Finally, Lufthansa has a halfway decent seat
Sadly Lufthansa business class seats are very far behind most other airlines with their dated 2-2-2 seats even on the relatively new A350s. The good business class seats are not due to arrive until their B777X is delivered which has now been delayed.
In the meantime, Luftansa has issued a press release about their “new” A350 business class seats. In fact, these are not new seats really, they are actually those of Philippine Airlines aircraft that they have leased. Lufthansa has decided to speed up the modernisation of its long haul fleet by leasing four A350-900 aircraft from Philippine Airlines which are getting rid of most of their A350s due to bankruptcy.
The first of these A350-900s was christened last week at Munich Airport. The seats have been reupholstered in Lufthansa’s colours but otherwise remain the same. They are in a 1-2-1 configuration and feature the alternating window seat consoles either by the aisle or by the window. Those with the console table by the aisle are better for privacy and gazing out of the window! The seats convert into a 2m flatbed and have the over-the-shoulder seat belts that are becoming more common.
The aircraft is scheduled to fly from Munich to Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in Canada.
If you want to read more about the seats, you can read our review of Philippine Airlines A350 business class here.
Lufthansa said “The introduction of the improved Business Class marks the beginning of an extensive renewal of Lufthansa’s cabins. Next year, the airline will introduce a new top product in all travel classes, Economy, Premium Economy, Business and First Class, that is unparalleled in the market.”
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3 comments
Says it all about LH’s 1st ‘new’ J seat is a 2nd hand product and still managed to beat ( by some margin) the seat, now 5 years late & set to be 7/8 years by current timeline, that they managed to “earn and totally not buy, honest Guv” 5* Skytrax for
Yes that Skytrax rating is highly suspect!
Lufthansa business class has always been behind the curve and they have never, in any class introduced anything ground breaking. That they now claim they will, well I’ll wait and see. Equally that they achieved a five star rating with a dubious rating site on the strength of installing a seat on the 777X was ridiculous, if the 777X ever flies the product will be of historic interest by then but not much else. Lufthansa a 3 star airline.
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