Originally Posted by
SMK77
I find your trip report to be an absolute outlier to the consensus of most people that regularly fly Business Class to a point where I think it's misleading.
Maybe for someone escaping the hell of Economy, it's an acceptable product but for any seasoned frequent flyer the Lufthansa offering is absolutely dismal.
I am not sure what's your benchmark for your assessments but I would disagree with most of them: the cabin not spacious, you are angled towards a stranger, the small space for your legs will make you touch the other passenger at some point in time. 50% of the seats on the upper deck have no aisle access. It's a horrific product - especially at today's prices.
Originally Posted by
sqyf
Let's agree to disagree. I really enjoyed my flight, and I do think that any flight on a 747-8 these days is to be savoured. In what way could the TR be construed as misleading? I've stated facts about the product (With pictures to back them up), and stated an opinion - just an opinion. I don't claim to be an authority, or anyone in the business of assessing any airline's product (Though I do have opinions -- entirely my own). I appreciate you reading the TR though, and do see your point about that generation of J product not being up to expectations that some (many?) frequent flyers have.
I'm also in the camp that actively chooses the LH 747-8 in business class over any of the other trans-atlantic options. The only one I'd prefer is TK on the old 777 seat but depending on where you're going, it doesn't always make sense. It is infinitely better for sleeping for me. Never had an issue with the footsie. I'm mostly sleeping, so the privacy is a non-issue for me as well. I'll take a more comfortable bed, without any impeding of my shins, knees, and feet, over a door and a coffin. I'm hoping that the next generation of QR seats are better - His Excellency has stated that they recognize the problem and they've found a way to lower the bed and raise the screen and tray table so that folks won't keep banging their knees and shins. If they nail that, then my views will change quickly.
I understand that many people, in fact, the majority of people, disagree. Most are obsessed with aisle access and privacy, and are not 6'2" or taller. My view would be very different if I were 5'10" I suspect. To each their own - but this is entirely subjective - so it's wrong to make definitive declarations about something being horrific and dismal. Heck, there are people who think vegemite tastes good, so anything is possible.