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LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - AIRBUS A340-600

Date :   21 April 2013

Review by : L Heiskanen (Finland)

Getting out of the seat is a real pain as the armrest is immovable by the aisle seats. Viewing the IFE screen is troublesome if the person in front of you reclines - even if you tilt the screen. Didn't sleep much during the flight.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - AIRBUS A340-600

Date :   21 April 2013

Review by : E Cheteny (USA)

The most uncomfortable aircraft that I have ever experienced, and I fly frequently. Almost impossible to get in and out of if you have a window seat. Extremely uncomfortable semi-reclining position. Could not even sit up during meals. I am a 5'5" tall woman of average weight and I felt claustrophobic because of extremely tightly packed seats. A total nightmare. I spent most of the trip in the galleywith other miserable passengers.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - AIRBUS A340

Date :   21 April 2013

Review by : James McGuire (Ireland )

Apart from the fact that it took absolutely ages to get out of the aircraft after our 12+ Munich-San Francisco flight sitting at the very back of the aircraft had a lot of advantages. Basically the seats were very nice and there was no issue moving in and out. As in every aircraft in economy class - if you are very tall you WILL get problems. If you are of average European size you will be ok on this aircraft. The good thing was that although seats reclines fairly much you could still move and you could use your tray table if the seat in front was reclined.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - AIRBUS A330-300

Date :   24 February 2013

Review by : M Seidler (Germany)

The A330-300 was already equipped with the new Economy seats. They look on the first glimpse like the old ones, but there is less seat cushioning. The seat pitch was reduced from 32 inch to 31 inch. The recline of the seat is not even worth to mention it. In row 29K there are two equipment boxes available (one left and one right) reducing the space for the feet to 30cm.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - AIRBUS A321

Date :   24 February 2013

Review by : C Fehling-Schuh (Germany)

The latest generation of seats used by Lufthansa on all European routes are the best I have ever experienced. The legroom is excellent and this is the most important aspect, as the seat width or the access in and out are the same on all airbus a321 in the world. You can hardly expect more from a short haul seat!

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - AIRBUS A340

Date :   24 February 2013

Review by : Calvin Isenor (Canada)

New lightweight seats were brought in to reduce fuel consumption, but it is an ergonomically insufficient seat. It's padding was lacking (despite that I'm slightly below average weight) and the legroom was a little too tight (despite being average height). There was also very little under-seat storage. The seats were fine for short-haul flights in Europe, but very hard on the rear and spine for the transatlantic flight.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - AIRBUS A380

Date :   23 January 2013

Review by : Joanne Oldham (Australia)

Seats were uncomfortable with little padding over the new plastic seats and no lumbar support to speak of. The recline of the seat in front meant it was impossible to get out from your seat without hanging on to the seat in front at an awkward angle. Leg room was impacted by a metal box (entertainment system? so that your right leg could not be stretched out. An exceedingly uncomfortable long haul flight.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - AIRBUS A340

Date :   18 September 2012

Review by : J Woodward (Canada)

Seats are too crowded and leg room is non existent. I am 1.88m which isn't unusually tall and knees are constantly in the tray of seat in front. Can't recline all the way because it annoys the person behind. I tolerate this on domestic flights but long internationals should be different. Air Canada has more room so I hate it when I get a Lufthansa flight. It has been this way for years. I avoid Lufthansa as much as possible for this reason.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - REGIONAL JET CR900

Date :   10 September 2012

Review by : Christopher Joynes (Switzerland)

BUD-HAM-GVA. Seats are probably alright for medium to short pax, weighing less than 60kg. Seats so narrow and close to the window and aisle seat, as to be extremely uncomfortable and almost unusable. Fortunately there were a few spare seats on our flight, so my wife and I could use 2 different aisle seats. Even so, the miniature armrest is (literally) a pain and fortunately can be placed vertically, except for t/o and landing. Service, food and beverages were superior to the average SWISS flight but the LH CR900 would be better suited to a 1x2 seating arrangement.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - AIRBUS A380

Date :   23 October 2011

Review by : Karl Banke (Germany)

A380 is a quiet and comfortable aircraft, but the seats Lufthansa hat put in have too little legroom even if you are not super large (1,83 m in my case). The entertainment program is very good IF your touch screen monitor is working correctly. Two out of four we had were not. Not very comfortable for the person in front, since you need to bang their back rest in order to get something to work.

LUFTHANSA A340 ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 6 September 2011 by M Carriglio (Italy)

A nightmare. Seats are very small with poor space available for passengers.

LUFTHANSA Boeing 747-400 ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 1 August 2011 by M Petre (Romania)

Usually the B747 legroom is poor but on Lufthansa airline is particularly poor - which tends to be a bit of torture on a 12 hours flight.

LUFTHANSA BOEING 747-400 ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 29 July 2011 by Matti Lappalainen (Finland)

BKK-FRA. Lufthansa's 747-400 is the worst economy class experience for me ever. I'm used to cramped economy classes on different airliners but this was an extreme experience. My knees were deep inside the forward seatback. Poor guy in front of me tried to recline his seat but it was impossible. I couldn't recline my seat because of a very bad design of the seat; when you try to recline your seatback the seat itself moves forward for one or two inches. I couldn't get my feet under the forward seat. There I sat jammed in my seat for 10+ hours. My knees and leg muscles are still sore after two days of that flight.

LUFTHANSA BOEING 747-400 ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 23 May 2011 by Marion Kalio (USA)

First time on LH and when I sat down I thought this was the most uncomfortable seat with the least legroom . The seat pockets were the smallest I had ever seen and when pulled out, the table tray was on a forward incline. I had to stabilize it with one hand while I ate. When the passenger in front of me reclined his seat it was almost in my face. The only good think about the flight was that there is charge for drinks, guess they want to keep you boozed up so you don't feel the pain.

LUFTHANSA BOEING 747-400 ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 22 May 2011 by A Valarie (USA)

New seats look cheap and flimsy. Skimpy cushioning and no lumbar support at all. I couldn't say much about the recline because the seats were so packed in that I couldn't in good conscience do that to the passenger behind me. Pitch was so tight that the only way you could retrieve your carry on from under the seat in front of you is to basically lay your head in your neighbor's lap. The inflight entertainment was a joke - 2 small CRT monitors mounted over the aisle. It was the worst experience I've ever had on a transatlantic flight.

LUFTHANSA A380-800 ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 6 April 2011 by C Ungar (USA)

FRA-JFK Seat 87A. Legroom adequate for someone who is 6' tall. Even though there is a wall behind this seat, you can still recline. Individual screens for inflight entertainment and selection was adequate to keep me occupied for 8 hours. The new Airbus 380-800 is a quiet, smooth aircraft.

LUFTHANSA A340-300 ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 6 April 2011 by Kim Vainionpaa (Finland)

A340-300 and seat 27K, last row of front economy cabin. Seat was spacious with 32" pitch. There is a space to recline the seat towards wall behind. There were no noise from the galley and toilets. Only problem is, if pax front of you fully reclines, you might feel a bit uncomfortable first. Entertainment equipment box takes some of the legroom.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 27 August 2010 by Victor Major (Taiwan)

HKG-FRA/FRA-HKG Terrible seats. With the seat in front of me fully reclined I could not exit my seat without lifting myself off the seat with my arms and levering my legs sideways. Re- entering the seat required major acrobatics as well. Legroom was insufficient and recline minimal. The seating was so bad that it really should not be allowed and I actually hold the airline licensing and accreditation bodies responsible for allowing this to happen. In flight entertainment was terrible since there are only old, colour fringed CRT monitors on the ceiling. Headphone jacks are also incompatible with 3.5mm adapters preventing the use of normal headphones. Food was good however, especially kids' meals.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 1 July 2010 by B Brendler (USA)

Modern interior at first hides that seats are only tolerable for short hauls. Avoid this airline for overseas flights if you are over 6'. Incredibly cramped, even in aisle. IFE in seat has good selection, but box under seat and inability to see IFE screen when seat in front of you is reclined cancels out the good.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 14 December 2009 by Ricardo Carvalho (Brazil)

MUC-GRU. Although I reserved a window seat (27A) 2 months before the flight, they gave me a seat at the last lane before the toilets located in the middle of the plane. The problem is that none of these seats recline - I mean, no recline! Apparently, Lufthansa staff does not care to tell passengers that during reservation at the check-in, even though you are a Top- Tier flyer (Star Alliance Gold). Besides that, this plane had only old TV monitors hung from the ceiling that had no view point from the seat I was. Worst flight for the last 5 years, at least!

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 4 December 2009 by M Kaye (Israel)

Immaculate interior fittings and facilities on the old 747s disguises how cramped and uncomfortable is the economy class seating. A Lufthansa Boeing 747 flight to Frankfurt from Johannesburg last year was unbearable. Lufthansa's more modern A340-600s offer more space, comfort and individual screens and the outgoing flight to Cape Town was better.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 4 December 2009 by Ulf Wiklund (Sweden)

Those media-boxes have made travelling a hell on earth. They have made it impossible to stretch out your legs. And if the passengers in front of you recline their seats you will probably never get out of yours.

LUFTHANSA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 4 December 2009 by Yutaka Nagata (Japan)

Seat 38G (and 38F also) is good for full-time reclining because there are no seats behind. In-seat LCD is large enough (9 inch) and a touch screen type, so no hand controllers are equipped in the armrest and games are not available (only movies and music). Overhead bin of seat 39D is occupied by a baby bed and no room, and half of overhead bin of seat 39B and 39H is occupied by magazine racks.