Lufthansa Dummy Ticket

A Lufthansa dummy ticket is a real seat held on a LH flight, carrying Lufthansa's own PNR. It is a reservation, not a purchased ticket, and it expires — which is exactly what makes it useful while a visa is pending.

For a Schengen file where Germany is the main destination, a Lufthansa itinerary into Frankfurt or Munich makes the port of entry obvious at a glance.

About the airline

• Lufthansa (LH) is a full-service carrier based at Frankfurt and Munich
• It flies Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa through its German hubs
• Reservations are checked on its My bookings page

Verifying your LH reservation

Open Lufthansa's website, find My bookings, and enter the PNR with the surname exactly as printed on the reservation. Your itinerary should come back with the flight, date and passenger name matching your document. Do this before you submit anything.

What it costs

One-way ₹400, return ₹600 per passenger, before 18% GST — ₹472 for one passenger one way in India, $5.90 from abroad.

What you receive

A PDF in the standard itinerary layout showing Lufthansa, the flight number, route, dates and passenger names as they appear in the passport, plus the PNR. It is emailed once the hold exists — usually within 10 to 60 minutes. No PNR, no email.

Two honest limits: what can be held depends on the route, the class and the date, so the search shows what is actually available rather than promising a particular flight; and a minority of consulates require a confirmed, paid ticket — where that is the rule, no reservation satisfies it. Read the checklist of the mission handling your application before you book.