How much do you value an empty first class cabin?

Once you’ve flown just about every first class product, you’re probably looking for a new “high.” One such “high” which I’ve experienced a few times in my life is having a first class cabin all to myself. I had it three flights in a row, actually — first between Chicago and Zurich, then between London and Istanbul, and finally between Istanbul and Hong Kong. It’s pretty damn awesome when that happens, if not a bit awkward.

So here’s a mostly theoretical question (and I realize the question is making several assumptions, but play along with me for a minute, please).

Would you rather —

A) Fly Lufthansa’s old first class and be guaranteed to have the cabin all to yourself

or

B) Fly Lufthansa’s new first class with six out of eight seats occupied

What would you do? I ask because my opinion on this is different than everyone else I’ve asked this, so I’m curious to see if I’m totally off base.

Let me know in the comments section, please!

Conversations (57)
The comments on this page have not been provided, reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any advertiser, and it is not an advertiser's responsibility to ensure posts and/or questions are answered.
Comment as a member

Membership is free and takes no more information than commenting as a guest. Earn status points for good contributions, and see fewer ads as your status grows.

Type your response here.

If you'd like to participate in the discussion, please adhere to our commenting guidelines. Anyone can comment, and your email address will not be published. Register to save your unique username and earn special OMAAT reputation perks!

  1. Loading comments…
Recent Comments
The latest from the OMAAT community.

The comments on this page have not been provided, reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any advertiser, and it is not an advertiser's responsibility to ensure posts and/or questions are answered.

lucky OMAAT

@ JG1 -- Funny enough when I asked people before this post everyone thought I was crazy for wanting to take the empty cabin. In the end I went with the new cabin, and I was extremely happy with my decision. Service was great and the seat was extremely comfortable, so that's tough to beat.

0
‼ 0
uzj100 Guest

I'd rather be alone in the new F cabin ;-)

0
‼ 0
JG1 Guest

@lucky - so what's your take? It appears it won't be so unusual unless it bucks the format and is neither A nor B.

0
‼ 0
Brenna Guest

SO ive never actually flown first class so i would be happy either way, im sure! Definitely first world problems!!!

0
‼ 0
CDKing Guest

I've been in CX F where there was only 1 other passenger. I like the idea above about the tripod in empty F :) Handstand in the aisle? Yes please. Unfortunately my next flight IAH-DME has another passenger in F :(

0
‼ 0

Save posts to read later

Saving posts is a member feature. Become an OMAAT member to build a reading list you can come back to from any device.

Become a member
Meet Ben Schlappig, OMAAT Founder
5,883,136 Miles Traveled

43,914,800 Words Written

47,187 Posts Published