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

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.

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?

If you are booking in £, or you don’t have a credit card with 0% foreign exchange fees, your best option for paying if you book direct is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold.

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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