I am devasted as I have just learned that LH will discontinue First Class to Rio de Janeiro.
They recently had a 2-4-1 deal and I booked two first class tickets and invited my mother for what will likely be the last long haul flight of her life - I wanted to make it a very special one.

I have missed two calls from LH over the recent week and did some google search on the phone number and then confirmed on lh.com that I cannot book First Class to Rio de Janeiro around the dates where we would be travelling.

What options and alternatives are LH likely to offer us?