Mayrhuber promises horizontal C seat
Nov 14, 2010, 6:44 am
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This is a problem, because when the CEO says it's great, it sends the message internally there is nothing to improve there and they should concentrate elsewhere.
Hell, even SQ Y IFE; Service (and food sometimes) can beat LH C.
I wish Mayrhuber a 2011 with plenty of Y flights in a LH 747 if it's that good. And a few others on other carriers to benchmark what his organization is selling and stop the hollow spin.
and bring those flat C seats pronto, please.
GBM
Nov 14, 2010, 2:29 pm
#17
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..Wir haben die beste Economy-Class weltweit, das gilt auch fuer die First. In der Economy hat jeder Fluggast 15 Prozent mehr Platz als im Jumbo.
[B]Es gibt allerdings Kunden, die in der Business-Class lieber einen Sitz haetten, der sich zum Schlafen vollstaendig waagerecht stellen liesse.
[B]Es gibt allerdings Kunden, die in der Business-Class lieber einen Sitz haetten, der sich zum Schlafen vollstaendig waagerecht stellen liesse.
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His perception of his own Y product is interesting...
...The guy simply isn't worth listening to. He's either completely demented and detached from reality or he's a vicious and notorious liar who tries to chip out a bit of cheap propaganda from that interview. Disgusting - the future LH will look upon this epoch and the feats of this Junta with uneasiness.
..Passengers are the ones who determine that and pax satisfaction index for A380 shows that passengers are quite thrilled with the new products (C class excluded 
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Nov 15, 2010, 4:01 am
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If the idiot ever had a mind, he now officially lost it .
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The guy simply isn't worth listening to. He's either completely demented and detached from reality or he's a vicious and notorious liar who tries to chip out a bit of cheap propaganda from that interview. Disgusting - the future LH will look upon this epoch and the feats of this Junta with uneasiness.
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The guy simply isn't worth listening to. He's either completely demented and detached from reality or he's a vicious and notorious liar who tries to chip out a bit of cheap propaganda from that interview. Disgusting - the future LH will look upon this epoch and the feats of this Junta with uneasiness.
The folks over at VFT read the interview with a different angle and introduced some wordplay. Makes an interesting read: http://www.vielfliegertreff.de/lufth...-weltweit.html
Nov 15, 2010, 12:00 pm
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The man said that LH has the best coach class in the world .. he's mature for the straight jacket.
Now if he said that LH has no problems filling its Y class then I'd be with you and would understand the economist's angle. But the blunt "we are the champions" beer tent propaganda while his club is flying around with the biggest pile of crap of all majors ... is not even indecent, it's just insane.
Nov 15, 2010, 2:00 pm
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Wouldn't pick LH Airbii over DL's Airbii longhaul in Y. I've flown both. AC power and extra pitch matter more than better beer.
As for flat-bed C: yay.
As for flat-bed C: yay.
Nov 15, 2010, 5:52 pm
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Intra AUS flight, 14 hrs delay, then 3 1/2 more hours delay at the gate, 45 min in the plane before take off. I haven't slept close to 30 hours. I get lucky, the last row, next to toilets is empty. I jump in, get my own (well...not really my own but an Emirates) blanket. Take off, 15 min, belts off, pass out.... 40 min...some guy shaking me.... (a guy, with his home clothes: jeans, etc, apparently FA) - "mate, do you have your seat belt on?"
...? Mate? I'm angry but way too tired to argue.. while laying down, managed to but the belt on AND put the blanket over it! Another 20 or 30min min goes buy.... I'm being touched again:
-"mate....mate...sir!"
-"WHAT"?!
-"do you have your seat belt on"?
-"I SWEAR, you touch me one more time, I will punch you in the face"!!!
Guy goes away...
I have NEVER threaten a single person on the plane in my life! But I almost lost it. Thought, the police will be waiting for me at the tarmac.... Nope, nothing....
p.s. the plane was absolutely packed! I still have no idea, why the entire row was empty at the back...
such a beautiful name though.... "Tiger Airways"... Damn!
Nov 15, 2010, 11:10 pm
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Nov 16, 2010, 3:43 am
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You may want to share some details of such a statistic? What are they actually rating? Flying the A380 compared to B744 or any other plane or indeed the Y product itself? I am pretty sure the former and hence such a statistic - if it exists at all - is of no real value ...
Nov 16, 2010, 5:41 am
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after 30+ hours of sleep depravation those ideas do come in mind a bit late.... but my point was about the airline itself and staff... I guess, that makes LH sound like a 5* airline, no matter where you seat/lay....
Nov 16, 2010, 6:19 am
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I used to hear PA announcements asking pax to fasten seatbelts over the blanket if they were going to sleep but haven't heard one recently. I wonder if it was specific to some airlines or routes?
Nov 16, 2010, 7:08 am
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Nov 16, 2010, 7:12 am
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Any more details on the new C for LH? This is very interesting.
Nov 16, 2010, 7:59 am
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See the LH 400 new C test thread.