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Lufthansa will sell you a mystery flight

Because what eases air travel stress like not knowing where you're going?

Passengers wait at a Lufhansa Counter at the Frankfurt International Airport, 2014.
Passengers wait at a Lufhansa Counter at the Frankfurt International Airport, 2014.
Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images

We talked a lot about air travel Tuesday, here’s one more quick story: Lufthansa’s doing something interesting.

With Lufthansa Surprise, you buy a ticket, and the airline decides where you go.

You can put some parameters on there, so it’s not totally blind, but still.

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