RTW1

Nope, only SEN/HON can select those economy seats before OLCI starts....

NewbieRunner

As RTW1 says those seats near the front of the cabin can only be pre-selected by M&M's own *G (SEN/HON). Try when OLCI starts T-23.

FRA-NRT flights are often full of Japanese tour groups/tourists who don't seem to covet exit seats as much as most FTers. I was on LH710/711 earlier in the year in Business and had 27A both ways. 27C was blocked but 27H/K remained empty throughout. You may still be able to get a seat in row 76 at the airport.

yul36

Seat guru and expert flyer show rows 50 and 88 as bulk heads. On my seat selection chart from NRT, rows 51 and 89 are showing as the first rows in the two cabins. Which is right.

NewbieRunner

According to the seatmap on lufthansa.com rows 50 and 88 are also the first rows of the respective cabins. It's possible that seats in those rows are blocked and not available for selection.

mpiotrow

Hi all,

Not sure if this is the correct forum to post in, but I'm hoping a mod will move it if need be...anyway, I'm trying to determine my seat (in Y class) for an upcoming flight on LH from IAH to FRA. Right now there's an exit row window seat (76A) without a seat in front of it, but I've also heard that seats in rows 50-59 are nice because they're in the front of the plane. I realize this isn't going to be as nice as a C or F seat, but my business cannot afford to seat me "up" there. So, would you recommend 76A, or something like 58A? Anyone have any recommendations one way or another? I went ahead and grabbed 76A for now, thinking it may be easier to move to the front later.

According to the Seat Guru map (http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Luf...irbus_A380.php) it looks like 76A is a good seat, but I'm not sure if sitting toward the front of the plane in front of the engines would really make a big deal. I've got a long layover in FRA (4.5 hrs) so I don't need to worry about hurrying off the plane. I also have a good set of Bose noise cancelling headphones (as well as earplugs) so noise isn't really an issue either. Thoughts? The sooner the better, as the seats just opened up because the flight is 48 hours from now!

Anyway, thanks for your info!

Matt

N1003U

IMHO, 76A,K are the seats you want. If you want more opinions, follow the links from here.

mpiotrow

Thanks for the input...I'm still booked for 76A so that's what I'm gonna stick with.

whiskey_sk

+1. The only drawback of 76AK is the fact that you can't really see much due to the MASSIVE wing even though there is a window next to you. Was really a bit overwhelming feeling being able to see only the tall tails of 380s, 747s, 777s and 340s while taxiing in FRA

tomekp

+1

mpiotrow

Yep, "MASSIVE" is just about right. That wing is utterly gigantic! I still definitely enjoyed (and would highly recommend) 76A (and K), though!

malmostoso

Yesterday I flew FRA-PVG on the A380, after being rebooked from a cancelled flight. I was very excited to try this aircraft for the first time!
These are my impressions:

- The cabin is amazingy quiet. I was absolutely stunned by the low low noise. It makes the flight much more relaxing.
- The IFE is very slow, and can be infuriating at times. However, following take-off and landing from the tail camera is pretty cool!
- The personal space is absolutely insufficient. While the 3-4-3 configuration is not a major issue, the pitch is just disgraceful. When the person ahead of you reclines, the IFE screen is literally in your face (1.82m tall person here, not particularly slouchy when sitting down).
- The seats are actually OK, even if they are pretty thin.
- The cabin crew is spread really thin. 500 passengers are a big task from boarding to disembarking.
- Finally, silverware in economy? Fancy fancy Lufthansa!

All in all it was an OK flight, but the cramped seat pitch will make me want to fly an A380 again only on the upper deck. When LH changes the seats, obviously .

warakorn

I also flew this route in October (I posted a video on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E4oF6eCy7w).
Overall a very nice experience, especially when having three seats just for myself.

maxmin

Expertflyer shows them marked with a "P" and none of them appear to be booked...

I'm about to book a flight on lufhtansa.com but I want to find four middle seats together for my family. Alas only rows 77 and 93 appear to be free (plus 51-57).

Another peculiarity is that 67-70G appear to be blocked in otherwise available rows of four.

Thanks all!

e950058

Hi,
I am soon travelling from FRA to SIN and I managed to change my seat to 76A. Does anyone know if I will have to pay anything later for this seat ? I am not willing to pay anything so it would be a bad surprise to discover when checking in that I have to pay something !
Does anyone have a recent experience with this seat ?
Thanks !

RTW1

Why do you assume you have to pay extra? If that was the case they would have charged you at the time of booking.... and it's a great seat, one where you should pay extra for if that was offered.