Lufthansa to retrofit all A380s by mid-2027
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) has announced that all eight of its A380-800s will undergo cabin refurbishments and have new business class seats installed. The retrofits will conclude by mid-2027.
The first of the eight aircraft, D-AIMC (msn 44), will begin the retrofit at Elbe Flugzeugwerke facility in Dresden in February 2026 and is expected to return to service in April.
The airline will reduce the number of business class seats from the current 78 to 68. The A380s will also retain eight first-class suites, 52 premium economy seats, and 371 economy class seats for a total of 499 seats, compared to 509 currently.
Lufthansa underlined that it will "rely on an existing certification for this cabin upgrade, eliminating the need for a lengthy approval process". This choice avoids the snags that have plagued the carrier's new Allegris interior, comprising newly developed seats which have been delayed due to certification snags. The airline continues to operate its Allegris-outfitted B787-9s with most of business class blocked due to the lack of certification for the seats.
The German carrier's A380s are 13.8 years old on average and are all based out of Munich.
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