
Lie Flat Seats in Business Class within Europe
Most short-haul flights within Europe are operated by narrow-body aircraft, which typically do not feature lie-flat seats in business class. .However, there are several exceptions. .Some routes are operated by wide-body aircraft, and increasingly, even some narrow-body jets are configured with lie-flat seats.
These flights are often a great value when redeeming miles or booking at a low cash fare. .You get the full business class experience—normally reserved for long-haul flights—on much shorter journeys.
Is Business Class Worth It? ?Absolutely – Here’s Why
What’s the Difference Between Narrow-Body and Wide-Body Aircraft?
- Narrow-body aircraft: One aisle, typically 2–6 seats across (e.g. .Airbus A220, A319, A320; Boeing 737; Dash 8)
- Wide-body aircraft: Two aisles, typically 7+ seats across (e.g. .Boeing 747, 777, 787; Airbus A330, A340, A380)
Quick Links: Airlines with Lie-Flat Seats in Europe
- Air Europa
- British Airways
- Discover Airlines
- Emirates
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Finnair
- Iberia
- Singapore Airlines
- TAP
- Turkish Airlines
Lie-Flat Seats Routes in Business Class Within Europe
While short-haul flights within Europe are typically operated by narrow-body aircraft featuring traditional upright seats in business class, there are select routes where you can find true lie-flat or angled-flat seats. .These routes are often operated by wide-body aircraft, either by local carriers or as part of 5th freedom rights, but some narrow-body jets like the Airbus A320neo family also offer lie-flat business class seats on certain European routes.
These short-haul lie-flat flights represent excellent value, especially if you redeem frequent flyer miles, and occasionally you can find great fares. .They allow passengers to enjoy a full business class experience, similar to what you would expect on long-haul flights, on relatively short journeys.
Below is a comprehensive, alphabetically ordered list of airlines currently operating such routes within Europe. .Please note that airlines may switch aircraft types on routes with little notice, which can affect the availability of lie-flat seats and does not guarantee compensation.
For the best experience, we strongly recommend verifying the aircraft type before booking, as many of these routes are also operated by narrow-body aircraft without lie-flat seats.
Lie-Flat Seat Routes Within Europe
Note: Airlines may change the aircraft type on short notice. .Always check the aircraft type during booking to confirm lie-flat seating. .Compensation is typically not available for equipment changes. .(Last Updated: May 25)
All routes listed include both outbound and return flights.
Air Europa
- Madrid – Amsterdam
Daily except Sundays – B787
Flights: UX1093 / UX1094 - Madrid – Barcelona
Daily – B787
Flights: UX7703 / UX7706 - Madrid – Gran Canaria
Up to 2x daily – B787 - Madrid – Tenerife
Saturdays & Sundays – B787
British Airways
- London – Madrid
A few times a week – A350
Discover Airlines
- Frankfurt – Mallorca
May–September: Thursdays, Fridays & Sundays
Until October: Fridays & Saturdays – A330
Flights: 4Y512 / 4Y513
Emirates
- Larnaca – Malta
Daily – B777
Flights: EK109 / EK110
Ethiopian Airlines
- Stockholm – Oslo
Daily – B787
Flights: ET714 / ET715 - Geneva – Manchester
Daily except Wednesdays & Fridays – B787
Flights: ET278 / ET279 - Milan – Zurich
Mon, Wed, Fri – B787
Flights: ET736 / ET737 - Copenhagen – Vienna
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat – B787
Flights: ET724 / ET725
Finnair
- Helsinki – Gran Canaria
Seasonal: October–March – A350
Flights: AY1721 / AY17222 - Helsinki – London
Up to 2x daily – A350
Iberia
- Madrid – London
A few times a week – A330 / A350
Flights vary
Flight review: Iberia Business Class A340-600
Singapore Airlines
- Milan – Barcelona
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun – A350
Flights: SQ378 / SQ377
TAP Air Portugal
- Lisbon – London Heathrow
Occasionally – A321LR (review) - Lisbon – Funchal
Daily – A330
Flights: TP1689 / TP1690 - Lisbon – Terceira
Wednesdays – A330
Flights: TP1823 / TP1824
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines operates many intra-Europe flights from Istanbul using wide-body aircraft. .Yes, only part of Turkey lies in Europe, but the routes are relevant for this list.
- Istanbul – Amsterdam
- Istanbul – Athens
- Istanbul – Barcelona
- Istanbul – Berlin
- Istanbul – Düsseldorf
- Istanbul – Frankfurt
- Istanbul – Hamburg
- Istanbul – London Heathrow
- Istanbul – Madrid
- Istanbul – Manchester
- Istanbul – Milan
- Istanbul – Munich
- Istanbul – Paris
- Istanbul – Rome
- Istanbul – Stockholm (Not in winter)
- Istanbul – Vienna
- Istanbul – Warsaw (Saturdays)
Most routes operated by A330-200/300, A350, or B777. .Check aircraft type before booking.
Also Read: 8 Mistakes to Avoid When Booking Business Class Tickets
Know another European route with lie-flat seats? ?Let us know!
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65 Comments
Cameron Paul
Does B.A. offer proper Business class seats London Heathrow to Athens?
premiumflights
No
Michael
i originate in Scandinavia – i can fly out of any hub in Europe and wonder who offers the BEST business seat to Athens not just a free middle seat but a REAL business seat
premiumflights
Aegean is the only airline that is flying from/to Scandinavia – Athens. None of their flight has a real business class cabin.
greg
sometimes also swiss (and i guess also lufhtansa / austrian) does with a330 to PMI
Steven Pease
Finnair flies the A350 with lie-flats all year to LHR, AMS and during the summer to MUC from Helsinki. The Finnair A350 is in 1-2-1 configuration in business.
BigDave
Would be great if Cairo went back to being proper business class on BA.
Matthias
You can go from BER to ATH by Scoot, they use dreamliners on this route which ends in Singapore:)
premiumflights
Thx for the info, however Scoot doesn’t offer lie flat seats.
Patrick
TAP also flies LIS-ZRH on A321LR and Turkish from IST-ZRH on A333.
premiumflights
For TAP, that’s true, but it is rather rare. It is difficult to include this in the list because no pattern is recognizable.
And none of the Turkish Airlines flights seems to have lie flat seats, even not the one operated by an A330
VELDO
Lufthansa flies MUC-FRA on 787 on tuesdays (for example 2July)
premiumflights
thx, updated
Mat
Air Europa B787 also does Madrid-Tenerife
premiumflights
thx updated
Stephen C
Turkish IST-Vienna is with an A350 on wednesdays this summer it seems.
premiumflights
Thx
Jobn
No longer ITA rome-paris
premiumflights
Thx
Brian Barron
Aer Lingus flies A321 daily (with lie flat business) from Shannon and Dublin to Heathrow and also Shannon to Paris (which commenced recently).
ASE
Lufthansa: FRA – MUC – B787-9 (LH116)
nonok
Austrian starting 8th January, Berlin – Vienna – Berlin, every monday with 777-200
Sebastian
Air Europa also flies the 787 to Orly (Paris), FCO (Rome), MXP (Milano) and AMS almost daily from Madrid.
premiumflights
Thx, we will look into it.