Lufthansa Business Class

[ellen10]

I am looking at some business class flight options to Europe next year.

One of the options is a SQ flight to Singapore and then connecting with a Lufthansa long haul to Europe, to Munich and then a short hop, Lufthansa to our final destination. The return flight is the same Lufthansa via Munich and then SQ from Singapore to Aus.

I've tried to search on AFF for Lufthansa reviews but couldn't find anything. Does anyone have any experience, thoughts, reviews of their business class product?

 

[bam71]

There’s quite a few on YouTube, and it appears to be rather hit and miss, with the majority of reviews negative due to older style seats/aircraft. We looked at it a few months back and decided against Lufthansa business for now.

 

[ellen10]

There’s quite a few on YouTube, and it appears to be rather hit and miss, with the majority of reviews negative due to older style seats/aircraft. We looked at it a few months back and decided against Lufthansa business for now.

Thanks for your reply @bam71

Yes I did have a bit of a look at the reviews. Even the reviews of their new Business class product they are rolling out is strange, with about 5 different style business class seats on offer, in the new A350 Allegris. Not very positive.

So I am a bit reluctant to pursue further, even though their airfares are probably a bit cheaper than the rest at the moment.

 

[SYD]

I did a work trip a few years ago using a LH RTW J fare (so I could at least fly QF to the US and back from Asia). YUL-FRA-AMS-FRA-SIN all on LH. The intra Euro stuff was typical Euro Biz and not standout nor bad (relatively speaking).

Avoid FRA all cost unless it’s one’s destination or starting point. It’s a “hot mess” of a place to transit and best avoided.

@Mattg probably has more recent experience but I believe LH still have a range of biz seats from the good, the bad and the ugly. I had the misfortune of flying the A380 FRA-SIN with the original fitout (think QF Skybed Mk1 but zero privacy shield and less comfortable), which was an embarrassment. I can only assumed LH ordered those seats at the same time as the planes and never thought to update before introducing into service. Worst J flight ever but they’ve at least replaced those with fairly standard direct aisle access, full flat seats.

YUL-FRA was in “footsies” seats. 2x2x2, full flat but the seat pairs angled so that travelling pairs feet are strangely close together - albeit in their own little foot well. I believe these are still out there flying on some routes.

From memory, the F&B was ok but who knows what post COVID enhancements have crept in.

If you can get to SIN separately, QR often has decent J fares to Germany.

 

[gaz0303]

I did LH J from FRA to SIN last year as I wanted to be upstairs on a 747 at least once. The Senator lounge was fantastic and the 747 looked great from its window. The rest of the experience was meh. Food was well below SQ standards, seat layout meant access to aisle over somebodies legs. Issued pyjamas are a top only. Service was friendly. Unless you specifically want to fly in the 747 or need the LH timings, SQ is the choice. If flying SQ codeshares, I don’t think the legs will credit to Velocity.

I’m currently having to make the same decision but for Y. The kids have never been in a 747.