2sk21

I did several trips last year in BA CW from the US to India and I just completed a similar trip in Lufthansa business class. A few notes while my thoughts are fresh on this topic:

• My BA segments were all on 787 (both -8 and -9) or 777. The LH segments were either A350 or A330.
• The business class seats were identical in both A330 and A350 on LH
• My order of preference is BA 787 > Lufthansa (A330 or A350) > BA 777
• BA unrenovated 777s are simply not competitive
• The 2-3-2 seating pattern in BA CW is by far my favorite
• BA seats are actually more comfortable overall and have more privacy
• On LH, I found that I could not help but see what he person in adjacent seat was watching on his IFE - this is distracting
• LH seat controls were nicer
• LH seats have a nice little hook to hold glasses when sleeping
• LH has a 2-2-2 seating pattern which makes things very awkward for the window seat passengers
• The LH lounge in EWR was definitely nicer than the BA lounge
• Service and food were similar
• On LH, I connected in MUC - which was a good experience since there is no need to go through security - unlike LHR T5. I didn't have much time to enjoy the lounge in MUC but it seemed decent. The BA T5 lounge is enormous in comparison but feels packed even so.
• For some reason, BA was not price competitive this trip so I picked LH but I think I will stick to BA next time