Airlines of the Lufthansa Group (especially Lufthansa and Swiss) are offering a great companion sale for flights departing from Amsterdam. As long as your traveling as a group of min. 2 people, you can, e.g. fly to Bogota for €999, Dubai for €1,002, Nairobi for €1,103 per person, or to Hong Kong for only €1,244! Also, availability is fantastic throughout the first half of 2022.
Worldwide travel restrictions are in place to slow the spread of Covid-19. We strongly recommend gathering detailed information about the travel and quarantine restrictions that apply to your desired origin and destination.
A good start is the International Air Transport Association (IATA) website. It provides current updates on a country’s immigration policies. Even better, the Covid-19 Travel Regulations Map is one of the most useful tools you can find.
Changing dates on Lufthansa or Swiss tickets is possible without paying a fee, but you will have to pay the price difference if you (not the airline) cancel your flight. This can easily exceed €1,000 in cost. Further, tickets sold during this promotion will not be refunded if cancelled.
We were able to verify the following prices on Lufthansa’s and Swiss’ website:
- Tel Aviv: €779
- Bogota: €999
- Dubai: €1,002
- Nairobi: €1,103
- New Delhi: €1,143
- Mumbai: €1,149
- Hong Kong: €1,244
- Johannesburg: €1,248
- São Paulo: €1,249
- Singapore: €1,259
- Buenos Aires: €1,397
- and possibly more…
All itineraries require at least one stop and change of planes in either Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna or Zurich, depending on the airline that you’re flying with.
Search & Book
These trips can be booked until July 20, 2021. The flights have to take place anytime before June 12, 2022, though availability is very low in 2021.
You can find available dates quickly & easily using Google Flights. You can then book on SWISS’s website, or through Lufthansa’s landing page.
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
The booking class for these business class flights is P. If you’re flying Swiss to Dubai via Zurich, you can roughly expect to get:
- 11,132 Kilometers on Air China PhoenixMiles
- 8,346 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
- 7,526 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 7,126 Points on SAS EuroBonus
- 6,926 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
- 6,926 Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
- 6,924 Miles on Air New Zealand AirPoints
- 6,676 Award Miles + 1,336 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 6,676 Miles on Asiana Club
- 6,676 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
- 6,676 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
- 6,676 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
- 6,676 Miles on LATAM Pass
- 6,676 Miles on TAP Miles & Go
- 6,676 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
- 6,676 Miles on Air India Flying Returns
- 6,676 Miles on South African Voyager
- 6,676 Miles on EgyptAir Plus
- 6,302 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
- 4,674 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
- 3,624 Award Miles + 7,426 Tier Miles on Miles&More
- 3,624 Award Miles + 480 Points on Miles&More 2024
To give you another example, flying to New Delhi with Lufthansa via Frankfurt would get you:
- 13,842 Kilometers on Air China PhoenixMiles
- 10,078 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
- 9,106 Points on SAS EuroBonus
- 8,062 Award Miles + 1,614 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 8,062 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
- 8,062 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
- 8,060 Miles on LATAM Pass
- 7,834 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
- 5,642 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
- 4,172 Award Miles + 9,106 Tier Miles on Miles&More
- 4,172 Award Miles + 480 Points on Miles&More 2024
Premium Cabins
There is no question that Lufthansa’s and SWISS’ premium cabins are among the upper half worldwide. Our author Dennis tried both business class products – you can get a glimpse of what you can expect here: