Review: Lufthansa First Class Munich to Los Angeles

In a dialogue of bell pepper and tuna, what do they really talk about? Something juicy, I bet.

Isn't that a Bogner amenity kit and not the Porsche?

I dont understand LH, they spend so much money on Porsches, FCT, ground catering but charge 20E for wifi to FC passengers? That is odd....

@ Colleen -- ROFL!

@ Papa Smurf -- Whoops, you're absolutely right. Post updated.

@ Jorge -- FWIW I can't think of any airline that offers premium cabin passengers free wifi. Keep in mind that it's offered by an outside company and not Lufthansa directly, so they'd be paying directly for it, I assume. Agree it would be a nice addition, though.

Etihad offers semi-free wifi in F. They give each passenger a card with a login code and I think 50MB of access, after which you can buy more. On a recent flight though, they gave me an extra card after I used up my free allotment.

@ Chris -- Nope, since the flight left from a gate there was no chauffeur service.

I recently flew the same route in F on the A346 and agree it packs one helluva punch on takeoff! Whilst Lufthansa (F) offers a fantastic soft product, I personally can’t look past Qantas (F). Their seven-course tasting menu is exceptional - by far the best I’ve had in the air.

What's your secret? I flew 2 LH F flights in the A380 recently. On both flights, service was poor, crew not motivated, food was disgusting. I was not impressed at all.

@rafl I bet his secret is beeing a fanboy.

But seriously, everyone has their own preferences of service, food style, seating,...
Maybe you like other things than lucky does.

Me personally, I can get overly exited of a good economy seat. Meanwhile flying (real) Business intra-europe is just "ok", because of high expectations. This all can result in different experiences with an airline.

TK offers free wifi in every cabin.

Ben - do you copy and paste the flight headers from somewhere, or do you manually type them in? In this case:

Lufthansa 452
Munich (MUC) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Tuesday, May 28
Depart: 3:55PM
Arrive: 7:15PM
Duration: 12hr20min
Aircraft: Airbus A340-600
Seat: 2G (First Class)

@ralf - the secret is luck! I've flown LH F 4 times, and had 3 exceptional crews and one so-so crew. I found the food to be quite creative, but it just didn't always "work". I think the three main reasons are (1) the food is prepared far in advance; it's not like a restaurant where it's freshly prepared; (2) things taste different in thin dry air, and (3) FAs, not real cooks, prepare and plate the meals.

When everything works, F meals can be exceptional, but there's almost always some element missing.

@ ralf -- Hah, wish there were a "secret," but out of dozens of longhaul first class flights on Lufthansa, they've almost all been exceptional. I don't know, some say it's cultural and that only Germans can appreciate the service, though I don't really think that's the case.

Maybe try one more time? :p

@ Jonathan -- Right, though to to the best of my knowledge that's on a promotional basis as they work on installing it throughout their longhaul fleet. I don't think that's their long term plan.

And I actually really hope that they start charging for wifi, because Turkish had the slowest wifi I've ever experienced on any airline.

@ Tocqueville -- I manually type them.

Was it steenland?

@ Pat -- Nope. 🙂

I suggest you find a real job. Yo uare still young. This bonanza will not last forever.

@Anonymous, jealous enough? Seriously, Lucky has a "real" job = award booking service.

Nice report, seems like a very pleasant flight. Love LH in F and their food is exceptional (I know many Americans do not like it because all they want is a steak and a Sundae with all the trimmings...) but I do love their gourmet menu. I am disappointed with the winelist. Their Taittinger Champagne retails at about 50USD a bottle I believe, if you consider that QF serves the Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc des Blanc in F this is poor (retail around 150USD - I know, price does not always mean it is good). Also their wines seem to be average, nothing stands out. On a whole I think LH is one of the best carriers out there in F (together with QF, NH and EK).

@KG that's not gourmet, and it's not always necessarily good. It's just weird. From other trips Lucky has taken, we've seen both Asiana and Swiss offer sophisticated food that isn't a weird mash that LH seems to enjoy offering. LH's catering seems to be done by someone who isn't a chef, but thinks they are one because they watch Top Chef or something.

Lucky, did it at least taste good? Yo

I flew LH F twice in May and was wondering what the 'service upgrades' were...I actually like having caviar as a separate course, but I do miss the stacked apps.

Oh, also, I thought that the white asparagus wasn't especially good, though I can agree that the quantity was completely unnecessary.

@ Sean -- I don't think they're necessarily "upgrades," but changes are that there's now a single menu, appetizers are plated differently, they added salt & pepper shakers, etc.

The stacked appetizers, while fancy looking, were not particularly practical. I actually like the new setup better and you're getting about the same amount of food. The combined wine/food menu is more practical as well and the new salt & pepper shakers are nicer. In my opinion it's a good change.

@ wwk5d - I don't think anyone that watches Top Chef would plate potatoes & white asparagus in those proportions 🙂

Lucky,
you know, white asparagus is a "holy meal" in Germany. And 500g is considered a normal size per person. So your one just looks avarage for a German stomach. 🙂