Quick Links Check-in Transit experience Overbooked and upgraded The seat, the crew, and the meal Summary My Lufthansa flight from Cairo to Munich was enjoyable with good crew and comfortable amenities. As my Brussels Airlines flight was overbooked, I was offered €125 as compensation to take the next flight. Ultimately there was space on the flight as someone missed their connection, so as a thank you for volunteering, I was upgraded to business class with Brussels Airlines.
My return journey from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Brussels Zaventem (BRU) routed via Munich Airport with the Lufthansa Group. The first leg was with Lufthansa and was planned to leave Egypt at 03:25 local time. While we left late, we landed basically on time at Munich Airport.
I spent most of the flight sleeping, taking advantage of the emergency exit row legroom as well as the pillow and blanket we were provided with. The crew were great and my flight was very much enjoyable. In Munich, I had a roughly two-hours connection before catching a Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 in economy class.
Once again, I had selected the emergency exit row for additional legroom. My overall itinerary looked as follows. Departure Arrival Timing Cairo Intl (CAI) Munich Intl (MUC) 03:25*-06:25 Munich Intl (MUC) Brussels Intl (BRU) 08:55-10:20 *local time in Egypt is one hour ahead of Germany and Belgium.
On my outbound journey with Austrian Airlines via Vienna, I was upgraded to business class on the longer leg. Lit.