Menus in Economy Class Menus in Premium Economy Class Enjoy "more" in terms of service and delight in Premium Economy Class. Instead of a middle seat in the last row, I had an aisle seat toward the front of the economy class cabin. What does this have to do with it? Please note that special meals are usually offered in Economy Class on flights of more than 185 minutes duration and in Business Class on flights of more than 75 minutes duration. The cost of the ticket is not relevent,only the comparison to to similar flights. Lufthansa Business Class seats on the A380 had a relatively large screen that could be tilted to face the seat better, same as with the A350 flights. On Lufthansa short and medium-haul routes we serve different food and beverages, depending on the length and destination of your flight. Perhaps their pricing is an effort to limit use that clearly isnt working. Thank God there was coffee.. Horrid coffee but still coffee. A crossant and rollwith Nutella chocolate spread and strawberry jam. In which case LH falls down badly. On the routes they go head to head with LCCs, I guess equally all that matters will be schedule and price. Passengers who require special food for dietary, religious or nutritional reasons have a choice of 11 different meals on Lufthansa-operated flights. On what basis? I have had better service and food on AirAsia. 11-inch touch-screen TV monitors are installed on . (this one is a stretch). Delicious menus, an exclusive wine selection and a special service on short night flights await you in Business Class on long-haul flights. Mr. Lufthansa should not even waste time with this horrible offering. Take that! If you want to be a ULCC, then brand your product accordinglydont build up your marketing as if youre offering a global full-service airline. The pepper and noodles are really hot - in taste - but deep frozen. No customer in their right mind accepts this treatment for longer. So sad that this is Lufthansas flagship product. This meant that nobody in coach class had to crawl over more than one person to access the aisle. All meat and poultry products used are certified as slaughtered according to halal guidelines. Even the mini fruit flan works well, with loads of flavour. 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. Lufthansa's A330 features a small premium-economy cabin there are 21 seats laid out in a 2-3-2 configuration. Life outside the premium cabins generally speaking sucks on flights over 4 hours. Enjoy "more" in terms of service and delight in Premium Economy Class. I am aware that an airplane is not a movie theatre nor a concert hall and I bring my own music and my own headphones. Thats pretty sad. UA served you a warm breakfast but Ive had an equally poor breakfast experience on AA in the past and also BA. This is one of the best Lufthansa lunches I've had short-haul. A crossant, a roll, a tub of butter, a tub of Exquisa, a jar of hero strawberry jam. What's included in Lufthansa's economy class? The new buy-on-board program in Zurich will start at an unspecified date in the spring. But I think the A380 has about the worst economy experience, on any airline. However Lufthansa crew are pretty good at getting you extra food if you feel peckish on the flight. Change airline and get happy! Unortunately, I live in Germany and choice is limited. This won't apply in business class, and won't apply in long haul economy. Despite the announcement of their new business class seats, who knows when we can finally experience it. Indeed, it goes OK with the veggies on the other plate. I am so excited tha, I greatly miss the @lufthansa #747-8 at @flylaxair. The original article contains the following, The airline and its subsidiaries, Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines, are cutting their schedules, fleet and staff, with air travel not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels before 2025., https://www.yahoo.com/news/lufthansa-cut-free-snacks-economy-114938215.html, I only read LHs press release. Lucky for me I had lunch prior to boarding. Child-friendly meals arranged in a fun design will delight young passengers on board Lufthansa flights. No more free airline food? With the high-quality offer available for purchase, our passengers will be able to decide what they want to eat and drink on their journey., As One Mile At A Time properly notes, Id like to talk to the person who said the Diet Coke is fine, I just dont like how its free.. I did fly with Lufthansa and there service was very good! I get that people want cheap seats instead of luxurious ones, and the airlines have changed to accommodate this with things like basic economy, fees for service, etc., but a lot of what you describe here has nothing to do with effective cost-cutting. The interesting thing is that the lounges, both business and Senator have gotten better. It was like being back in your high school cafeteria except the high school version was edible. All fare types in Lufthansa's international economy class include meals and beverages (soda, water, juice, beer, and wine). We also experienced the horrible breakfast sandwiches to and from Europe. 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. Lufthansa devalues Economy Class food. And yet, in context, it works. They treat the public like petulant children that need to be punished, like all our customers ever did was complain about the free food and drinks, so now were going to start charging for it. The Premium Economy cabin on this aircraft consisted of four rows of seven seats. On Lufthansa long-haul flights an extensive selection of food is served. I recently spent a weekend at the @ventanabigsur. Lufthansa's premium economy seats offer 38 inches of pitch and a seat that is 18-19 inches wide, with 8 inches of recline. I really avoid them at all costs. And then curse whoever thought of serving up this lot on a plane. For a change of pace, I chose the chicken strips, which would have been better had I actually been hungry. I would say so yes. 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. My experience was so poor, I would not consider wasting money or miles on an upgrade. These meal upgrade options cost between 15 to 25 per meal and before the pandemic the airline offered seven meal options. Please view our advertising policy page for additional details about our partners. Perhaps you have never met a German before? Lufthansa is "optimizing" the pre-arrival meal service in economy class and premium economy class on longhaul flights. You get less for your money, not more. Lufthansa Premium Economy cabin. Now this is weird. A bowl of noodles, with smaller peppers and two slivers of spring onions. People who got what they expected even if it was sub par dont tend to tell all their friends how terrible something was. That aisle seat truly makes all the difference. It is one of the most disgusting smells imaginable. In one sense, this flight was better than last time. 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. After the meal, we serve you tea or coffee. Matt, you should send this URL as a comment to Lufthansa. Lufthansa offers you a wide choice of special meals including, for example, vegetarian meals and meals for those on special diets. The way the seat layouts have become with added seats I was sitting in the seat beside what was once an emergency exit and spent the trip from cairo to frankfurt with the door frame stuck into my shoulder forcing me to seat semi sideways.. My daughter was flush to the bathroom door.. Lufthansa A380 Economy Class Seats. However , I am aware of the difficulty airlines are having , filling the A-380 with better-paying customers , and thus making better profits with it . Like Austrian, SWISS will also introduce regionally-inspired hot and cold dishes on its buy-on-board menu. While not an unexpected move, it is still a disappointing one. I flew FRA-ORD in F last month, and unless you were German, they would hardly give you the time of day, both on the ground and in the air. , So theyre banking on the fact that people will still choose them, even in the absence of one of the few remaining advantages they had over the LCCs. Meal with fish, lamb, mutton, goat or poultry, can contain root vegetables. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel. 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. But what can I do if they offer the most direct flights from my home place? I wasnt too concerned, since I had enjoyed a nice Persian lunch before the flight in Glendale. Well, if the passengers still want to fly cheaper and cheaper and Ryanair is still expanding in Europe the airlines have to cut their expenses. A varied selection of free hot and cold beverages both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, Special meals for vegetarians, people with food allergies and members of certain religious faiths, Country-specific cuisine tailored to regional tastes on international routes, Colourful, tasty and healthy meals especially for children. So weve decided to extend the programme to our flights from Zurich, too.. Quark creme with Kiwi gooseberry compote. Every leg of the journey both directions was fraught with failures. Would a European catering service have even produced those disgusting sandwiches? How is Lufthansa rated better than Turkish Airlines? After take-off, you can choose from a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The new first-class suites will debut in early 2024 on the Airbus A350-900 aircraft. Prior to this I had heard good things about Lufthansa. I recently spent a weekend at the @ventanabigsur. The seats were indeed horrible and hard. LH intra-Europe business is often quite well-priced, but it books in P and I am not interested in buying a business-class ticket that earns zero miles. Child-friendly meals, known as our Childrens menus (for children aged two and over) can be ordered at the time of booking or no later than 24 hours before departure at no additional cost. And very good cheese it is too. Rival British Airways ended free food in economy in 2017. Going forward, its first class or nothing on Lufthansa. The eggs look radioactive, and taste it too. If you are hungry betweenen meals, pretzels and Kit Kat bars are available. Disgusting. Economy Class In Economy Class, guests can look forward to a special and high-quality travel experience, with all meals and non-alcoholic beverages included in the price. Lovely and tender, done just right, this shows what can be achieved in the air. And the food served was a disaster, quite possibly the worse Ive ever had on ANY airline. The onboard catering is a decent way to sustain oneself without having to pay the ridiculous prices charged at airports. The only hope for this lot is to kind of pick at it and hope. Deutsche Bahn ist still ahead in decay, but Lufthansa management has accepted the challenge. These days airlines very much tend to mix staff nationalities and this takes away the problem, took A380 london to colombo with Emerites yesterday and tge cabin crew consisted of 14 staff of 8 nationalities speaking 18 languages,as usual , the economy class was first rate ,masses of leg room,good food good service,cost just over 300. 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