Free coffee on Lufthansa flights (Summer 2024)

If you are going to fly with Lufthansa this Summer 2024 you might be able to secure a free coffee onboard. I discovered this by chance and it might work with other companies that have a frequent flyer program.

I enrolled in Lufthansa's Miles and More program for fun, in case it might give some advantages in case of delays or whatever. It's free, so why not?!  The only difference I noticed so far is that your boarding passes will have "M" or "M/M" printed on them.

When you enroll, if you accept to receive their newsletters you get 500M (and you can unsubscribe, of course). Then you install their frequent flyer app and they give you 500M more. And of course after flying with them you get more miles, depending on some algorithm I haven't studied.

Real frequent flyers with lots of Miles can redeem them from a selection of brand-name products. But Miles can be exchanged for onboard food and refreshments as well.

It turns out that a tea "costs" 800M while 1000M secure you a cup of coffee (a value of 3.5€, almost as much as you would pay in a German airport).

For Summer 2024 they have a promotion that gives 2000M when booking and flying with them. So I ended up with 3000M after my "go" trip.

There is one caveat: they serve food and drinks on flights longer that one hour operated by Lufthansa (but you collect Miles on partner airlines too). Also Miles are not credited in real time, so prepare everything few days in advance.

The hostess knew I could redeem miles but was not sure how. Here it is for you. You tell them what you want and that you will pay with Miles. She will scan the card code (it's in the App!) AND ask for a debit/credit card to guarantee the transaction. In case Miles are not enough the remaining amount will go on the card. 

Have a nice Summer 2024 from ik1zyw blog!

 

PS: next post will be again in-topic with electronics, radio and old stuff to be repaired.