The perfect @flysas name tag for #Longyearben! Lufthansa should not even waste time with this horrible offering. What a magnificent review. I suspect a lot of the catering issues leaving the United States stem more from the appallingly low quality of U.S. food especially bread than the airlines? Editorial Disclosure: The editorial content on this page is not provided by any entity mentioned herein. For breakfast time I was hoping that Eurowings would push the boat out a bit - but no. Accordingly, the menu will include classic Austrian dishes such as apple strudel or a cold platter (an Austrian Brettljause). Many non-Germans feel safe around Germans = full plane, small chance of sitting next to an empty seat Without a dedicated bathroom for premium economy, the mini-cabin shared two bathrooms with the economy section behind it, separated by a hard divider. Wheelchair Accessibility of Business Class Seats on Lufthansa's Airbus A340. My experience was so poor, I would not consider wasting money or miles on an upgrade. A roll. After the meal, we serve you tea or coffee. A hot roll, with butter, and a tray with three cheeses (blue Castello, Allgau hard, and bell pepper) with three grapes. I dont think its okay to post a picture with a flight attendants face clearly showing! The lime seemed odd, but works really well with the Palma ham. Lufthansa has eliminated re-usable headphones in favor of single-use disposable ones. These meal upgrade options cost between 15 to 25 per meal and before the pandemic the airline offered seven meal options. Outside of banner ads published through the Boarding Area network, this compensation does not impact how and where products appear on this site. This selection just doesn't work together at all. My wife and I are traveling to Frankfurt Germany from Texas this year on Lufthansa . This won't apply in business class, and won't apply in long haul economy. The two mini fruit tarts are in a decent pack to take off the plane. There is no additional cost to you for this service. Frankly, the best part of LH business class these days is access to a Polaris lounge on departure. The problem is that, if youre travelling between two non-hub airports (and theres only about six big hubs in the whole of Europe), you usually have to choose between a twice-a-week-if-you-are-lucky Ryanair/Wizz service and a LHLX/AFKL/BAIB connection that used to take the best part of a day to get you to your destination BEFORE the pandemic-induced schedule cuts. Photo: Jakov Fabinger, Simple Flying. Gross. I really avoid them at all costs. You are free to buy your own meals and water. Lufthansa short flight business class Flew Lufthansa and Swiss Air recently, and have to say, the Europeans know how to do in-flight food! Just done Rio to Frankfurt. Choose from a varied and exclusive menu and shape . The bad: seats have generous recline. No legal liability is accepted. It boasts of four variants of 777, but all of them provide 3-4-3 economy class cabins. There are certain parts of this I can understand. At the time, Lufthansa had launched a range of dean&david crafted dishes, with a focus on high quality, healthy food such as salmon avocado bowls and Bircher muesli for breakfast. PER TRIP . Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. There are incredible flavours in this. There's quite a lot here - however it feels anything but civilised eating the chicken leg with your fingers, and dunking it in the sauce which then dribbles all over the tray. After entering your flight number and selecting your travel class, you can start looking forward to the culinary delights awaiting you on your trip. Once again I am surprised. Ah, now its clear why you need to keep the cheese. I also brought along a wi-fi pass from first class, which saved me 29.00EUR. Note that even in First Class meals can be somewhat small (Minimalist is, of course, the Lufthansa way of describing it) because there is the assumption - certainly for overnight flights - that you'll eat in the First Class lounge on the way to the plane. At least Lufthansa try to ring the changes, by adding in salmon as an alternative. Actually there is no permission of taking pictures on board with crew in them at all, unless you asked!!! Germans are good at economics = every square inch of the plane will be utilized It is really quite incredible what Lufthansa can do for a short flight, and in the galley of a small CRJ. This meant that nobody in coach class had to crawl over more than one person to access the aisle. I alway like to support humble and hard working airlines! Upgrade Meals Lufthansa recently eliminated complimentary food & drinks in short haul economy.This has been replaced by a new buy on board menu, known as "Onboard Delights." The airline is now introducing "Onboard Delights Interkont" on long haul flights (with the "Interkont" standing for "intercontinental," in case that's not obvious). Little quantity, but it makes up for it in flavour. Hot roll and Lurpack butter. After entering your flight number and selecting your travel class, you can start looking forward to the culinary delights awaiting you on your trip. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site is for entertainment purposes only. The venison has a very delicate flavour, while the salad is stunning. Lufthansa has zero service. Short term revenue targets and bonifications OK, long term survival of the company jeopardized. So being in the lucky position to have sen status I can eat properly at the still okayish lounges, fight for some drinks on the plane and then try to sleep But the situation is really bad and I fear the day I might lose status. A bowl of noodles, with smaller peppers and two slivers of spring onions. Tiny, but with lots of flavour. If you are in ZRH, and a frequent flyer, who else will you pick? Premium Economy Class Lovely, but small and unexpected. Ooo, this is a lovely started, just right to get the flight going, and worth the 2 hour wait for it. Cold and warm snacks as well as an extensive offering of primarily regional beverages will round off the new catering concept. They were just going through the motions and clearly unhappy. News leaked of the catering cuts on Monday, likely forcing Lufthansa to officially unveil the news earlier than it had hoped for. I often fly one way route, while LH from Fra to Lax try to charge me $2000 I can go with condor for $280! Even the mini fruit flan works well, with loads of flavour. Perhaps the extra 4 hours to the flight makes a difference in their temperaments? And then curse whoever thought of serving up this lot on a plane. Yes but you can see the face of the one in the back, and your first picture of the cabin shows a flight attendants face as well. Neither did my seatmates, or the seatmates across the aisle from me. Economy class features 371 seats with 31 pitch and a width of 18.2. In terms of a spacious first class product, the @E, Nearly five years ago, I took a break from I, United Airlines' new Polaris seat is a huge improv. That equates to $20 million extra, per year , per A-380 .Definitely a better business plan , eh ? Meals are laid out on a decent white tablecloth, and you get all your courses brought to you individually. The airliners market is rough. The remote control was easy enough to use, intuitive and sensitive to the touch. Quality and culinary flights of fancy on board Lufthansa: in First Class and Business Class excellent gourmet cuisine is served on fine china, accompanied by an award-winning selection of wines. #Lufthansa #travel #food #shortsvideo #shortsfeed Instead, an Austrian Melangerie will be offered with food and drinks available for purchase. In general, I try to avoid Lufthansa like the plague. Every leg of the journey both directions was fraught with failures. That aisle seat truly makes all the difference. A crossant, a roll, a tub of butter, a tub of Exquisa, a jar of hero strawberry jam. Christina Foerster, a member of the Executive Board Lufthansa Group responsible for Customer, IT & Corporate Responsibility spun it in this way: Our current snack offer in Economy Class does not always meet the expectations of our guests. BUT there is an USB plug at your armrest on the 380. I dont think people will go ZRH-CDG-LHR just to get a free coffee on AF (while that lasts). In this case, though, the roll is very good, and the cheese, although it looks processed, is very tasty. Ever tried saying Good Morning when entering the plane? Wow thats bad. Thats pretty sad. Matthew, it looks like the are some cut backs to the pre-arrival and breakfast meals in Business class as wellin terms to quantity offered. I truly do agree to the most you wrote. Lufthansa has launched a new paid-for catering concept for economy passengers on its cross-border European flights with durations longer than 60 minutes. Then again, the internet was so busy there were not enough IP addresses on the router for everyone to connect. So, as you see, in my opinion, its not very fair that you assign guilt to the crews. It's hard to know what's right about it - even economy get's better food than this. Current seats do not match Lufthansa's pricing that skyrocketed and is I would say one of the worst in the premium segment. From now on in addition to our still complimentary meal service enjoy an individually combinable and good-value selection of sweet and savory snacks as well as high-quality alcoholic specialties on board. I think we should just be given meal vouchers $20 when you checkin. Frequent flyers and business travelers wont divert, but the move creates an opening for budget carriers to make a more compelling argument on the value they provide to travelers. Anyway the only important issue is getting there alive and Lufthansa does that fairly well. Will miss the @united #globalfirstlounge at #ord. How much did you payed for the ticket? Old IFE for example. Spotted four #polarbear outside of #longyearbyen -, One of the best crews I have ever had the pleasure, Next stop ARN! It really does. There is no food on domestic routes. Like delivering good customer service. Have a look for it next time , Hi Annabelle, Check again. A tub of butter. And here we go with the Russians and in this case AeroflotJon, have u ever flown on Aeroflot?? Effective November 28, 2019, Lufthansa will only offer a cold vegetarian snack for the pre-arrival meal on longhaul flights. Click to view the menu on your Lufthansa flight . This is really very pleasant. Some shredded lettuce. Find out what to expect when dining in economy or business class, take a behind the scenes look at inflight catering kitchens, as well as new inflight catering concepts and anything related to airline food. Lufthansa passengers previously had food and drinks included in their fare. Quark creme with Kiwi gooseberry compote. Passengers on long-haul Lufthansa flights will soon be able to purchase food and beverages. Thankfully, Ive only travelled in SAS Y once (one way ARN-ORD in a bulkhead seat) but they charge for everything except one (!) ?.try it for ones , you will be rather surprisedthe days of the soviet carrier are long gonesince 1991 to be preciseregards. It seems as if the Lufthansa chefs just threw together everything they had left, and just made a mess on the plate. Going forward, its first class or nothing on Lufthansa. A wine selection is served onboard Economy Class Economy Class Quality on every route Here you will find information about our comfortable seating, the entertainment programme, Internet access and food and beverages in Lufthansa Economy Class. The airline group will be taking a phased . FACTS, baby, not RANT will win over your hordes of admirers. I been flying with LH since I am a child the always been not that smart, rember the times where the put me as kid behind a smoker saying I am in non smoking seat, wish could make then accountable for my health now. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site is for entertainment purposes only. Matt, you should send this URL as a comment to Lufthansa. I recently experienced similar disappointment on a Lufthansa Bangkok to Budapest (via Frankfurt) trip. SWISS and Lufthansa, on behalf of the group, offer similar assurances. This is a weird one. I am so excited tha, I greatly miss the @lufthansa #747-8 at @flylaxair. Lufthansa A380 Economy Class Seats. If you are travelling long-haul in First Class, Business Class or Premium Economy Class, you now have the opportunity to find out before departure which menus are being served on your flight. On Lufthansa short and medium-haul flights we serve a variety of food and beverages depending on the length of the flight and its destination. After that never flown and never will. Shrinked! And yet, in context, it works. It is one of the most disgusting smells imaginable. In interactions with 12+ staff in the lounge and on the plane exactly 2 managed a smile: the shower attendant in the lounge and the purser on the plane. The new section of food and drink sounds lovely, but eliminating a free beverage and light snack strikes me as antithetical to any assertion that Lufthansa can realistically command a huge premium over its budget competitors. Lufthansa Economy class can be a great way to get to Europe or beyond on a budget. The business and economy on Lufthansa is much better though Emirates' First is better. Lufthansa is investing more than 2.5 billion by 2025 to not only install the First Class Suites, but also upgrade every other segment of the cabin - mere mortals will also be able to enjoy the . single soft drink for the entire flight and dont have any meal options what so ever. No customer in their right mind accepts this treatment for longer. You get what you paid for. I would say so yes. ? looks totally disgusting. While we do try to list all the best miles and points deals, the site does not include all card companies or credit card offers available in the marketplace. Oh wait Bribery. Perhaps you have never met a German before? The seats were indeed horrible and hard. Seriously, Lufthansa? The unbundling of all-inclusive fares is a trend that will be with us always. It's not really worth it though, as the biscuits are hard to come by. I not been able to fly LH for last 5 years since the prices are always higher for no reason. It was one of the first of the type to be delivered so it was still painted in the old (and in my opinion better looking) Lufthansa livery. Austrians new buy-on-board service will be available on flights of up to three hours. I know its not a big deal in the US, but asking a German Flight Attendant How are you today can (and I am tempted to say will) make a big difference. Their choices and service offering will remain unchanged. Newer one: 747-8. So sad that this is Lufthansas flagship product. Lufthansa Cuts Free Food + Drink In Economy Class In Favor Of Buy-On-Board, SWISS Will Offer Cheese Fondue, Other Gourmet Treats In Economy Class, The new United Polaris Lounge at Washington Dulles, @malaysiaairlines just announced it would retire i, Welcome to @fly_bur @aveloair! Teaching your employees customer service costs pennies on the dollar, and theres no excuse for not having a correct food count especially when there isnt a choice for the meal. LUFTHANSA FIRST CLASS vs. ECONOMY ($8,000 vs. $800 ticket) - YouTube 0:00 / 19:25 What to expect ;) LUFTHANSA FIRST CLASS vs. ECONOMY ($8,000 vs. $800 ticket) Kara and Nate 3.4M. A Mozart Reber chocolate box, containing two mozzart chocolates. Lufthansa offers you a wide choice of special meals including, for example, vegetarian meals and meals for those on special diets. Child-friendly meals arranged in a fun design will delight young passengers on board Lufthansa flights. I usually get on board early and sit in one of the front rows. The legroom was excellent. A pot of cream with fruit tartlet. I asked for water with dinner and I was told that there was just coffee and tea available (even though there was water bottles on the cart!). They will feature three first-class suites, 28 business-class seats, 24 premium economy seats and 201 economy-class seats (22 with extra legroom). All images and content copyright airreview.com. The eggs look radioactive, and taste it too. What you aren't told is that the cheese is there incase you go for the cheese option at the end of the dinner you've got to keep it on the tray. That premium product will be arriving much sooner than the First Class Suites, set for installation later this year on the new Boeing 787-9s. Chocolate and water will remain complimentary. In which case LH falls down badly. My last three trips to Germany, Ive flown UA DEN-FRA twice and BA DEN-LHR-HAM. Its not great, but fills a hole. A chocolate swizzle. Outside of banner ads published through the Boarding Area network, this compensation does not impact how and where products appear on this site. On Lufthansa long-haul flights an extensive selection of food is served. Despite the announcement of their new business class seats, who knows when we can finally experience it. That's bad news, since Lufthansa was already lagging behind its competition. The airline unveiled the new Lufthansa Allegris, which features an enhanced traveling experience across all cabins. milk), Meal without meat, prepared and spiced in the Indian style, Prepared in accordance with the customs of Indian Jainism: No use of meat, egg products, onions, garlic, ginger, mushrooms or root vegetables, Strictly kosher food prepared under the supervision of a rabbinate. Really hope this makes them lose their Skytrax 5* rating. Other than that, Ill avoid. 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