We’re flying ORD-MLA this summer. There are no nonstops of course, so it seems the choice I have is ORD-FRA-MLA-FRA-ORD on either UA or LH. In either case I buy 016 stock from united.com so I’d at least get the PQF and PQP. If I buy the transatlantic segments on LH, it’s about $300 per person less but a) the outbound connection is only 95 mins in FRA, b) I get to fly a 748, which would be a new airplane for me, and I love the 747, and c) I don’t think LH has an economy plus equivalent and for a 8-9 hour flight I think I’d really want that. Plus I’d have to pay for seat selection.

have I got the basic facts straight? I have only flown LH once, but it was in 2007 in J and I don’t remember it well anyway. I am leaning to spending the extra money to go on UA metal for economy plus. Is LH a markedly better experience otherwise? What would you do?