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Excellent 2-4-1 First and business class flights deals from the UK with Lufthansa and SWISS

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If you thought we’d never see the return of pre-Covid sub-£1,000 long haul business class flight deals, think again.

SWISS and Lufthansa have launched an astonishing 2-4-1 sale from the UK and some other European countries.

We have fares in business class as low as £694 return to Dubai (from London) and £864 return to Seoul (from Stockholm).

You can find out more, and book, on this page of the Lufthansa website.

SWISS and Lufthansa 2-4-1 business class flight deals

Here, partly courtesy of Luxury Flight Club, are the best of the deals, starting with London departures. It is important to note these are only example deals – the booking page says that other destinations are also discounted.

Here are the rules:

  • you need to book for two or more people
  • you can travel until 30th June 2025 (best availability is September and March-June)
  • you must book by 3rd September 2024
  • it seems that a six night stay is required, with a 14 day maximum

IMPORTANT: Whilst the website says you can book for two people, you can book for 3, 4 or however many you want – although you will struggle to find flights with a lot of seats at these prices.

London:

Business Class

  • Dubai £710
  • Johannesburg £1,040
  • Delhi £1,100
  • Bangkok £1,155
  • Mumbai £1,280
  • Singapore £1,475
  • Sao Paulo £1,700
  • Buenos Aires £1,820
  • Hong Kong £2,199
  • Seoul £2,309

First Class

  • Delhi £2,070
  • Dubai £2,120
  • Johannesburg £2,320
  • Sao Paulo £2,530
  • Singapore £2,530
  • Buenos Aires £2,665

Manchester

Business Class

  • Mumbai £1,070
  • Dubai £1,165
  • Johannesburg £1,175
  • Delhi £1,210

First Class

  • Johannesburg £1,925
  • Dubai £2,160

IMPORTANT: Other UK departure points are available – Lufthansa and/or SWISS fly from most major regional airports. Deals may be more restricted though.

If you are flexible about your departure point, look at Norway:

Oslo

Business Class

  • Delhi €848
  • Bangkok €840
  • Beijing €820
  • Dubai €750
  • Hong Kong €1,030
  • Mumbai €960
  • Shanghai €840
  • Johannesburg €1,032

First Class

  • Dubai €1,985
  • Delhi €2,282
  • Johannesburg €2,341

Fancy Singapore for under £900 return? Or Seoul? Head to Stockholm:

Stockholm

Business Class​

  • Delhi €807
  • Singapore €950
  • Dubai €962
  • Seoul €996
  • Mumbai €1,086
  • Hong Kong €1,132

First Class

  • Dubai €2,020
  • Singapore €2,372
  • Seoul €2,378
  • Delhi €2,422
  • Hong Kong €2,573

These flights are very much bookable

You can get seats at these prices. To make it easier, the booking page shows (when you start to select a date) a calendar showing when you can get this price. The price is shows is NOT per person, it is for the group – be aware! It won’t look as low as the headline per person price.

Here is Dubai DURING OCTOBER HALF TERM (if your kids get two weeks off) for £694 per person:

Here are two people to Seoul from Stockholm at SEK 23,000 (£1,729, so £864 each):

Where can I credit my flights?

SWISS and Lufthansa are both part of Lufthansa’s Miles & More loyalty scheme.

Because Miles & More is revenue based (your earnings are based on the price of your flight), you won’t do very well given how cheap these tickets are.  Think about a different Star Alliance programme.

The Lufthansa business class fares usually book into P class.  This page of wheretocredit.com shows what you can do with that – ‘not much’ is unfortunately the answer.

This HfP article looks at which is the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme for you.

How should I pay?

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This offers triple points – 3 per £1 – when you book flight tickets in a foreign currency.  This is because the transaction triggers the ‘double points for airline spend’ and the ‘double points for foreign spend’ bonuses.  Our review of Amex Gold is here.

Conclusion

It’s fantastic to see these crazy SWISS and Lufthansa 2-4-1 deals return.

Don’t wait if you see something you want. If you are reading this via email on Wednesday morning then the best options will have gone – don’t even think about waiting until nearer the nominal 3rd September end date for these deals.

You can book on this special page of the Lufthansa website.

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  • May Lim says:
    21 Aug21 August 03:16

    Do you have to buy this as a return or one way?

  • MKB says:
    21 Aug21 August 04:13

    Thanks for the heads up!

    Just booked MAN-SIN return with both long haul sectors in first class (A) and connections in business class (J) for £2,112 each.

    The Singapore 777-300ER seats outbound and Lufthansa 747-800 seats on the return look a little dated, but who can grumble at that price. Plus that’s our Star Alliance Gold renewal (via Aegean) taken care of in one round trip.

    • Phillip says:
      21 Aug21 August 05:28

      I assume you mean after 4 Aegean flights? Just making sure you won’t miss out – renewal is 12k + 4 Aegean flights or 70k with no Aegean flights.

  • Doc says:
    21 Aug21 August 06:44

    Saw this last night and decided to change my BA companion voucher booking MAN-EZE next year to book LH with this offer.
    J out and F back for £1650 per person, which is actually extremely good value for me despite swapping the Club Suite seats to the dated J seats on LH outbound but First on the way with a few hours to try out the FCT at FRA was too good to miss.
    But back upstairs on a 747 and no stopover in Brazil either.
    Thanks.

  • VerdantBacon says:
    21 Aug21 August 06:50

    SQ F suites for £4300 for two, amazing deal and have been wanting to try these suites for a while!

  • Fuggi says:
    21 Aug21 August 07:26

    As a swiss resident, I will never understand why LX decides to provide promo tickets to everyone but us.
    Please BA/Qatar/IB do the yang to this ying.

    • Rob says:
      21 Aug21 August 07:31

      BA has cheaper fares out of most countries except the UK though – just how it is.

    • John says:
      21 Aug21 August 10:53

      Because they have to encourage people to book an itinerary that requires the inconvenience of a connecting flight with lower prices. Swiss residents can fly direct to many places with LX, so pay a higher price. You’re likely to get better fares on BA/QR/IB because they require you to connect somewhere.

      • Dubious says:
        21 Aug21 August 13:53

        Although that still depends somewhat on where in Switzerland you live. If you need a 3-hour train journey to reach the airport it might not be much more time than someone starting in Richmond.

        We need more rail-air ticketing for airlines to see this as one journey though.

        • Track says:
          21 Aug21 August 16:44

          — We need more rail-air ticketing for airlines to see this as one journey though.

          That will bring down both, BA IT systems and National rail controlling systems.

  • SB says:
    21 Aug21 August 07:28

    one of those that onyl gets to read the forums once every 6 months, early on a Saturday morning, so have to rely upon daily email….

    Thanks Rob. Just cancelled 2 x comp voucher trips in J for DXB in Oct and just rebooked same dates for £683 pp inc free seat selection ex LHR.

    Chapeau mon brave.

  • Colin MacKinnon says:
    21 Aug21 August 07:47

    Just can’t bring myself to book LH’s 747-800 and A340s – got a £999 return to Dubai in 747 business once and was so dissapointed.

    All the ex-EDI with one change that I can find to HKG and SIN are on 747s and A340s, and even First looks worse than BA’s CS and the First Class Terminal so dated.

    • Lady London says:
      21 Aug21 August 12:29

      Done exactly those same aircraft to and from Dubai Colin and like you wouldn’t do it again even if the fare is £999 in Business.

  • chris w says:
    21 Aug21 August 08:24

    I know this topic has been discussed many times before on here, but I’m still scratching my head as to why Dubai remains such a popular destination for H4Pers in, say, October.
    Is it just because its easy and safe with kids?
    Surely at half-term its still warm in Southern Europe (Greece, Cyprus, Turkey etc) that you’d be flying over to get to Dubai anyway. These places are cheaper, closer, easier to get to etc?

    • Rob says:
      21 Aug21 August 08:36

      If we take Athens as a proxy for Greece, you get 23 degrees in October – and half term is the last week, so colder. Not exactly sunbathing weather. Dubai would be 35, dipping to 32ish by half term, with zero chance of rain.

      I’m in Istanbul today and it is raining, cloudy, 28 degrees.

      That’s before you get to the FAR lower standards of accommodation.

      • CJD says:
        21 Aug21 August 09:10

        I can assure you that as a fair skinned Scot, 23 degrees absolutely is sunbathing weather.

    • PeterV says:
      21 Aug21 August 10:14

      For us it’s definitely the sea temperature, Chris. The Aegean Sea is a hard-no for my family in late October. The Persian Gulf is at least 8°C warmer at that time of the year. And yes, it is easy and safe. Plus the food is better, but I accept that’s a personal thing.

      • TGLoyalty says:
        21 Aug21 August 11:20

        The food in Athens is very very good. The islands are more variable.

        It’s the prices in general. Dubai feels like inflation didnt happen. Better hotels better food choices better bars for exactly what I’d pay in most of the European capitals.

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