Travel briefing – your guidelines for a pleasant journey

Save your contact details with us so that we can contact you on your trip, if necessary. The best way to do this is to register for our Travel ID or save your details under My bookings.

Enjoy the support of our digital travel companion which offers you helpful information and services relating to your flight. With the Lufthansa app, you will always have your mobile boarding pass to hand and will receive personal notifications directly on your smartphone.

Enquire in good time about the entry requirements for your destination. The authorities of some destination countries may require passengers to register online before arrival.

We are offering rebooking options on many fares so that you can make your travel plans flexible.

For a successful start to your family holiday, you can make a lot of preparations before your trip begins.

We recommend that you use digital check-in via our website or the Lufthansa app.

Use our digital services for optimal travel preparation.

You can have your Covid-19-related documents checked from 72 to 8 hours before departure. This way you will know at an early stage whether your documents are complete and correct.

We recommend that you attach an address tag (name, mobile phone number and email address) to your item of baggage. In addition, print out the following contact form and, after completing it, place it in your item of baggage.

Take advantage of the opportunity to drop off your baggage at some airports the night before your flight to save valuable time on the day of departure.

Please also allow enough time to drop off your baggage the night before.

If there are disruptions to air traffic, your flight is delayed or even has to be cancelled, you will receive all current information about your flight here by entering your flight number.

As a general rule, allow more time at the airport, especially if you wish to check in baggage.

Please keep your carry-on baggage to the essentials to avoid long waiting times at security.

At many airports you can drop off your baggage at our self-service bag drop kiosks, where you will also receive all baggage receipts.

You will find up-to-date information about our lounge services and the respective locations in our lounge directory.

Thanks to Boarding by Group, you will be able to board your aircraft faster and in a more relaxed way. Please only board when your boarding group is called. Information about your boarding group can be found on your boarding pass.

There is no obligation to wear a mask on any flights to and from Germany.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommends that all passengers continue to wear masks at airports and on board aircraft.