- Eurowings will introduce proper First Class recliner seats on short-haul flights to London, Mallorca, and Málaga starting December 1, following a successful market test on its Berlin to Dubai route.
- How the Comoda recliner, made by Italian manufacturer Geven, compares to Eurowings’ standard Euro Business setup.
- What perks come with the new seats, from hot towels to complimentary in-flight catering.
- Why parent company Lufthansa still isn’t offering anything similar on its own premium short-haul routes.
- What it will cost, from a €60 add-on on the London route to fares bundled in from €199.99 to Mallorca and Málaga.
The German low-cost leisure carrier Eurowings will offer proper First Class recliner-style seats on short-haul inter-European flights after results of a market test of the seats on a medium-haul service between Berlin and Dubai late last year left airline bosses impressed.
Dubbed the ‘Premium BIZ Seat’ by Eurowings, the airline will offer eight recliners in a 2-2 configuration at the very front of its Airbus A320neo aircraft. The airline currently operates eight A320neo aircraft and doesn’t currently have any plans to install the recliners on other aircraft.
Eurowings is using the ‘Comoda’ recliner by Italian aircraft seat manufacturer Geven for its Premium BIZ Seat. The Comoda model was primarily designed as a long-haul Premium Economy seat and offers 8” of recline, amenity pockets, a cocktail table, along with bottle and cup holders.
Behind the fixed two rows of Premium BIZ seats, Eurowings will continue to offer a flexible cabin of Business Class seats, which are the standard ‘Euro Business’ setup in which the middle seat in a row of standard Economy Seats is blocked out.
We are boldly changing an industry standard because our guests’ expectations are changing as well.
Max Kownatzki, Eurowings CEO
With airlines pushing their narrowbody aircraft on ever longer flights, Eurowings initially introduced the recliners as an experiment reserved just for medium-haul services of more than six hours… specifically, its service between Berlin and Dubai.
However, from November, Eurowings will start installing the recliners across its A320neo fleet, and from December 1, Eurowings will offer the Premium BIZ product on three properly short-haul routes:
- Düsseldorf to London Heathrow – up to 28 services per week
- Düsseldorf to Mallorca – one daily flight
- Berlin to Mallorca – up to four flights per week
- Düsseldorf to Málaga – four flights per week
Eurowings will also continue to offer the Premium BIZ seat on its daily Berlin to Dubai flights, as well as services to Dubai from Stuttgart and Cologne/Bonn.
Premium BIZ on the London route starts at a €60 add-on to a €119.99 base fare, while it’s bundled into Mallorca/Málaga’s BIZclass fares from €199.99 — useful context for readers weighing whether to book it.
The airline is also promising an enhanced on-board experience for Premium BIZ customers, including pre-departure beverages and nuts, hot towels, and complimentary in-flight catering. On longer flights to Dubai, there will also be cushions and blankets waiting at the seat for passengers.
“After a successful market test, which started in November 2025 on the Berlin-Dubai route, the judgment of the travelers was clear: The noticeable space gain and the personal service concept on board were evaluated extraordinarily positively,” the airline said in a statement on Wednesday.
“With the introduction of the Premium BIZ seat, we are emphasizing our role as Europe’s value airline, offering good service at fair prices across all fare categories,” commented Max Kownatzki, Eurowings chief executive.
Until now, only Turkish Airlines offered recliner-style First Class seats on short-haul routes within Europe, although that’s only if you would consider flights from Istanbul as a proper inter-European short-haul flight.
Whether Eurowings’ foray into proper First Class seating has the ability to completely shake up the passenger experience on inter-European flights remains to be seen. The strange thing about this move is that Eurowings’ parent company, Lufthansa, will continue to operate standard Euro Business seating on premium routes between its hubs in Germany and major capitals like London.
No doubt frequent flyers will be praying that rival airlines respond to Eurowings’ product development in kind, although it would be a mistake for anyone to hold their breath.
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