Lufthansa and Swiss are cooperating with Air China to bring you a very attractive offer on flights to Beijing departing from multiple French cities. The Star Alliance carriers are selling the cheapest tickets for trips from Strasbourg to China for prices starting at €1,522. As of now, availability is excellent for most routes starting from late August all through to June 2020.
Other departure airports are available at just a little extra:
There are various ways to get to China on this sweet deal. Some connections will be operated by Lufthansa or Swiss only. Others might be a combination of both or even include a long-haul flight with Air China. Your layover should take place in Munich or Zurich.
The German carrier has an Airbus A350 scheduled for the flights to and from China, and Swiss is should be using an Airbus A330. However, if your trip includes a flight with Air China, it will probably be on board of a Boeing 777-200. If you’re interested in learning more about the Lufthansa business class product, check out our review. And here’s what you can expect from Swiss and Air China.
Search & Book
According to the fare rules, tickets will be sold until August 31st, and the deal is valid for trips commencing between August 21st and June 30th, 2020. As already mentioned, availability is pretty great at the moment. But you never know when this might change.
The minimum stay requirements are at least 5 days or one night from Saturday to Sunday. You will have to return to Europe after 3 months at the lastest if you want to book this fare.
Once again, Google Flights (instructions) will show all available connections. Once you’ve found dates that work for you, book directly on the carrier’s website or use our Travel Dealz flight search to compare prices and save some money.
Mileage
All tickets should be issued in booking class P (Lufthansa & Swiss) or R (Air China). Consequently, this should get you an earning rate between 100% and 125% with most Star Alliance frequent flyer programs. To check how many miles your exact trip can earn you, we recommend going to WhereToCredit. Here’s an example of the miles that should land in your account for a trip with Swiss from Paris including a layover in Zurich:
- 13,122 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
- 11,506 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 11,406 Award Miles + 480 Points on Miles&More
- 11,106 Points on SAS EuroBonus
- 10,906 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
- 10,498 Award Miles + 2,100 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 10,498 Miles on Asiana Club
- 10,498 Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
- 10,498 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
- 10,498 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
- 10,498 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
- 10,498 Award Miles on LATAM Pass
- 10,498 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
- 10,498 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
- 10,498 Miles on Egyptair Plus
- 10,202 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
- 7,348 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
Source: Premium Flights – Thanks!
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