Deal alert: Star Alliance premium economy to Frankfurt for $1,100
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If you’ve ever dreamed of enjoying an authentic German lager during Oktoberfest, this deal is for you. Not only does it include travel to Frankfurt during the popular festival period, which runs most of September through the beginning of October (in Munich, a three-hour, $20 train ride from Frankfurt), but you’ll also get the few extra inches of legroom and slightly elevated service that comes with a comfy premium economy seat on Star Alliance carriers.
Prices in premium economy on this route usually run about $2,000, but for this deal we’re seeing seats selling for nearly half of that, with prices in the $1,100-$1,300 range. The discounted fare is also available in the late spring. The sale includes Singapore Airlines’ fifth-freedom route from New York to Frankfurt. TPG’s Katie Genter had great things to say about Singapore’s premium economy product.
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Deal basics
Airlines: Air Canada, Air France, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines.
Routes: New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and others to Frankfurt Airport (FRA).
How to book: Search Google Flights and book directly through the airline.
Travel dates: April-May 2022 and August 2022-February 2023.
Sample flights
Here’s New York to Frankfurt on Singapore Airlines for $1,171 round-trip in September. These flights are on the fabulous A380 double-decker jet.
You could also fly on a combination of SAS and Lufthansa for $1,106 from Los Angeles.
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Bottom line
If Germany and its beer and brats are on your travel list in 2022 or early 2023, this deal deserves a closer look. It might also be an opportunity to try out premium economy on a jumbo jet on one of our favorite carriers — Singapore Airlines.
Related: I flew premium economy for the first time: My coach mindset says it’s not worth the extra money
Featured photo by Eric Rosen/The Points Guy.
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