Beaches and Mountains: Lufthansa First Class Terminal Frankfurt, Lufthansa First Class Frankfurt to Chicago

Thank you for posting, Lucky. I should try first class in LH some time. I have enjoyed LH C service. (even once dancing on a late night bar with an LH FA staff in Asia, but that's another story).

They have an ice cream cooler at the FCT? Dang, how'd I miss that?

And no FCT rubber ducky? 🙂

My wife wound up getting a duck delivered to her in her seat, FCT was out of them, but tracked one down somehow.

looks like the same FA we had. Was there a male FA that assisted her by putting together the meals?

Too bad about the food...in your older reports, it seemed to get better reviews. Between this TR and the Munich - Frankfurt TR, their catering company needs to improve.

Great report! Shame that LH now restricts F award availibilty

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Did your companion also have Global Entry or did you ditch them at immigration? Would you have if the lines were longer?

Great report! I am missing Fanta myself...

Just off a trip that included LH, SQ, CA, TH, NH, EK and UA all in premium classes, and LH won (close second being TH)

Love Alex's food art. Were you really going to abandon him at immigration? :DI know he hasn't had his GE interview yet. I admit to doing it to my friend in Miami once and made her meet me at the Admirals Club.

I have 83H on Luthansa next year. Are you happy with seat 82C? Are 83H and 82C location and comfort the same or should I request 82C?

Lucky, I like your work. Would you consider also posting the prices you paid and/or miles you redeemed for each one of your amazing flights?

@ MKM -- Hah, I have plenty of rubber duckies at home. And you missed out if you didn't have the ice cream!

@ Skitten -- He doesn't have Global Entry, though he was through as fast as I was. Would I have ditched him? Well, I would have probably waited with our bags at baggage claim. What's the alternative, really?

@ Sil -- Both row 82 and row 83 are great. Row 83 has a bit too much space, in my opinion, and feels a bit too exposed. They also set up the drink cart in front of row 83, in my experience. So I like row 82 the most. It has more legroom than you could possibly need, yet feels a bit more private without being claustrophobic.

@ Aric -- Thanks. If you click on the trip report index at the top of the post and read the introduction, it lists the cost in miles/cash for the trip, and I'll summarize again in the conclusion.

Wine list! Please. Good report.

Great report -- I have been looking for a LH F report on the old 744 lately as I have a flight iah-fra coming up at EOM. Is LH already converting the 744's to the new product, and is the new product identical to the one offered on the A380? The A380 site on LH has a great flash video on their F product.

@ theblakefish -- Thanks. They are already converting their 747s, though a majority still have the old configuration. The new product on the 747 is actually substantially different than what's found on the A380. On the 747 you get a separate seat and bed, which is a pretty innovative concept. You can find pictures here:
https://onemileatatime.com/details-on-lufthansas-new-first-class-product/

Lucky,

How does a person eat so much food and still remain so thin like you?

I know this isn't an apples to apples comparison but on Monday's UA flight 896 HKG-ORD in Business I didn't get to see a menu for more than 60 seconds. The flight attendant brought the menu over and told me I had a choice of 3 selections. I made my selection and she handed the menu to the next person.

What -- a menu shortage in Business? To think I had a menu in coach on a Continental flight outbound. Appetizers? Wine descriptions? Dessert? I never got to read about any of them.

For the arrival meal a flight attendant rolled out a cart. By the time she got to row 13 there were no options. It was pasta. I shook my head as did the woman sitting next to me. First the flight attendant served her the side fruit plate from the pasta dish. Then she decided there was enough of those to give her two side fruit plates. I was given the same treatment.

If not for the comfy lie flat seat I could argue the service in coach was better. What a disappointment.

I absolutely love reading your trip reports!
I'm always hoping for the next one!

"You guys" is a provincial and boorish way of addressing anyone.

One would think first class passengers would rate sir and madam or Mr. and Ms.

I'm insulted just reading it.

More than once I have corrected uneducated restaurant servers that my elderly mother isn't a "guy "

I expect better in a first class cabin.