FRA-DXB, 747 or 330
Jan 29, 2018, 3:09 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: HAM-MXP-DXB
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FRA-DXB, 747 or 330
Hi all,
I plan to spend a week in Dubai in May with wife and daughter (<2y).
Normally I would fly with EK as at that time I will be gold, but LH at the moment is 400 Euros cheaper.
I will fly ex-HAM, therefore I will have to connect in FRA.
LH website during a booking simulation shows A330, but Flightradar24 shows 747 (now, not in May).
How is the IFE on both of them compared to ICE on EK777?
Thanks
Marco
I plan to spend a week in Dubai in May with wife and daughter (<2y).
Normally I would fly with EK as at that time I will be gold, but LH at the moment is 400 Euros cheaper.
I will fly ex-HAM, therefore I will have to connect in FRA.
LH website during a booking simulation shows A330, but Flightradar24 shows 747 (now, not in May).
How is the IFE on both of them compared to ICE on EK777?
Thanks
Marco
Jan 30, 2018, 5:09 pm
#2
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 188
Last time I flew LH 747-8 was 2 months ago. Never flew A330. ICE is much much better than IFE from any aspect even if you get the oldest version. Latest one is like the cinema :-)
When you're used to ICE and fly LH, you feel 'like in that good old days'. I wouldn't bother since the price difference is really big and you will probably have other things to do during that few hours.
When you're used to ICE and fly LH, you feel 'like in that good old days'. I wouldn't bother since the price difference is really big and you will probably have other things to do during that few hours.
Jan 31, 2018, 8:12 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
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It looks like the 748 was only a few flights in October (LINK), and OP will be on a 744 which has a older IFE system. I flew this route on the 744 (in biz) last year, and the IFE is weak.
ICE is really, really good but I don't think it is 400euros good. You could get a used iPad and some movie downloads with the extra money.
ICE is really, really good but I don't think it is 400euros good. You could get a used iPad and some movie downloads with the extra money.
Feb 3, 2018, 5:05 am
#6
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: FRA
Posts: 582
Hi all,
I plan to spend a week in Dubai in May with wife and daughter (<2y).
Normally I would fly with EK as at that time I will be gold, but LH at the moment is 400 Euros cheaper.
I will fly ex-HAM, therefore I will have to connect in FRA.
LH website during a booking simulation shows A330, but Flightradar24 shows 747 (now, not in May).
How is the IFE on both of them compared to ICE on EK777?
Thanks
Marco
I plan to spend a week in Dubai in May with wife and daughter (<2y).
Normally I would fly with EK as at that time I will be gold, but LH at the moment is 400 Euros cheaper.
I will fly ex-HAM, therefore I will have to connect in FRA.
LH website during a booking simulation shows A330, but Flightradar24 shows 747 (now, not in May).
How is the IFE on both of them compared to ICE on EK777?
Thanks
Marco
Having flown this route regularly in the past, I have found this flight to be extremely inconvenient with the baby.
This is due to these two reasons:
1. The bassinet seats are the worst seats I have ever flown in within LH group. It smells very much due to the toilet; many people are standing near the seat all the time due to the toilet; the bassinet is fixed to the wall very high so that you can not see the infant easily; there is light going on/off at the seat and at the infant bassinet due to the toilet door opening/closing all the time as well as due to the kitchen.
2. The flight times are extremely bad for the return flight. Dubai airport is very big, and it is always a real pain to fly from there in the middle of the night. Baby was crying very often, boarding process is a mess (worst of all LH airports in the whole world!!). The flight is too short to sleep well and too long to stay awake.