LH Euro J: wardrobe service, meals, welcome drinks...
Feb 27, 2018, 4:43 am
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LH Euro J: wardrobe service, meals, welcome drinks...
Hi all,
I'm taking LH for the first time in March from FRA to VLC (evening flight) in Business Class. I know that short haul J class is more or less always the same between european airlines. I fly a lot in J with AF, IB, UX and BA. I find that some small details like wardrobe service or welcome drinks make the difference between the airlines,
So I was wondering, what can I expect on this flight?
- Wardrobe service?
- Pre departure welcome drink?
- Pre meal drink?
- A hot meal? (the flight is 2h15mn)
Thanks all!
I'm taking LH for the first time in March from FRA to VLC (evening flight) in Business Class. I know that short haul J class is more or less always the same between european airlines. I fly a lot in J with AF, IB, UX and BA. I find that some small details like wardrobe service or welcome drinks make the difference between the airlines,
So I was wondering, what can I expect on this flight?
- Wardrobe service?
- Pre departure welcome drink?
- Pre meal drink?
- A hot meal? (the flight is 2h15mn)
Thanks all!
Feb 27, 2018, 5:00 am
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Hi all,
I'm taking LH for the first time in March from FRA to VLC (evening flight) in Business Class. I know that short haul J class is more or less always the same between european airlines. I fly a lot in J with AF, IB, UX and BA. I find that some small details like wardrobe service or welcome drinks make the difference between the airlines,
So I was wondering, what can I expect on this flight?
- Wardrobe service?
- Pre departure welcome drink?
- Pre meal drink?
- A hot meal? (the flight is 2h15mn)
Thanks all!
I'm taking LH for the first time in March from FRA to VLC (evening flight) in Business Class. I know that short haul J class is more or less always the same between european airlines. I fly a lot in J with AF, IB, UX and BA. I find that some small details like wardrobe service or welcome drinks make the difference between the airlines,
So I was wondering, what can I expect on this flight?
- Wardrobe service?
- Pre departure welcome drink?
- Pre meal drink?
- A hot meal? (the flight is 2h15mn)
Thanks all!
Wardrobes have been enhanced away a couple of years ago, so that you are now able to stuff your coat in the overhead bin (or depending on the crew hang it on the bulkhead if you are in a bulkhead row).
There are no welcome drinks (and LH serve no champagne on short haul) but you should get a pre-meal drink. The meal will be a selection of cold plates (salad, meat, desert) with bread warmed in the oven forming the hot component.
in terms of comparison with other Euro-business class, they are all much of the same indeed. Who still has wardrobes, for example?
Feb 27, 2018, 5:02 am
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No wadrobe installed ... no pdb.
Meal seems to be Snack in the evening LH1164... which is usually served after a pass of the beverage cart.
Meal seems to be Snack in the evening LH1164... which is usually served after a pass of the beverage cart.
Code:
DOLH1164
*1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO* LH1164 0 TU 27FEB18 ASM
APT ARR DY DEP DY CLASS/MEAL EQP GRND EFT TTL
FRA 2055 TU JCDZPYBMUHQ/S 321 2:15
VWSTLK/S
VLC 2310 TU 2:15
COMMENTS-
1.FRA VLC - DEPARTS TERMINAL 1
2.FRA VLC - ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE
3.FRA VLC - C200
4.FRA VLC - CO2/PAX* 129.84 KG ECO, 129.84 KG PRE
(*):SOURCE:ICAO CARBON EMISSIONS CALCULATOR
CONFIGURATION-
321 C 38 M 147
Feb 27, 2018, 5:09 am
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In short: no, no, yes and no.
Wardrobes have been enhanced away a couple of years ago, so that you are now able to stuff your coat in the overhead bin (or depending on the crew hang it on the bulkhead if you are in a bulkhead row).
There are no welcome drinks (and LH serve no champagne on short haul) but you should get a pre-meal drink. The meal will be a selection of cold plates (salad, meat, desert) with bread warmed in the oven forming the hot component.
in terms of comparison with other Euro-business class, they are all much of the same indeed. Who still has wardrobes, for example?
Feb 27, 2018, 8:11 pm
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Feb 28, 2018, 8:04 am
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And, yeah, also on LX no wardrobe, which I wanted to use for my suit bag once, since I didn't like to have that in the overhead bin. That's pretty sad and un-business-y...
Feb 28, 2018, 11:13 am
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Not wishing to hijack the thread, but I have a somewhat similar question. In our case the flights in question are rather longer. We are booked in BIZ on LH856 from FRA to KEF. We are also returning on LH857.
Given that these flights are, respectively, 3h40m and 3h30m in length, can we expect a hot meal, or will it still be a cold offering? I am aware of what European BIZ is like with such airlines as AF and BA, but have not taken a BIZ flight of this length on LH for some time.
I'd also be very grateful for any information on any other aspects of these flights.
Given that these flights are, respectively, 3h40m and 3h30m in length, can we expect a hot meal, or will it still be a cold offering? I am aware of what European BIZ is like with such airlines as AF and BA, but have not taken a BIZ flight of this length on LH for some time.
I'd also be very grateful for any information on any other aspects of these flights.
Feb 28, 2018, 12:22 pm
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Not wishing to hijack the thread, but I have a somewhat similar question. In our case the flights in question are rather longer. We are booked in BIZ on LH856 from FRA to KEF. We are also returning on LH857.
Given that these flights are, respectively, 3h40m and 3h30m in length, can we expect a hot meal, or will it still be a cold offering? I am aware of what European BIZ is like with such airlines as AF and BA, but have not taken a BIZ flight of this length on LH for some time.
I'd also be very grateful for any information on any other aspects of these flights.
Given that these flights are, respectively, 3h40m and 3h30m in length, can we expect a hot meal, or will it still be a cold offering? I am aware of what European BIZ is like with such airlines as AF and BA, but have not taken a BIZ flight of this length on LH for some time.
I'd also be very grateful for any information on any other aspects of these flights.
Mar 1, 2018, 3:42 am
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LH856/7 is marked M for meal service in Y & C, which indicates a warm meal. Flights to/from HEL have M in C and S in Y.
Mar 2, 2018, 11:39 am
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Mar 2, 2018, 11:41 am
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I don't recall if EF still shows FLIFO, that will show you the meal info.
https://servicehub.amadeus.com/c/por...flight-details
https://servicehub.amadeus.com/c/por...flight-details
Mar 2, 2018, 4:02 pm
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Well, I may have to correct my original response. Was offered a hot meal (choice of fish or veal) on my evening FRA-MAD flight in C this week, similar to other longer European flights. No guarantee that VLC will have the same.
Mar 4, 2018, 1:38 pm
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With LH Euro C you will get:
- A seat in the famous LH Camping Chair
- Middle Seat Empty
- No Wardrobe, be aware to try to use priority boarding to get a higher chance to store the hand luggage, with a low priority that it is enforced
- No Newspapers or magazines - be sure to download some stuff on your iPad
- Internet on bordon some planes. But you have to pay extra for that.
- Snacks and Meals seved on China. Quality is OK.
- Reduced Miles if booked in P or Z Class
Just the one and only five star service in Europe!
- A seat in the famous LH Camping Chair
- Middle Seat Empty
- No Wardrobe, be aware to try to use priority boarding to get a higher chance to store the hand luggage, with a low priority that it is enforced
- No Newspapers or magazines - be sure to download some stuff on your iPad
- Internet on bordon some planes. But you have to pay extra for that.
- Snacks and Meals seved on China. Quality is OK.
- Reduced Miles if booked in P or Z Class
Just the one and only five star service in Europe!
Mar 5, 2018, 4:41 pm
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I fly FRA-VLC-FRA route in J occasionally, and it is as others describe (with cold meal). In general I'm quite fine with the service, although I do wish that there would be a separate FRA airport bus for J passengers for boarding at a remote stand, and the VLC flight often seems to be parked at a remote stand. If you're flying back to FRA on LH from VLC, FYI at VLC, they sometimes don't really separate the priority boarding well, but there are very few priority passengers and you just have to approach the agent and they'll let you through. Sometimes they will recognize you from the check-in desk as they're often the same agents, and they'll proactively wave you up.
Here's what the cold meal looks like. This is lunch VLC-FRA in December. Rest of the flight report here on my blog.
Here's a breakfast picture VLC-FRA from August. Rest of the flight report here on my blog.
And a couple years ago I took the evening flight FRA-VLC - but you can see the setup is basically the same as my more recent lunch flight. Though after this meal, which already included a dessert and chocolates, they handed out ice cream bars! So many desserts
Maybe because it was summertime? (Here's the flight report on my blog)
FRA-MAD is just slightly longer than FRA-VLC, just putting it over the threshold for hot meal service I believe. I learned this when my sister flew FRA-MAD in Y, and was surprised to find out that she was served a hot meal! On FRA-VLC in Y it is always just a sandwich, pastry, or yogurt.
Here's what the cold meal looks like. This is lunch VLC-FRA in December. Rest of the flight report here on my blog.
Here's a breakfast picture VLC-FRA from August. Rest of the flight report here on my blog.
And a couple years ago I took the evening flight FRA-VLC - but you can see the setup is basically the same as my more recent lunch flight. Though after this meal, which already included a dessert and chocolates, they handed out ice cream bars! So many desserts
Maybe because it was summertime? (Here's the flight report on my blog)FRA-MAD is just slightly longer than FRA-VLC, just putting it over the threshold for hot meal service I believe. I learned this when my sister flew FRA-MAD in Y, and was surprised to find out that she was served a hot meal! On FRA-VLC in Y it is always just a sandwich, pastry, or yogurt.