As we all know, Lufthansa is (very slowly) rolling out its new Allegris passenger experience, which includes an all-new first class and business class experience. The new product is a massive improvement over the old one, though one big challenge has been actually getting onto planes with the new cabins. Along those lines, there’s a…
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@Ben
What has Lufthansa said about first class on the A380s and 747-8s? Will they retain their old open first class on these planes or will they retrofit them with Allegris first class since first class is on the main deck on both the A380s and 747-8 with the problem being the nose section of the 747-8.
Lufty: Retrofits coming in 2027!
Me: You missed April Fools by five months.
SkyTrax: Wunderbar! Here's another *. You are now an official 8* airline!
@ Nasir -- No plans have been announced to introduce a new first class on the A380. For the 747, the plan is for the plane to get the new Allegris first class during the second round of reconfigurations, when the upper deck will also get the new business class. Complicated, eh?
I do wonder how LH's marketing is going to look like when/if those planes get retrofitted with Allegris J while still keeping the old F (and that's not even counting the 748s that will have the new J downstairs, old J upstairs, and old F downstairs, simultaneously).
I'm already imagining something along the lines of 'having choices'...
Completely irrelevant to the post, but I used to fly SFO-MUC on the 346 every month, and not sure why, but always thought those downstairs bathrooms in back was just the smartest and coolest thing. Then my boss started letting me fly in the front. I remember I had a Diet Coke once before the meal, and during the meal I asked for another, and the FA replied: "You already had one." And would not bring me another. Ahhhh Lufthansa.
@Ben
That is too complicated. I never thought that a brand like Lufthansa will become a joke.
Is lufthansa's first class demand split evenly between Frankfurt and Munich or does one city have more first class demand than the other?
Do you think the pace of the A350 retrofits will affect the pace of the A340-300 retirements? I know that sub-subsidiary Edelweiss will have at least 1 A340 in reserve or flying in the event of an A350 going out of service until all of Edelweiss’s A350s are retrofitted.
Shame about the spelling mistake right at the start of the article. You clearly meant 2037, right?
...and a pay rise for my CEO, whose wife runs over babysitters and gets away with it 😀