We’ve known for quite some time that Lufthansa plans to install first class on select Airbus A350s in the future. I wanted to provide an update on the latest regarding these plans, especially as we now have some new details about what to expect from the product.
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The real question: will Lufthansa allow Jews to fly in these first class suites?
Would be interesting to know if the F demand out of Munich is corporate financial or other.
I bet it will be fairly luxurious as that seems the direction many big Airlines are headed. When I think of Lufthansa I dont think luxurious. More understated with German sense abilities. I Always have enjoyed Lufthansa & am looking forward to their newest product.
Hasn't the bleeping obvious lesson sunk into our collective avgeek minds yet??? Whatever Lufty proposes should be taken with a wheelbarrow of salt UNTIL we can actually see, feel, and touch it. This is one airline whose 'new product' press release is fit for one thing, and one thing only: toilet paper/sanitary pads.
I reckon IF they do unveil AND deploy a new product it will resemble that of Swiss. I highly doubt that it would be anything like Emirates full suites on the 777 as German luxury is quite understand.
Corporate to the extreme. This also reflects International clientele as MUC (as well as FRA) carry a fair amount of transfer pax and especially for firms with *A contracts.
I just hope that LH continues to offer FC to Washington, DC; I care less whether it’s to FRA or MUC.
With LH offering F in very limited numbers out of Frankfurt in the future, what do you think will happen with the LH First Class Terminal there?
I think it can be like Australian flag carrier first class, simply LH had almost a similar product without privacy on its 747-400 aircrafts in the past they can use it as templates for the future FC cabin
I assume that's your primary base, but what are those short(er) TATL flights like? Do you get the time to genuinely enjoy the product?
Not a knock, actually curious
I wonder if they standardize / harmonize LH’s F/CL with LX’s F/CL. There’s a trend to standardize premium eco and C/CL across the LH family.
The mock-up which they showcased two years ago in Frankfurt looked more like QR’s Q-suites.
So there’s going to be a great new first class product that has so few seats that nobody can actually use miles to obtain two award seats? Possibly nice for awards for solo travelers but worthless for anyone else.
That’s NOT why they’re putting them in! If you want to fly in F, buy F, you cheapskates.
I wonder why Lufthansa does not just get the A350-1000. I wonder if they ever considered it or plan to in the future. They could take advantage of its larger size and put first class on them instead of the -900s. It would more closely match the A340-600’s capacity while allowing them to stick to their plan of keeping the A350 fleet at Munich and the 777X fleet at Frankfurt. Having the largest plane based in Munich go from the A380 to the A350-900 seems like a pretty significant downgauge. The -900 is a great efficient plane and all, but let’s face it, it is just not that big of a long-haul plane, especially for a big intercontinental airline like Lufthansa with such a strong focus on hub-and-spoke (which usually means bigger planes). I feel it is a bit too small to have four cabins total (including first class) in it. There’s a reason so few airlines with the A350-900 have put first class on them. Carriers like SQ, CX, and PR use the -900 much like they would a 787-9. Additionally, I would think the -900 is too little airplane in general for many destinations out of Munich such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Singapore. Especially considering that all those destinations get (or plan to get) their much bigger 747-8s from Frankfurt. To be honest, knowing the kinds of moves they have been making the past couple of years, I would not be surprised if Lufthansa uses the installation of first class as an excuse to make each of the cabins in these retrofitted A350s more cramped.
@Johnn
No reference to Winnie the Commie Poo??
No rationalizing warfare and murder???
No jokes at the expense of dead people????
You're losing your touch, gurl......
Very odd complaint. I'm sure these seats are far from worthless for those who pay for first class, which is who Lufthansa is primarily concerned with anyway.
I do, and a profitable one at that. I suppose that makes one of us since I have loyal staff and loyal customers and understand that giving those loyal people what they want is the way to ensure their loyalty in the future.
Yes but they will keep a camera on them to photograph transgressions. This despite the photo of FCL on the original LH401 flight having Cabin Crew sans mask in FCL.
A profitable business, you say? You must have some coin. Buy the F ticket, cheap-ass.
It depends…
If you have to fly on fix dates, with 4 places it’s going to be tough to find availability
Personally, I’m disappointed
@AA70 - DC is home base indeed.
Very very very few of my Europe flights are OD flights; they’re pretty much transfer flights to someplace else (mainly S. Africa and Asia, and occasionally Oz). And yes, even for the DC-Europe legs I do have time to enjoy the product, but part of that is the ground experience at the connecting airport, which is also important, which is why I prefer LH and EK as much as possible. For the long-haul segments, yes, obviously those are much more enjoyable, though.
My grandchildren runs a profitable lemonade stand business.
I'm quite sure they won't save their best product to only give it out for free and not trying to sell them.