16 June 2025

As is well known, Miles & More switched to a dynamic pricing for award flights with Lufthansa, Swiss, and Austrian Airlines two weeks ago.

So, a good opportunity to see how this plays out in practice, as we, like many, of course, feared a massive price increase, especially in Business Class.

But even two weeks after the switch, the system barely works. Most flights have no availability, and when they do, all flights on a route have the same price – which doesn’t really correspond to dynamic pricing.

The few visible price examples, however, do not show a massive devaluation, quite the opposite. However, the surcharges have been further increased, so now, for example, even in Economy Class, you pay an extra 440 EUR for a roundtrip with Austrian from Vienna to Bangkok.
However, the system is so full of errors that you can currently find real bargains. A roundtrip from Frankfurt to Vienna in September for 870 miles in Economy Class? Planning a flight from Frankfurt to London for tomorrow? If you fly in Business Class, the flight will cost you only 6,984 miles, but 19,512 miles in Economy Class.

Have fun hunting for bargains! The only thing that can be said for sure is that this won’t last forever.