific date, you can either book directly on the carrier’s website. Or use our Travel dealz flight search to compare prices that OTAs offer.

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

All tickets will be issued in booking class P. The earning rate depends on the carrier you choose and the program you’ve signed up for. Here’s what you should get credited with for a trip from Timișoara to Beijing via Munich:

Source: YHBU – Thanks!