Hundreds of Euros for Cancellation: Lufthansa Withdraws Fee for Flex Tariffs

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If you book a flexible ticket, you pay more - for the flexibility. That's why it caused displeasure when the Group introduced cancellation fees on certain long distances. Now the turnaround follows.

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Lufthansa's massively more expensive fees for flight cancellations will be history from 3 June. After less than two months, the Group will abolish them again. Whether the frustration of frequent flyers played a role in this?

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If you book a flexible ticket, you pay more - for the flexibility. That's why it caused displeasure when the Group introduced cancellation fees on certain long distances. Now the turnaround follows.

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If you book a long-haul service at Lufthansa in the Flex fare, you could be sure that you can cancel it free of charge. After all, this was exactly the reason why you book a ticket that costs in part twice as much as the entry tariff. In the course of the Iran war, the Lufthansa Group then deleted exactly this flexibility. On many routes to the Middle East and Asia, cancellation fees have been between €400 and €1,500 since April, depending on th…