Originally Posted by
Rambuster
Believe me,
weero knows what he's talking about!
maybe, but he continuosly fails to see anything positve about LH. Reading his posts I fail to pull out any constructive critics, only bashingon all fronts.
Originally Posted by
8420PR
I have followed this discussion for a few days, and I really fail to see what else Mayrhuber could really have said. He can hardly say that the whole plane is rubbish!
I am certain he is aware of where LH product sits compared to competitors, and wouldn't be surprised if he read this thread. Product decisions made years ago were probably carefully considered and thought to be the best at the time, but with hindsight I am sure some would be changed. Thats life!
Agree! ^
Originally Posted by
johndeere19
Maybe because there are no power outlets for their portable devices
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......portable devices junkies are accustomed to bring spare batteries along and usually don't encounter such problems.
Originally Posted by
Guy Betsy
It would be great if airline CEOs spend some time on at least one long-haul overnight flight in coach to see really what all the fuss is about.
Back in the days when Pillay was CEO of SQ, someone found him sitting in economy on a flight from LHR to SIN and asked him why. He said that he needs to experience economy in order to understand passengers' needs. Lets just say that that particular flight in economy was exceptionally well!
Perhaps Mayrhuber should do the same?
Perhaps you might be surprised if I told you Mayrhuber does it as well!
Originally Posted by
floris_FRA
I'm sorry LHPII, but this is a blatantly self-fullfilling prophecy: With no in-seat power in Y, people will automatically not use their portable devices. With in-seat power in Y, I am sure more people would be using their devices.
Furthermore, the fact that LH will provide in-seat power in Y on the B748i just goes to show that LH did not read the market demands correctly when they decided on the Y cabin (or the C cabin for that matter) on A380!
And the fact that people stare at the live-cams might have something to do with the fact that your IFE programming is so poor - I don't understand why LH did not go for the same level of programming as do EK / SQ etc. ???
First of all LH provides power outlets in C and F class and still majority of people choose to rest on long-haul flights rather then playing with their gadgets.
Secondly, it is not my IFE, and asking why LH didn't go for the same level of content as of EK and SQ is the same like asking why EK does not provide pension benefits to its employees or does not allow unions.....When you dare to discuss airline matters ( and you probably think that your frequent travelling make you an expert in airline business) try at least to think once outside of typical frequent traveller's box. LH operates under different and much harder circumstances then EK and SQ and LH cost base is much higher to begin with.
After all ,why doesn't SQ shuttle their First pax from lounge to aircraft?!?
Originally Posted by
Lack
How many short haul aircrafts does it have and how long does a NEK retrfit take on those?
175 aircraft:
B735 30
B733 33
A319 23
A320 46
A321 43
NEK retrofit will take exactly one year from 12/2010-12/2011
Originally Posted by
weero
That is actually true. I do miss the good ol'Lufthansa as it was a very convenient carrier ex SIN and even ex Oz. But the post-Mayrhuber LH???
what is good ol'Lufthansa?!?....and LH schedule ex-SIN has been quite steady for years now, even improved by addition of MUC flight, so it should be still or even more convinient for you.
Originally Posted by
weero
But I am open to improvements. LH is like a good country riddled with a terrible administration. Once the evil forces are dispersed, normality will return.
I somewhat agree to this, but fail to see what your problem with Mayrhuber is?!?
Weber was an excellent CEO, but Mayrhuber brought LH to absoultlely new heights and LH never invested in products as much as under Mayrhuber.
Originally Posted by
weero
You keep posting references to competitors' product which are so inaccurate that they prove that you did not fly them. You merely were briefed on the purported nature of that competitor's strengths in a meeting and then forward it as a 1:1 comparison.
such as.....?!? when you say something like that try to refer to my posts.
My job is closely associated with airline products on-board product developents, and as such i do fly quite extensivly on different carriers and have inside knowledge from very good colleagues /friends working at airlines such as EK's, SQ's.........so my posts are not purely based on some corporate brainwash, but from both my personal experience and information exchange from "my people" inside those airlines.