jason8612

Just flew the LO NEW C, and compared it to UA C and LH new C.

Lounge –
LO lounge in KRK is OK. Small, crowded, but there is plenty of free beer, wines, and spirits, some sandwiches, chocolates, nuts, chips, some instant soup, cappuccino machine, and PCs with Internet access. Hot spots are provided by Era, Plus, and Orange.
LH SEN lounge in MUC is nice with nice selection of foods, soup, beer on tap, wines and spirits. Showers are nice. There are also PCS with Internet access and wifi provided by T-mobile.
UA RCC is umm sad. No free booze, some soft drinks, prepackaged cheese and some apples. No showers, and wifi by T-mobile.

Lounge - LH hands down. All the amenities and features is great.

Pre departure –
LO. After getting to my seat, I was offered a pre departure drink. Choice of orange juice and water. Pillow and blanket was waiting at my seat. No menu waiting on the seat. Amenity kit passed out before meal was served.
LH. Usually offered orange juice, water, or champagne. Pillow and blanket at seat. Menu usually passed out before take off. Amenity kit waiting at the seat.
UA. Usually offered orange juice, water, or champagne. Pillow and blanket at seat. Menu usually passed out before take off, or already on the seat. Amenity kit waiting at seat

Pre departure - UA because usually the meal order is taken and you can slip on some socks and relax till the meal comes.

Amenity Kit –
LO. Small zip close with socks, toothbrush, very small toothpaste, ear plugs, eye shades, and a shoe horn
LH. Bag with socks, shades, toothbrush, very small toothpaste, ear plugs, small mints, and if I recall right some lotion
UA. Bag with socks, shades, toothbrush, big toothpaste, ear plugs, some body lotion and other cream, and some mints.

Amenity Kit - UA just cause the new bags come with real toothpaste to use. Other than that i do like LO's shoe horn given. Makes it a tad easier to put em on after a long flight.

Food –
LO. Menu was given after take off. Menu had a hard cover like a restaurant. Food was appetizer which consisted of a small salad with grapefruit, some pepper olive mix, hot bread and salmon. Portions were small, salad was crap (grapefruit was bigger than the salad). Main course was pork with potatoes and veggies. It was dry and bland. Cheese and crackers were served next with port. Port was excellent, cheese was very good, 3 different kinds. Dessert then was served which was a piece of chocolate cake and fruit plate. Before landing I was served which were some fresh mozzarella cheese, and some chicken shaswik. Overall I was disappointed with the food service. For all the cold foods, the plastic wrap was left on. There were real salt and pepper shakers and metal knives. Alcohol was impressive with great red wine (Leopard’s Leap 2004 Shiraz from South Africa) and others. Bottle of waters were handed out after dinner, and during dinner my glasses never were empty. Oh and nuts were given in a package. Cold. The coffee cup was a nice size mug.
LH. Its been a long while since I flew, but if I remember. Appetizer was salmon and a nice sized salad and bread, main course fillet was good cooked right, juicy with potatoes and veggies. Cheese was a nice selection. Port was OK, and dessert option looked good. Pre arrival I can’t remember. Alcohol was great, good selection, better than United. Coffee cup is small. Same as LO, glasses never got empty, excellent service.
UA. Usually warm nuts are served before the meal. For appetizers it usually is a nice size salad, fresh breads, some salmon (or in the recent cutback some shrimp). Main course is a nice fillet with potatoes and veggies. Then a choice between cheese and port and ice cream, but if you ask nicely, they usually give both. Cheeses are nothing special, port is OK. Ice cream is good. Coffee cup is small. Alcohol is nothing special. Same as LO, glasses never got empty, excellent service. Presentation is great, though no metal knives (heard though that changed) salt and pepper are in those packets. Food amount is great.

Food - Overall UA wins on this. I find the meal to be tasty and filling. I usually don't have time to eat before the flight and expect a nice meal on board, including if flying in C. Alcohol wise, I would award it to LOs for the nice variety of alcohol and nice wines. LH also have Johnny Walker, which I do enjoy, and also a great selection. UA's alcohol choices are just sad.


Seat -
LO. The new seats are really really nice and comfy. The are soft, softer than LH new C and also electronic. The seats are orange and blue. There is a 120V plug, a side cup holder, and also another tray that comes out in the middle. There is also a privacy screen. One thing that I found very interesting is that you can lower and raise the outer armrest, which it does change when you are going into the sleep mode. makes some difference when you are trying to sleep. No adjustable headrest.
LH. The new C class is also nice. comparable to LO's new C seats. But they are harder. Same thing with a privacy screen, automatic seats, etc. 120V plug also.
UA. The UA seats are still old style, with manual controls, and adjustable headrest. empower only.

Seats - LO wins on this for the new design and comfort. With the power plug, all the cup holders and the outer armrest that is adjustable, I found these seats to be very comfy. A lot more than LH's.

Cabin -
LO. The new cabin colors make the plane look dark. With the lights off, it seems very very dark. Might be good to some people, but I like the cabin to feel spacious, and not like I'm flying in a toothpaste bottle very very fast. They still got the projector in C which I think is pointless. They leave the flight map on till they play the movie in Y, which it then becomes. They should just leave the flight map on or just turn it off. Bins are the same as on a 767. The middle row has access to aisle. No middle seat.
LH. The bright colors really make the cabin feel nice and warm. I really like LH's cabin interior as it feels roomy. There is no projector in the front like LOs as each seat has a built in AVOD. Overall a comfy plane.
UA. the interior feels a bit drab with the color scheme. Each seat has a personal TV but nothing to talk about. There are middle seats in C on a 777 for instance which is just wrong.

Cabin - Overall I enjoy the LH cabin interior. During the day the sunlight fills the cabin making it feel nice and warm and spacious. At night it does get dark, so one can sleep.

TV -
LO. you are given a Archos AV 700 player. You plug it into the 120V plug in your seat and can watch it. the headphones given are crappy, and I would recommend using your own noise canceling ones. there is a huge selection of music, some videos, and games. No TV series on mine. It does have a little stand in the back so you can adjust it and watch it without holding. Nice screen and its size. One thing I noticed is when plugged in, it gave somewhat of a static discharge off when touched. you could feel it on the player's case, but thats the manufacturer's issue. Movies I had to choose included some as Anchorman, Pirates, Dr Dolittle 3, Terminal, and a few others. no flight map option (just on the overhead screen)
LH. The over 10" screen in C with the video on demand is just great. there is a huge selection of movies and songs to choose from. you can also pause it and rewind and fast forward. nothing to plug in, which does take up your power port. there are also games you can play. Just cool. also there is a flight map option too.
UA. Small TV that pops out. Whatever is playing you can watch. No pause feature or anything. there is a flight map though.

TV - LH hands down with the AVOD options. Just great.