Lufthansa is upgrading its planes with chargers and gadget holders

Archive material. Date of change on the old site: 2023-10-03. Prices, dates and conditions are retained from the original and may be out of date.

Lufthansa plans to update the cabins of its planes, installing new seats from the Italian company Geven and expanding luggage shelves. Passengers can expect some nice innovations when the upgraded A320s arrive in the airline's fleet.

Each chair will be equipped with a USB socket for recharging smartphones and tablets. This will make the journey more convenient for passengers. There will also be a special holder for securing smartphones and tablets, which will allow passengers to enjoy content without having to use a table.

Special holders for equipment will be installed in the backs of the chairs, which makes watching movies on phones and tablets more convenient. The update will also include an increase in shelves for hand luggage. This will allow eight suitcases to be placed on each shelf instead of four.

The first A320 with an updated cabin is expected in the Lufthansa fleet in the spring of 2025. Reconfiguration of cabins of other aircraft will be carried out gradually.

Currently, it is not known whether the number of seats on planes will change. Lufthansa uses the old generation A320 with 168 seats and the new type A320neo with 180 seats in the cabin. Upgrading the cabin on older aircraft will allow the airline to add additional seats and increase ticket sales on each upgraded aircraft by 7%.