Swissdiver - 31/01/2012 10:15 GMT
FRA-IKA, January 2012
Since I was connecting at FRA and had a 3+ hours layover, I made my way to the First Class Terminal. A great and commendable experience that is however equaled by the First Class lounge in the B sector that can be reached without a long walk outside (at FRA they send a car to pick transiting First passengers up only when the plane is not docked). Then shortly before the flight, I was brought to the plane by car so obviously the boarding was very smooth.
On B747-400, the First class is on the upper deck (something that will change with the new B747-8). Once there, a good and a bad surprise. The bad one? Old First class seats, tiny screen that are not even seen in business class any more. And to my surprise, the crew told me it will take some more time to update them all (contrarily to what the website suggests). The good news? I was the only pax!
That said, LH accepts now only 8 First class passengers on board, allocating them 2 seats each, one to sit, one to sleep.
So service was obviously superb having one stewardess just for me! Wine selection was pretty good, and the food superb (LH is one of the remaining airlines still serving caviar in First class). I could then have a comfortable nap (the screen being far too small and old to watch a movie) before landing.
To summarise, the old seats and screens should be avoided as much as possible. But the service, the food and the wines were really First class!
