Lächelnder Arzt im Krankenhaus mit Assistenzärzten // Smiling doctor standing in a hospital with his staff

The Doctor on Board programme from Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and SWISS

Doctors participating in the “Doctor on Board” programme are there to help us if medical assistance is required on board. Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and SWISS express their gratitude for your participation with the following:

  • 5,000 Miles & More miles on your next flight
  • A copy of “Flugmedizin und ärztliche Hilfe an Bord” [Aviation medicine and medical assistance on board]
  • A Doctor on Board bag tag exclusively designed for participants in the programme
  • the opportunity (for a fee) to attend a course run by Lufthansa Aviation Training and to receive CME points while doing so

Your medical speciality is stored with Miles & More at registration so that cabin crew members can call on you in a medical emergency. A medical panel of different medical fields is possible if there is more than one doctor on board.

Doctor on Board courses

We are delighted to be able to offer our programme doctors a Doctor on Board course once again. Courses are held in Zurich and carried out by Lufthansa Aviation Training.

Next dates:

  • 22 March 2025 in Zurich1
  • 20 September 2025 in Zurich1
  • 15 November 2025 in Zurich1
  • 29 November 2025 in Zurich1
Further information and registration

1 The course is conducted in German

Liability and insurance

The legal position is safeguarded for the treating physicians: doctors on board are protected against any legal recourse claims by the passenger concerned under the Deutsche Lufthansa AG liability policy taken out for cases of this kind. Of course, this does not include malicious intent. This indemnification applies to doctors and any competent lay helpers.

Are you a doctor and interested in our Doctor on Board programme? Then register right away now:

please register for Miles & More first if you are not yet a member. You will receive your Miles & More card number immediately that you can then enter on the registration form.

To registration with Miles & More

Then sign up for our medical programme: simply download and print the registration form.

To the registration form for the Doctor on Board programme (PDF, German)

Then upload the form together with a copy of your licence to practise medicine or specialist certification to the Miles & More website. Click on the Contact button, then on Contact form and complete the form along with the attachments.

To the Miles & More contact form

Simply enter your Miles & More card number as usual for any future reservations. That way we know that we can rely on your medical assistance on board.

Stethoskop und Laptop auf einem Schreibtisch // Stethoscope and laptop on a desk

Doctor on Board – Good to know

Stay up to date. Find out about all the important news and major developments about medical care on board.

More details and information

SWISS onboard equipment

Find out which medical materials and medication are carried on SWISS and Edelweiss flights.

Download contents list (PDF, German)

Please don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail to ​​hea.doctor.onboard@dlh.de if you have any questions about our programme or the registration process.