Review: Lufthansa First Class 747-8 Frankfurt To Boston

Thanks Ben. A Lufthansa 1st class review never gets old

Paid first class here. Haters gonna hate. I love SQ and CX. They have one of the best first class out there. While people commenting here are commenting and showing their jealousy for being stuck in Economy.

but that sushi looked terrible

Why do airlines turn the lights down and close the blinds on day flights?

I was in BA F LHR to JFK in August, I went to the bathroom after lunch, returned to my seat to find the cabin in darkness and all the blinds down. I really enjoy looking out the window while we're in the air, but I felt I couldn't raise the blind as I'd have flooded the cabin with light.

Or maybe I'm just too polite. It was a flight which left London around 2pm, landing in JFK around 5pm, so I don't think the entire cabin should be dark as it's not very likely all the cabin would be looking to sleep, unlike a night flight.

The great things about LH F are the FCT and comfy seat. Apart from them, I think it's quite average (the food was ok at best, just like yours).

@JDS - You're too polite. It's perfectly reasonable to have shades open if you want - it's likely they were shut for temperature purposes given (as Lucky always complains about) some planes don't have individual air nozzles.

food looks great but 2.5 hours for meal service sounds horrible for me. i'd like to be done eating in under an hour, so i can get whatever amount of sleep left on a 7 hour flight.

Real Endre here. I see that a comment above was posted by a frustrated hater (probably Julia or Stanley) flying on points (by maxing out 20 credit cards). It is true that I pay for my regular First Class flights. However while this males some people envious, I did not except they would go as far as posting under my name. Keep hating losers.

you keep flying LH first how are you booking them with miles(areoplane)

I put that first class together for all Lufthansa 747-8 it is my favorite first class for the -8

I flew a380 first from JFK and the luggage locker I put my bag in had a strong smell of human waste. I was honestly worried the smell was gonna “stick” to my bag afterwards

@Lucky, Can you see which is the real "Endre"? Thanks

"I wish they had a simpler selection"

Fried chicken isn't simple enough for you? 😉

I'm not sure who is more annoying, real Endre or fake Endre...though they could easily be the same person.

For some reason, I also don't tire of the LH First Class reviews. There's something about the non-ostentatious cabin and service that is calming. (I've never flown first class, so there's an aspirational aspect to it too.)

I would definitely have NOT ordered the sushi, however. You should never order sushi that's been sitting in a fridge for several hours. Sushi is one of those things that you order freshly made at a decent restaurant or don't order at all. Never buy store sushi that comes pre-made!

Other than the First Class Lounge in Frankfurt and the ride over in a Porsche I have never been impressed and no desire to fly them again
The seat is fine but the catering on board not to my personal liking and the hospitality satisfactory/ acceptable In Frankfurt I noticed rudeness by some lounge folks
I’ve rarely experience that in any premium lounge world wide
And none the less really liked their lounge
Flying from Chicago first leg I had to use the United First Class lounge which was terrible
Added to that I dislike that finding award seats are extremely difficult worse than Singapore Airlines as one example
The number one reason I don’t do business with them is expiring miles
There are simply other carriers I prefer to fly

@Dwondermeant:

Would be interested to see/read a review from you or someone not in the blogosphere on LH F. I've a planned flight (not yet booked) as a return from Europe next year and my partner and I are just playing it by ear so we can snag seats from FRA to, well, anywhere we can find availability west of the Mississippi. My partner is VERY "meh" about the whole thing and wants to just fly J so there's no freaking out about availability. He cites essentially what you just mentioned as why he couldn't care less about F because the people who gush about it are fanboys that would gush anyway. I, however, want the whole shabang and don't mind the inherent uncertainty. But it's hard to judge if it's really worth it because the reviews are by folks who've millions of miles and can routinely fly ho-hum routes repeatedly.

"Flying from Chicago first leg I had to use the United First Class lounge which was terrible"

Don't you mean the Polaris Lounge? You also get access to the United Club, but that isn't a first class lounge. The Polaris Lounge is much nicer, and hardly terrible.

On a separate note, looks like LH is resuming Privatair 737 to Pune, replacing the A319.

I’ve been hoping to fly Lufthansa first at some point, but your review here leaves me wondering. A nicer bathroom experience in business or first is a significant plus from economy, but this bathroom sounds highly unpleasant. The food was just ok-ish by first standards, the service not that enjoyable. Hardly anything to get excited about. Wondering if not partaking in the champagne was what left you with the less than stellar experience? Or was it the bathroom?

I’ve worked remotely off Wifi in Economy countless times, but don’t think I could bring myself to do it in Business, much less First.

Cramming five people into a minivan does not sound like great First Class service. Why didn't they just split the passengers into two or three groups and still drive them in the Porsches? That's not necessarily the most efficient, but isn't the point of First Class supposed to be privacy and highly personalised service?

“However while this males some people envious.” The imbecile Endre must mean “makes.”

How uneducated or old you must be for being stupid when you try to make fun of others. At least, get it right, when you try to say something. You pay with what? Your complaints to get a free upgrade? No one here including OMATT believes you.

I have smelled the lav odors as well in dlh 748 first. Not sure if it’s the 748 , Or needs a lav flush by ramp during turn around. Maybe an airline mx can shed light on this?

The lav odor is a 747-8 problem due to the drain system that is different in First and Business Class to the one in Economy on the 747-8. Thats why only Business and First Class lavatories have a bad odor.

Is it me or has F award availability completely disappeared?

I spent a solid hour on Expertflyer looking at flights US/DE for seats, and there was absolutely nothing. Next day, week out, 300 days out; nothing.

It is perfectly ok to slowly raise your shade as to not instantly flood the cabin with light, up to a comfortable eye level. As you look around you'll find that it actually does not create toooo much light everywhere. Most people are fine with it.

I was on a day flight from Sydney to Incheon, enjoying the views of the South Pacific islands, when the two other First Class passengers asked that I close my window shade so that they could sleep. The flight attendant rigged a curtain out of a blanket, giving me a private suite for the remainder of the flight.

Hi I was just wondering how you feel when you're in Lufthansa first class but leaving from the United States for example in San Francisco and there is only a Polaris Lounge instead of a First-Class Lounge. I was pretty disappointed so how wonderful the first class lounges are in Munich and Frankfurt.

Our LH flight in First on 748 lax-fra mid September had a horrible smelling lav- just awful- from beginning of flight to the end. The return flight FRA-LAX on a different LH 748 not nearly as bad but still could smell a bit of raunchy odor. Hope they fix it.

Most people in F (and even J) fly so much they don't bother looking outside of the window. In fact they just want to rest, and if possible to sleep. That's why shades go down and I myself prefer them to be down.

What I hate most are the idiots that open the shades after the slightest bump in the air, as if there would be something waiting outside to be seen...

I'd rather eat what your father had. That soup and hamburger looked delicious. Have him travel with you more often. I'm never going to order ravioli for my main course, but that's all you ever get.

@AdamR

Skip the stress, fly in J to Europe, and choose first class on a different airline
Your partner will never forgive you if you end up in coach!

there are other first class options you can book in advance like Asiana, Etihad, etc

I have to easily agree with Dwondermeant. Have flown LH 1st many times and the last was the "last". My wife and I made the horrible faux-pas by taxiing to the FC terminal after arriving from Porto, Portugal. The staff was stiff and unfriendly. The dining room waitress was surly and unsmiling. The FC attendant took us to the car last AND the driver left our luggage at the car and merely gestured at the elevator to the boarding ramp. Once on board, the FA gave us BC amenity and only gave us FC amenity after I confronted her. This airline discriminates subtly and wildly both on board and in their lounges!! I didn't vote for him (Trump) and my Ubergrossvater war in Hamburg geboren!! LH get off your high horse and remember WWII and the Marshall plan.

@Endre if you want to believe that... Because no one else will.

Trust me Lucky, Lufthansa First Class reviews NEVER get old.

Btw, I feel like the reason, to you, this flight was just "alright" is that you've become so used to this life and LH First that it just doesn't impress you anymore. Try flying their economy and then go back to First and im sure your comments and attitude will differ 😉

My wife and I just returned from a Trip Australia to France in J class on Singapore airlines. The photos look very similar to an bulkhead row in J on SQ. Not a vast difference. Food choices similar too, and drinks almost comparable. Not sure i would pay the extra for first on Lufthansa in this plane, but will look into the other reviews you mentioned to compare things on other planes before i pass judgement. Thanks for the report.

@Endre. Use some of your money to buy a dictionary, spell checker, English classes, and an education. Not hating and certainly not envious, just telling the truth.

Endre sounds like a rube living out of his parent's basement. Crass, unoriginal and quite boorish. Bet he has no money and survives off his family's money. Oh, right. That is, if they have any. Tell him to piss off already. I love, English as a second language snobs....

@David O

First class or not, that's a pretty diva demand to expect all other passengers must put their blinds down because two people want to sleep on a day flight. If two people on a night flight want to see the stars does that mean the blinds must stay up?

I think what annoyed me about the BA flight was the crew pulled the blind down while I was in the bathroom, and so couldn't really argue.

On the plus side, it looks like you had a great crew to build you a little fort 🙂

I thought Endre couldn’t get more obnoxious. I was wrong.

I think it's very rude for other people and/or the crew to demand you close your blinds. It's your blinds and you do with them what you wish - open or close. I've seen the most amazing things from a plane window (Aurora over Greenland anyone?). I'm always respectful though, like putting it down more than half way for example. But I want it open - day or night!