All LH A330 will lose F cabin: MUC in Winter 2016/17, FRA starting Summer 2018
Jun 19, 2017, 9:38 am
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May 28, 2020, 12:31 am
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Lufthansa A330 first class phased out?
Is it true that Lufthansa has phased out First class on their a330s? Because this is found on planespotters.
https://www.planespotters.net/airlin...ansa?refresh=1
If so, do these planes have the newer seats (a340, 747-400) or the older seats (a380, 747-8)?
https://www.planespotters.net/airlin...ansa?refresh=1
If so, do these planes have the newer seats (a340, 747-400) or the older seats (a380, 747-8)?
May 28, 2020, 2:19 am
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Is it true that Lufthansa has phased out First class on their a330s? Because this is found on planespotters.
https://www.planespotters.net/airlin...ansa?refresh=1
If so, do these planes have the newer seats (a340, 747-400) or the older seats (a380, 747-8)?
https://www.planespotters.net/airlin...ansa?refresh=1
If so, do these planes have the newer seats (a340, 747-400) or the older seats (a380, 747-8)?
May 28, 2020, 9:03 am
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Most probably they are sold as business. I even had years ago business ticketed flight on F seat with C service.
So LH can use them now on previous A346 routes where F is required.
Last edited by Raul_R; May 28, 2020 at 9:09 am
May 28, 2020, 9:19 am
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At present First Class is installed on three LH aircraft types- 747-800, Airbus A380 and A340-600. The seats are all one type (although I’m sure experts here will be able to highlight minor differences!!)- brown upholstery, lie flat, ottoman. First was removed from A330 some time ago.
May 28, 2020, 9:37 am
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LH had the old first class (blue upholstery, rippled silver-grey thing at the side) on all l/h aircraft... A300 didn’t really count as l/h so iirc it only went up to C and I’m afraid my memory doesn’t go far back far enough to A310 and beyond... The 747-200 certainly had it upstairs. When the current F came in it was fitted on 380, 748, 330, 346 and in a modified form upstairs on 744. Quite soon after it was taken back off 330 and 744 and the current C was installed on them instead- whatever seat plans say there are no 330 in service with F seats left on them. I don’t think 343 ever had the new F- I think they were just earmarked as part of the overall reduction in first class. I believe they went straight from old blue F to current C.... Happy to be corrected if anyone remembers current F on 343 !!
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May 28, 2020, 9:45 am
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did 2 dummy bookings today (AUS-FRA), (FRA-NBO), F was not possible to book and the J cabin started at row 1
May 28, 2020, 10:09 am
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LH had the old first class (blue upholstery, rippled silver-grey thing at the side) on all l/h aircraft... A300 didn’t really count as l/h so iirc it only went up to C and I’m afraid my memory doesn’t go far back far enough to A310 and beyond... The 747-200 certainly had it upstairs. When the current F came in it was fitted on 380, 748, 330, 346 and in a modified form upstairs on 744. Quite soon after it was taken back off 330 and 744 and the current C was installed on them instead- whatever seat plans say there are no 330 in service with F seats left on them. I don’t think 343 ever had the new F- I think they were just earmarked as part of the overall reduction in first class. I believe they went straight from old blue F to current C.... Happy to be corrected if anyone remembers current F on 343 !!
But I also find an trip review form end of december 2017 on A333 new F
https://traveluxblog.com/2017/12/27/...rbus-a330-300/
Also on https://www.lufthansa.com/us/en/333 you will see that there is verison with only C and verison with F as well.
But will see.
May 28, 2020, 10:14 am
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All A330s lost F in 2016-18. All A343 and A330 were originally delivered with F, only some of the A346 came without F in 2003-06.
All A330 have the same B/E diamond C seat as the rest of the fleet (except for the A359 who has a slightly structurally updated seat with Panasonic eX3 IFE) . The IFE in the A330 is retrofitted RAVE (similar to A346, A343 & B744) on most aircraft, except D-AIKP/Q/R/S who have the Panasonic eX2 (same as B748 & A380).
All A330 have the same B/E diamond C seat as the rest of the fleet (except for the A359 who has a slightly structurally updated seat with Panasonic eX3 IFE) . The IFE in the A330 is retrofitted RAVE (similar to A346, A343 & B744) on most aircraft, except D-AIKP/Q/R/S who have the Panasonic eX2 (same as B748 & A380).
May 28, 2020, 10:28 am
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May 28, 2020, 12:29 pm
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All A330s lost F in 2016-18. All A343 and A330 were originally delivered with F, only some of the A346 came without F in 2003-06.
All A330 have the same B/E diamond C seat as the rest of the fleet (except for the A359 who has a slightly structurally updated seat with Panasonic eX3 IFE) . The IFE in the A330 is retrofitted RAVE (similar to A346, A343 & B744) on most aircraft, except D-AIKP/Q/R/S who have the Panasonic eX2 (same as B748 & A380).
All A330 have the same B/E diamond C seat as the rest of the fleet (except for the A359 who has a slightly structurally updated seat with Panasonic eX3 IFE) . The IFE in the A330 is retrofitted RAVE (similar to A346, A343 & B744) on most aircraft, except D-AIKP/Q/R/S who have the Panasonic eX2 (same as B748 & A380).