Fly in the next highest travel class with award miles

Two happy women looking at their mobile devices – Fly one class higher with an upgrade award

It’s often the little things in life that make a big difference: being allowed to board before the other passengers, more comfortable seating, a drink to welcome you, increased free baggage allowances and much more. Would you like to enjoy the comfort of Business Class on your Economy flights? With our upgrade award, this is possible within Europe from as little as 10,000 miles. You can book an upgrade on flights from Europe to North America from Business Class to First Class from 50,000 miles.

Book an upgrade award online or at the check-in counter

You can book an upgrade award conveniently online with Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines.

Alternatively, you can book directly at the check-in counter. Please note that not all airlines offer immediate upgrades at the airport.

Here’s how it works online

Click on “Book upgrade now”.

Select a flight that can be upgraded under “My bookings”.¹

Click on “Upgrade”.

Choose whether you wish to redeem miles or an eVoucher for your upgrade.

Now book online

Here’s how it works directly at the check-in counter

Go to your airline’s check-in counter to check which upgrade is available for your flight.

To do this, present your Miles & More service card and have your Miles & More PIN ready to hand.

Book your upgrade, and choose whether you wish to redeem miles or an eVoucher for this.

If you cannot book an upgrade award with your preferred airline online, please contact your local Miles & More Service Team.

Good to know

You can redeem your award miles or an eVoucher for an upgrade.

We have prepared an overview of the mileage amounts required, as well as additional information in our upgrade award chart .

Please note that not all airlines offer immediate upgrades at the airport.

You can book an upgrade award through your local Miles & More Service Team with the following airlines: Aegean, ANA, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Egyptair, Ethiopian, EVA Air, Luxair, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, TAP Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines.

You can make a waiting list booking for an upgrade via your local Miles & More Team on Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings Discover, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa and SWISS.

For technical reasons, with a waiting list booking, the miles or eVouchers required are automatically deducted from your account during the check-in period (up to 72 hours before departure). If your waiting list booking is not confirmed by the time of departure, your miles or eVouchers are automatically credited back to your account after departure.

Upgrade terms and conditions for flights

Your upgrade options for flights within one region

Upgrade to Business Class³:

Regions	From Economy Class (B, Y)	From Economy Class (other booking classes)	From Economy Class (K, L, T)²
Route within: Europe*, North America, South America, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Far East, the Middle East, Caucasia, North & Central Africa	10,000⁴	15,000	20.000

Regions

From Economy Class (B, Y)

From Economy Class

(other booking classes)

From Economy Class (K, L, T)²

Route within:

Europe*, North America, South America, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Far East, the Middle East, Caucasia,

North & Central Africa

10,000⁴

15,000

20.000

* Upgrades for domestic flights within a European country are only possible on connecting flights in combination with upgrades on intercontinental flights, and are already included in the miles required for upgrading an intercontinental flight.

Only applies to flights operated by LH, LX, OS and SN.

With SQ, upgrades from Economy Class to Business Class are only possible on flights with no Premium Economy.

Upgrades on routes within Europe, including from Economy Class (M) to Business Class, are possible on LH, LO, LX, OU, OS, LG and SN, also with LG from Economy Class Y, K and Q. An upgrade from booking class B is not possible with LG.

The destinations available in the respective regions are determined by the Lufthansa and airline partners’ timetables applicable at the time of booking.

Mileage amounts and connections shown here may not be covered by the currently applicable Lufthansa and airline partners’ timetables and may therefore be temporarily unavailable. An upgrade award in each case only applies to the route covered by one of the ticket’s flight coupons. The availability of awards may vary by date, season and destination. Individual awards may be unavailable at certain times. Mileage amounts shown here may not represent the most favourable flight connection for you.

Your upgrade options for flights from Europe in Economy Class

Upgrade to Premium Economy Class⁵:

Flights from Europe to:	From Economy Class (B, Y)	From Economy Class (other booking classes)	From Economy Class (K, L, T)²
North America, Southern Africa and India Central America & the Caribbean, South America Middle East, Caucasia, North & Central Africa⁷ South-East Asia, Central Asia, Far East New Zealand	20,000 25,000 20,000 30,000 /	30,000 30,000 20,000 35,000 /	45,000 45,000 30,000 50,000 /

Flights from Europe to:

From Economy Class (B, Y)

From Economy Class

(other booking classes)

From Economy Class (K, L, T)²

North America, Southern Africa and India

Central America & the Caribbean, South America

Middle East, Caucasia,

North & Central Africa⁷

South-East Asia, Central Asia,

Far East

New Zealand

20,000

25,000

20,000

30,000

20,000

35,000

45,000

30,000

50,000

Upgrade to Business Class³:

Flights from Europe to:	From Economy Class (B, Y)	From Economy Class (other booking classes)	From Economy Class (K, L, T)²
North America, Southern Africa and India Central America & the Caribbean, South America Middle East, Caucasia, North & Central Africa⁷ South-East Asia, Central Asia, Far East New Zealand	35,000 40,000 30,000 50,000 60,000	50,000⁶ 55,000⁶ 35,000⁶ 65,000⁶ 75,000	70,000 75,000 45,000 85,000 /

Flights from Europe to:

From Economy Class (B, Y)

From Economy Class

(other booking classes)

From Economy Class (K, L, T)²

North America, Southern Africa and India

Central America & the Caribbean, South America

Middle East, Caucasia,

North & Central Africa⁷

South-East Asia, Central Asia,

Far East

New Zealand

35,000

40,000

30,000

50,000

60,000

50,000⁶

55,000⁶

35,000⁶

65,000⁶

75,000

70,000

75,000

45,000

85,000

Only applies to flights operated by LH, LX, OS and SN.

With SQ, upgrades from Economy Class to Business Class are only possible on flights with no Premium Economy.

Only applies to LH, LX, OS and SN flights. You can find more information on the Premium Economy Class of LO, NH, SQ and UA at www.miles-and-more.com/upgrade-reiseklasse.

Only applies to flights operated by LH, LX, OS, OU, SN and UA.

The award amounts for the European region apply to Miles & More members resident in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia whose journey begins or ends in their country of residence.

The destinations available in the respective regions are determined by the Lufthansa and airline partners’ timetables applicable at the time of booking.

Your upgrade options for flights from Europe in Premium Economy Class or Business Class

Upgrade to Business Class:

Flights from Europe to:	From Premium Economy Class (G)⁵	From Premium Economy Class (E)⁵	From Premium Economy Class (N)⁵
North America, Southern Africa and India Central America & the Caribbean, South America Middle East, Caucasia, North & Central Africa⁷ South-East Asia, Central Asia, Far East New Zealand	20,000 25,000 20,000 30,000 /	30,000 30,000 20,000 35,000 /	45,000 45,000 30,000 50,000 /

Flights from Europe to:

From Premium Economy Class (G)⁵

From Premium Economy Class

(E)⁵

From Premium Economy Class (N)⁵

North America, Southern Africa and India

Central America & the Caribbean, South America

Middle East, Caucasia,

North & Central Africa⁷

South-East Asia, Central Asia,

Far East

New Zealand

20,000

25,000

20,000

30,000

20,000

35,000

45,000

30,000

50,000

Upgrade to First Class⁸:

Flights from Europe to:

From Business Class

North America, Southern Africa and India

Central America & the Caribbean, South America

Middle East, Caucasia,

North & Central Africa⁷

South-East Asia, Central Asia,

Far East

New Zealand

50,000

55,000

35,000

65.000

75,000

Only applies to LH, LX, OS and SN flights. You can find more information on the Premium Economy Class of LO, NH, SQ and UA at www.miles-and-more.com/upgrade-reiseklasse.

On LX and LH, upgrades from booking classes P and Z are possible for an additional 20,000 award miles.

The destinations available in the respective regions are determined by the Lufthansa and airline partners’ timetables applicable at the time of booking.

Your upgrade options for flights from different regions

Flights from North America to:	From Economy Class (B, Y) to Business Class³	From Economy Class (other booking classes) to Business Class³	From Business Class to First Class
Hawaii South-East Asia, Central Asia, Far East Central America & the Caribbean South America Middle East, Caucasia, North Africa, Central Africa	10.000 40,000 15,000 30,000 45,000	15,000 55,000 20,000 45,000 55,000	15,000 55,000 20,000 45,000 /

Flights from
North America to:

From Economy Class (B, Y)

to Business Class³

From Economy Class

(other booking classes) to Business Class³

From Business Class to First Class

Hawaii

South-East Asia, Central Asia,

Far East

Central America & the Caribbean

South America

Middle East, Caucasia,

North Africa, Central Africa

10.000

40,000

15,000

30,000

45,000

15,000

55,000

20,000

45,000

55,000

15,000

55,000

20,000

45,000

Flights from Hawaii to:	From Economy Class (B, Y) to Business Class³	From Economy Class (other booking classes) to Business Class³	From Business Class to First Class
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, Central Asia, Far East, South-East Asia	25,000	35,000	35,000

Flights from
Hawaii to:

From Economy Class (B, Y)

to Business Class³

From Economy Class

(other booking classes) to Business Class³

From Business Class to First Class

Australia, New Zealand and Oceania,

Central Asia, Far East, South-East Asia

25,000

35,000

Flights from Southern Africa to:	From Economy Class (B, Y) to Business Class³	From Economy Class (other booking classes) to Business Class³	From Business Class to First Class
South-East Asia	40,000	55,000	55,000

Flights from
Southern Africa to:

From Economy Class (B, Y)

to Business Class³

From Economy Class

(other booking classes) to Business Class³

From Business Class to First Class

South-East Asia

40,000

55,000

Flights from India to:	From Economy Class (B, Y) to Business Class³	From Economy Class (other booking classes) to Business Class³	From Business Class to First Class
Middle East, Caucasia, North & Central Africa North America Australia	25,000 60,000 30,000	35,000 75,000 45,000	35,000 75,000 45,000

Flights from
India to:

From Economy Class (B, Y)

to Business Class³

From Economy Class

(other booking classes) to Business Class³

From Business Class to First Class

Middle East, Caucasia, North &

Central Africa

North America

Australia

25,000

60,000

30,000

35,000

75,000

45,000

35,000

75,000

45,000

Flights from Central Asia or the Far East to:	From Economy Class (B, Y) to Business Class³	From Economy Class (other booking classes) to Business Class³	From Business Class to First Class
Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, India Middle East South America	30,000 35,000 60,000	35,000 50,000 75,000	45,000 50,000 75,000

Flights from
Central Asia or the Far East to:

From Economy Class (B, Y)

to Business Class³

From Economy Class

(other booking classes) to Business Class³

From Business Class to First Class

Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, India

Middle East

South America

30,000

35,000

60,000

35,000

50,000

75,000

45,000

50,000

75,000

Flights from South-East Asia to:	From Economy Class (B, Y) to Business Class³	From Economy Class (other booking classes) to Business Class³	From Business Class to First Class
Central Asia, Far East Australia, New Zealand, Oceania Middle East, Caucasia, North & Central Africa India	30,000 30,000 35,000 25,000	45,000 45,000 50,000 35,000	45,000 45,000 50,000 35,000

Flights from
South-East Asia to:

From Economy Class (B, Y)

to Business Class³

From Economy Class

(other booking classes) to Business Class³

From Business Class to First Class

Central Asia, Far East

Australia, New Zealand, Oceania

Middle East, Caucasia, North &

Central Africa

India

30,000

35,000

25,000

45,000

50,000

35,000

45,000

50,000

35,000

With SQ, upgrades from Economy Class to Business Class are only possible on flights with no Premium Economy.

The destinations available in the respective regions are determined by the Lufthansa and airline partners’ timetables applicable at the time of booking.

Your worldwide destinations with Miles & More

The assignment of flight destinations to individual regions applies both to Star Alliance flight awards and all other flight awards.

Country chart

Europe

North America

Hawaii

Central America & the Caribbean

South America

Middle East/

Caucasia/

North & Central Africa

Southern Africa

India

South-East Asia

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, (excl. Greenland), Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal (excl. Azores, Madeira), Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, (incl. Balearic Islands, excl. Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK and Ukraine

Canada, Greenland, USA (excl. Hawaii and Virgin Islands)

Hawaii

Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala City, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama City, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela

Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Azores, Bahrain, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa N’Djili, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Angola, Botswana, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

Central Asia

Far East

Australia, New Zealand, Oceania

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

China (Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), Japan, South Korea

Australia (incl. Tasmania), Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Mariana Islands, New Caledonia,

New Zealand, Norfolk Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tahiti (incl. French Polynesia), Tonga and Vanuatu