FINALLY flew Lufthansa’s new 747 first class!

By: Ben Schlappig

Updated: April 24, 2020
Published: April 26, 2012

38 comments

Well, it finally happened. I’ve been chasing Lufthansa’s new 747 first class for a long time, and I finally flew it from New York to Frankfurt. Heck, I landed about 20 minutes ago, so how’s that for turnaround time?

All I can say is WOW. The thing that makes this product unique is that the seat doesn’t turn into a bed, but rather each passenger gets a seat and a bed. Lufthansa actually has two “new” first class products, the other of which can be found on their Airbus aircraft, including the Airbus 380 I flew from Frankfurt to Tokyo a couple of months ago.

I’ll have a full report on the product very soon with a comparison of the two products, but in the meantime below are a few pictures I’ve taken. For those of you that have tried Lufthansa’s new 747 first class, what did you think?

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snic Diamond

April 27, 2012, 8:35 pm

I can't believe I beat Ben! Three of us had the new 747 LH F on a flight earlier this year. Not only was it the new F, but we had the entire upper deck entirely to ourselves! That was so far the best flying experience any of us have ever had. It was like having a private plane. Now, if only we could have asked the pilots to, oh, i dunno, stop for a day in Istanbul or something...

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Phil Guest

April 27, 2012, 6:27 pm

Wow this looks very nice!!! Needed to get to London this weekend and could not find availability on any 747 product so will be going old school A340 IAD-FRA in F. Question for you Ben what lounge access/breakfast options will I have in FRA coming in in F and leaving in J to London? I have allowed a couple of hours to enjoy a good breakfast, shower etc but not too sure on the set up as I've never been through FRA before

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Balaji Guest

April 27, 2012, 12:48 pm

My first impression was WOW! But on second thought, I agree with ffi. Looks like a generous waste of F cabin space which could have been used for creating SQ-like private suites. I don't know how many would prefer to have a separate bed especially if the complaints about not being able to watch TV from the bed are true.

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JetAway Guest

April 27, 2012, 11:27 am

While I"m sure it's very comfortable, it looks like a medivac aircraft.

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Jason Guest

April 27, 2012, 10:13 am

Nice indeed, but First class will never be First class until you get Snore-proof suites. So sick of having to deal with middle aged men snoring in first class.

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