Originally Posted by
ORDnHKG
Unless there is new LH F, I would skip that and fly SQ F JFK-FRA instead !
I have never flown LH F, all because of ancient hard product. FCT is nice, but how many hours can you stay there, it would still be shorter than your flight. And base on numerous trip report in LH F, their food offerings and service doesn't look like even come close to SQ F, NH F, or OZ F.
IAH-FRA is operated by the 744 so I'm hoping that it will have the new F or get up-gauged to the A380 after I make my reservation. I really hope to avoid JFK so LH and LX are really the only options for the TATL segments.
Originally Posted by
red star
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Originally Posted by
SFO777
You have never flown LH but you're an expert on their service?
While I would choose SQ over most any airline, their JFK-FRA service is not their best product... ancient 744 with old seats, third-world like JFK ground facilities. While SQ is wonderful once you are on board, other than in SIN, LH beats the snot out of SQ in lounges and ground facilities. Even with a dated hard product, LH is still a wonderful experience. Indeed, Mrs. SFO insists she prefers LH over SQ and CX.
I have flown both LH and SQ 744s and I have to say that while SQ had better service and food it wasn't good enough to make up for the dated seat. Sure, LH's old F seat isn't the greatest but at least the exit row has a ton of extra room for a tall person like myself! By the way, your TRs are excellent and have truly helped my planning.
Originally Posted by
halothane
I would definitely consider trying to get a LX F segment on the A330 if you can find award space. Other routes to consider would be BKK-CDG on TG F (you'd have TG's fantastic ground service ex-BKK and have the 9W 777 that they have leased.). Another option might be BKK-IST on TK's 777 from 9W (if they still have them. I can't remember).
For this summer, I have the following booked:
ORD-FRA LH F
FRA-ICN OZ F
ICN-BKK OZ C
BKK-DPS TG F
DPS-SIN SQ C
SIN-BKK SQ C
BKK-CDG TG F
CDG-ZRH LX C
ZRH-ORD LX F
Good luck in planning your trip! Are you a beach person? If so, I'd consider taking a trip back to Thailand and visiting the LM Khao Lak. It's a very nice property with excellent SPG Plat treatment.
I flew the new LX F ZRH-ORD in January and it was excellent! You won't be disappointed. I would gladly use it over LH if I can find the award space (which didn't open up until a few days before departure last time). I also tried TK F HKG-IST but I don't think that their leased 77Ws will still be around in August. I need to look into the TG 77W on the BKK-CDG flight but I don't know if I would choose it over the NH/OZ combo unless the situation at NRT deteriorates over the next few months. Is CDG the only route with the leased 77W? I'm not really a beach person so I wouldn't choose a destination solely for their beaches. I couldn't spend more than 1-2 days at a beach before getting bored.
I did some further research and found SQ F availability on their 772 SIN-BWN-SIN. Is award space on the 772 given to partners just like the 744? If so, how are the seats?
Thanks again!