Travellers to Munich, Germany from Los Angeles need be aware that Lufthansa airplanes have no individual air-ventillation controls above their seats. Normally, during the course of a flight, it is not unusual for a passenger to want more airflow and adjust it accordingly. Such controls are not available on Lufthansa and on a 12hour trip like this, it can be one of the most uncomfortable flights you will ever be one.
Travelers need also be aware that the seats are amongst the smallest, and the service is not that great. This may come as a dramatic surprise as most of you who have flown Lufthansa in the past know it to set a bench mark for excellence -- that was yesterday! Today? You cant even get any air.
I dont know of a single other airline out there - NOT A SINGLE OTHER AIRLINE - that does not have air/ventillation control above their passenger seats.
Consumer BEWARE!!
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marrucci, sorry to hear that you had such an awful journey. Is thIS standard for all of their flights? Or were you unlucky and on an old plane?
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The airplane was definately on the newer side.
Going into Munich from LosAngeles and
back, the airplanes were quite new, congested,
and no ventillation control. That is kind of bizarre, especially for a 12hour flight.
I wish there was a site like seatguru.com
where you have an ability to give consumers a %26#39;heads up%26#39; about what to expect/ avoid.
Is there such a site for international Airplanes?
It would be SO very helpful!
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You might be interested in this:
%26quot;When Lufthansa noticed an increase in fainting on its newest Boeing 767 and Airbus A340 with 8 cfm of fresh air, they decided to double the amount of fresh air to the cabin.18 If you have your choice, go with a Boeing 747-400 or 727.%26quot;
www.aerias.org/kview.asp…
Can you believe that??? Fainting on Lufthansa%26#39;s new planes?? I thought things were supposed to get better as they get more new, not the opposite way.
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This is the fleet Lufthansa has:
…lufthansa.com/en/html/ueber_uns/flotte/
Of all their long range airplanes, half of them are the notorious A340%26#39;s !!! (just glancing at it you can see the plane is a lot smaller -- and stepping inside it you can actually feel how small this thing is -- i%26#39;m used to seeing the jumbo jets with a lot of air inside and aircontrols on every seat). In statements issued Lufthansa seems far more interested in saving gas, and far less interested in its customers.
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I have not had the same experience as you. I fly the Lufthansa nonstop Portland to Frankfurt often. We have actually commented on the amount of fresh air on the plane...even making sure we have blankets because it is rather cool...last flight was during a hot summer. The seats appear small but I feel the back support they offer is better than most other economy seats. The service is cool but I feel effecient...if the plane were going down I would not feel the flight attendants would be going beserk. Also I appreciate how they do not put up with anyone having their seat back in someones lap behind them while they are trying to eat. SO I sorry you had such a bad experience.
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I don%26#39;t remember having air vents above my seat on the large international planes.
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%26quot;When Lufthansa noticed an increase in fainting on its newest Boeing 767 and Airbus A340 with 8 cfm of fresh air, they decided to double the amount of fresh air to the cabin.18 If you have your choice, go with a Boeing 747-400 or %26lt;b%26gt;727%26lt;/B%26gt;.%26quot;
The advice of anyone suggesting you should cross the pond on a 727 should be discarded as utter b*******. Sorry.
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I went on the Airbus ...my husband flys the widebodies to China all the time...he said not individual air vents on his flights either.
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mmmmmh.......just wondering...do we all have individual air-ventillation controls in our offices? I would guess a central air-ventillation control is much more effective.
Individual air-ventillation controls just allow your neighbor to blow his air into your direction...while you are sleeping (?). And they make lots of noise too.
I prefer to have central air-ventillation control that you do not have to adjust every 5 minutes......just my view....
Further you should note that this kind of central air-ventillation control is used in any big AIRBUS in so many different airlines...you surely don%26#39;t want to blame them all? Maybe would be better to blame AIRBUS Industries...????
ok, ok, this is probably not objective since I am .......from Germany...:-))))))
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I brought up this post to my son who went to school in Germany last year...he said Lufthansa gets his vote...so that makes two of us who are fans of Lufthansa. We are also spoiled by the 10.5 hour nonstop flight...no plane changes..to me thats the worst part about traveling!
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