Lufthansa launches new A380 business class
There’s a new, but also very familiar, superjumbo business class in the skies.
By David Flynn, April 24 2026
Lufthansa’s first A380 superjumbos to be upgraded with a new business class seat will take flight this week, with the rest of the eight-strong fleet to follow by mid-2027.
However, these double-decker jets don’t feature the German flag-carrier’s latest Allegris business class cabin.
Instead, the A380 introduces another business class seat into the Lufthansa mix.
Lufthansa's new A380 business class.
As previously reported by Executive Traveller, Lufthansa’s new A380 business class seat comes from Thompson Aero and is based on the company’s popular Vantage XL platform.
Lufthansa's new A380 business class.
This is the same model underpinning Qantas’ A380 business class (as well as on the Boeing 787 and Airbus A330), alongside carriers such as Virgin Atlantic, Delta Air Lines, SAS and Philippine Airlines.
Qantas uses the same Vantage XL seat for its A380 and 787 business class.
Lufthansa decided against fitting a doored version of the seat during the 12-week overhaul, which sees 68 of the modern seats arranged along the A380’s upper deck.
Lufthansa's new A380 business class.
That’s just ten less than Lufthansa’s long-standing superjumbo business class which debuted in 2010 with an already-dated 2-2-2 layout.
Lufthansa's old and very dated A380 business class.
In addition to a seat width of 58cm and a bed length of at least two metres, passengers can also enjoy an 18" video screen with Bluetooth audio, the introduction of USB-C outlets, an interactive 3D moving map and improved flight cameras.
Lufthansa's new A380 business class.
Lufthansa also decided not to option-up its A380 business class cabin with spacious ‘business plus’ berths in the front row – a treatment seen in the Allegris Business Class Suite of the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787.
Lufthansa's Allegris Business Class Suite.
As for the rest of the A380: Lufthansa will retain the plane’s current first class, premium economy and economy seats during the refurbishment, albeit with a completely new entertainment system.
The refurbished A380s will retain their original first class.
Also read: Lufthansa to keep the 747 flying with new first, business class
09 Nov 2018
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Actually this is the third business class iteration on the Lufthansa A380. The first was an angled seat launched with the aircraft which was replaced sometime in the mid 2010s with the 2 2 2 configuration.
03 May 2013
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A seriously poor effort by LH. Not a J cabin to make me want to fly the LH A380 at all. Very meh.
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