tozbek From Turkey, joined Jul 2005, 106 posts, RR: 1 Posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 21144 times:
Today, I was on Lufthansa's LH416, the first commercial flight of Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental.
The aircraft is nearly full around 600-1000 Euros tickets economy, 3000-4000 Euros business and around 8000-10000 Euros first. With Lufthansa's 45 guests we became part of a history.
I set on the upper deck of the aircraft. The flight from Frankfurt to Washington DC took 7 hours 50 minutes. It was really silence aircraft but my screen is not working
yellowtail From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 5172 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 21053 times:
Quoting tozbek (Thread starter): The flight from Frankfurt to Washington DC took 7 hours 50 minutes.
Gotta love that extra 747 speed......what would it be in a 333? 8.2 hours or so?
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gaystudpilot From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 421 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 20724 times:
ltbewr From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12337 posts, RR: 12 Reply 4, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 20622 times:
The great history of the 747 continues, 45 years after the first series with the 8-i, probably for 45 more years. You were fortunate to be on that flight. I hope more are sold, not just as freighters and hopefully to some USA based airlines.
ju068 From Serbia, joined Aug 2009, 2579 posts, RR: 6 Reply 5, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 20505 times:
Ahhh Lufthansa, this B748 just goes to prove what a great airline they are!! Also, I think their cabin crew are some of the best out there. Very polite, pleasant and do not smile too much (it can get annoying).
The plane looks amazing! Thank you for posting the videos.
CXB77L From Australia, joined Feb 2009, 2195 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 20166 times:
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Thank you for the videos. I'm quite jealous that you got to fly on it! The 747-8 really is a great looking aircraft, both inside and out. And just by the sound of the video alone, I can tell it's much, much quieter than a 744.
TJCAB From Canada, joined Oct 2004, 276 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 19739 times:
hello. Thanks for sharing. Have you been on the 380 yet? T/O seemed quite quet. How would you compare the sound levels, that is, if tou have flown on the 380. Engine sound reminds me a bit of the 777 on spool up..
AA94 From United States of America, joined Aug 2011, 357 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 19358 times:
Quoting ba319-131 (Reply 6): First Class is not that impressive, seats look narrow and little privacy.
Perhaps it appears like that, but in reality it is quite different. Each seat has a huge white privacy divider that goes up around the seat, and I only see one person utilizing it in the OP's video. Having sat in the seat today at IAD, I practically disappeared behind the divider when it was up.
Cheers,
AA94
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abrelosojos From Venezuela, joined May 2005, 4918 posts, RR: 55 Reply 13, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 18796 times:
Quoting ba319-131 (Reply 6): Thanks for the video's, First Class is not that impressive, seats look narrow and little privacy.
= Yes! It is very narrow and way too cramped ...
Quoting AA94 (Reply 11): Perhaps it appears like that, but in reality it is quite different. Each seat has a huge white privacy divider that goes up around the seat, and I only see one person utilizing it in the OP's video. Having sat in the seat today at IAD, I practically disappeared behind the divider when it was up.
Cheers,
AA94
= We will have to agree to disagree . I was on this flight ... albeit in JCL and took a walk through to F and thought it was just crowded. Also, while the J seats are a VAST improvement of LH's current 10 generation behind J class, the configuration meant you have to watch from playing footsies.
KLM777300ER From United States of America, joined Apr 2010, 36 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 18666 times:
First class does look narrow indeed! I had the pleasure of watching you guys arrive at IAD. I snapped quite a few photos from the Main Terminal, especially of the cannon salute.
lychemsa From United States of America, joined Oct 2009, 905 posts, RR: 3 Reply 16, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 18461 times:
LOL you have a lot of gutts to take the video.
I am impressed. It made me laugh.
The people sleeping in F looked like dead corpses. The passengers in Y looked miserable. The legroom in LH Y is really tight.
The most fun cabin looked to be C. The LH crews are always well groomed and the food in Y is always good.
airlineanorak From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2007, 85 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 17614 times:
Excellent videos! Thanks for sharing them. Also, thanks for the confidence of taking the videos on board! I am very shy when it comes to taking photos....
I used to fly LH a lot long haul, but since a change in jobs, I no longer travel with them. I would like to try the new completely flat Business Class, but it looks quite 'intimate' if you don't know the other person sitting next to you?
Like the others have said, I think they could have made a lot more of their First Class. Although it's brand new, it's already behind its competitors.
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38512 posts, RR: 80 Reply 20, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 17434 times:
tozbek!
This is an amazing report and you are very lucky to be on this historic flight!
I can't wait to fly on the 747-8I.
I hope to see more orders in the future.
LHPII From Croatia, joined May 2009, 179 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 17302 times:
First class has privacy on demand....if you wish it, raise the privacy screen, if not, enjoy the view....so in that respect much better then what other airlines offer .......sentence to fly in coffins!
AA94 From United States of America, joined Aug 2011, 357 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 15990 times:
Quoting abrelosojos (Reply 13): = We will have to agree to disagree . I was on this flight ... albeit in JCL and took a walk through to F and thought it was just crowded. Also, while the J seats are a VAST improvement of LH's current 10 generation behind J class, the configuration meant you have to watch from playing footsies.
Fine by me I don't fly F that often, so my opinion might be invalid when compared to other F products.
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pdxtriple7 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 695 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 15804 times:
Enjoyed the report! I'm tentatively booked in C on this flight in July!
ghifty From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 765 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 14979 times:
Quoting AA94 (Reply 11): Perhaps it appears like that, but in reality it is quite different. Each seat has a huge white privacy divider that goes up around the seat, and I only see one person utilizing it in the OP's video. Having sat in the seat today at IAD, I practically disappeared behind the divider when it was up.
The video is compressed strange.. it appears as though the image itself has been squished..
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25 LY777: Looks great, thanks. A shma there are no mood lights, though...
26 brilondon: This cabin appears to be in the upper deck that is why it seems narrow.
27 TJCAB: LOL, well put me down as one who likes the "coffins." To me, AF first class is the worst. A continuation of the airport lounge onboard. I don't want
28 MadameConcorde: So was I (seat 22A best Y seat in the house) and I also was on the return LH419 flight (seat 40K for wing view) I also find the four 747-8 GENX2Bs ve
29 CXB77L: Did you pick them up? I'd imagine they'd fetch a bit of money on ebay I know I'd definitely want some momentos.
30 abrelosojos: = Haha. I am pretty sure I know who you are now . Pity, I did not meet a legend such as yourself. = I believe there were 4 F on positive space - 3 of
31 MadameConcorde: I was sort of in a rush as I was invited upstairs to see the flight deck at the end of the flight after we got to Frankfurt and before they were clos
32 richierich: 'The Germans have always been a comforting people!' - Sheldon Cooper
33 stipica: Hi tozbek ! ... thanks for the videos ... super nice plane and price scale hehehe ...but this is slightly more than their normal offers ... ah LH love
34 MadameConcorde: I made two mini-videos with my little tourist camera The 747-8i at the gate in Frankfurt right before boarding LH416 inaugural to IAD from the upstair
35 babybus: It's very hard to tell the difference between a 744 and this 'new' aircraft. Those public areas look a bit tight. I would have thought Boeing would tr
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