Lufthansa Economy Class on the Boeing 747-400 to Dubai

Germany in November: rain, fog and low temperatures. To escape these weather conditions, we started looking for a sunny destination quite early in February. The decision was quickly made in favour of the United Arab Emirates. On 3 November 2017, we flew to Dubai on a Boeing 747-400 in Lufthansa Economy Class.

Our connecting flight from Leipzig parked, as so often happens, on the apron. After our stroller was unloaded, we took the bus to Terminal 1A. From there, we had to walk through the "tunnel of horrors" to Departure Area B. After passport control, where our son was getting a little impatient due to the wait, we made a detour to the pleasantly empty Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge (Lounge review).

After a good hour and a second breakfast, we moved to the Lufthansa Senator Lounge (Lounge reviewIt was already a bit busier when we arrived. Nevertheless, we found a nice spot in the sun overlooking the apron. Our son ran around the lounge for a bit, and we enjoyed a cocktail or two.

Lufthansa Economy Class in the Boeing 747-400 – Boarding LH630

Shortly before boarding began, we set off towards Gate B28. Unfortunately, this was at the other end of Terminal B, so it took us about 10 minutes to walk there. When we arrived, boarding hadn't started yet. It wasn't until 15 minutes later that we and our son were the first to board the Boeing 747-400. We took our stroller, the gb Qbit (Link to Amazon*), we were able to directly at Gate – with the hope of seeing him safe and sound again in Dubai – handed over to the employee.

Lufthansa Economy Class in the Boeing 747-400 cabin

Lufthansa's Economy Class on the Boeing 747-400 consisted of three cabins with a total of 272 seats. The forward cabin, with only three rows (29-31), was the smallest. This was followed by two nearly equal-sized compartments separated by the galley. In all three cabins, except for the last five rows, the Economy Class seats were arranged in a 3-4-3 configuration.

During online check-in, we had reserved three seats in row 30. This was the second row of economy class and was located directly behind premium economy. We packed our child car seat with aircraft approval (Link to Amazon*) We went to the window seat and asked the flight attendant for a seatbelt extender. By the time we taxied to the runway, our son had already fallen asleep. A blessing!

Lufthansa's color scheme Economy Class The gray and blue tones gave it a clean, tidy, but also somewhat austere appearance. The headrest was height-adjustable and could also be easily folded forward at the sides to secure the head. A serious drawback of the Lufthansa Economy Class In my opinion, the thin padding of the seat is a drawback, as it can become very uncomfortable when sitting for extended periods.

Since the passenger in the seat behind our son insisted on playing blackjack and was convinced that the harder he tapped the screen, the better the cards would be for him, our son woke up after a good hour's sleep. He was understandably in a foul mood after the rude awakening! It took him a while to calm down. Hopefully, it bothered the man in seat 31A!

Lufthansa Economy Class on the Boeing 747-400 – In-flight Entertainment

Each seat had its own in-flight entertainment touchscreen monitor. The selection of movies, TV series, and music was extensive and well-organized. Headphones were already provided at our seats during boarding. However, since these were of rather poor quality, I recommend bringing your own. These could be connected via a simple headphone jack to the right of the monitor. A USB port for charging your smartphone was also located there.

Lufthansa Economy Class on the Boeing 747-400 – Service

About 1.5 hours after takeoff from Frankfurt, a hot lunch was served. We had pre-ordered a children's meal online for our son. This is available free of charge on Lufthansa flights of three hours or more, along with other special meals. His meal consisted of a pasta salad, pasta with chicken, and a Cake pops. In addition, a pack of colored pencils and a coloring book, which also served as the menu, were on the tray. Naturally, our son immediately went for the sweets. That wasn't a bad thing, though, since the pasta was still very hot.

Just before our son finished eating, our hot meal arrived. We had the choice between chicken and pasta and opted for the latter. The dish turned out to be ravioli in a mushroom sauce – all in all, quite alright! Since our son kept us very busy during the meal, I unfortunately couldn't take a picture of the food.

The rest of the flight was quite uneventful. Our son was very keen to visit the galley and kept running towards business class. The flight attendants were very friendly and approachable, showing and explaining everything to him.

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