Lufthansa Business Class from Manchester to Munich & Frankfurt at £172/€200

Star Alliance founding member Lufthansa has put a very attractive on business class tickets from Manchester. Nonstop round trips to German cities Frankfurt and Munich are available for as little as £172/€200, with multiple departures each week at the lowest fare until December 2021. Included are two checked bags up to 23 kg, lounge access at your departure airport and a free middle seat on both flights.

You can find multiple departures each week at the lowest fare from now until December 2021. You have to stay at least three days, a Saturday or a Sunday in Germany to get the sub-£180 round trips.

You can expect to board Lufthansa’s Airbus A320 family short haul fleet. These sport regular 3-3 economy seating in business class, but the middle seat remains empty. Sometimes a Canadair Jet or Embraer Jet flies the rotation to Great Britain. These also sport the usual 2-2 economy seating up front, with the aisle seat being blocked.

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The fare rules give no restrictions on this fare despite a minimum stay of three days, a Saturday or a Sunday. No travel or sales period is mentioned.

Google Flights shows you all possible flight dates. After retrieving them, we strongly recommend booking in lufthansa.com.

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 these tickets in booking class P. Even the short trip to Munich may earn you some decent mileage with the following programs: