Lufthansa Group extends free rebooking period up to December 2021

The Lufthansa Group airlines (Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Air Dolomiti) have announced the extension of free rebooking period till December 2021. The company said that the trip can be rebooked free of charge to a new travel date up to the second half of next year but it must be before 31 December 2021. This rule applies to tickets booked up to and including 30th June 2020 and with a confirmed travel date up to and including 30 April 2021. Passengers who wish to change their travel date can make a one-time rebooking free of charge for the same route and the same class of travel. Previously, the new trip on rebooking had to start by April 30, 2021, which has now been extended up to and including December 2021. The Lufthansa Group said that the rebooking must be made before the originally planned start of travel.