TRIPREPORT | Lufthansa (BUSINESS CLASS) | Chicago O'Hare - Frankfurt | Airbus A340-300

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  • Опубликовано: 2 май 2024
  • Soon, Lufthansa will introduce a new Business Class on their long-haul flights, but for now, we're still stuck with the subpar product found across its fleet.
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    FLIGHT INFORMATION
    Airline: Lufthansa
    Aircraft: Airbus A340-300
    Registration: D-AIGX
    Flight Time: 7h 50min
    Seat: 1A
    From: Chicago O'Hare
    To: Frankfurt Rhein-Main
    Date: July 2022
    EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
    Cameras used: Canon G7X Mark III, DJI Osmo Pocket
    Additional equipment used: none
    PRICE BREAKDOWN
    Total Price: EUR 599.64
    Total Routing: VIE-ORD-FRA
    Booked through: Scandinavian Airlines Website
    Cost includes: Premium Economy Class Ticket including two checked bags and free seat reservations
    Booking made: November 2021
    VIDEO BREAKDOWN
    00:00 - Intro and Map
    00:27 - O'Hare Airport
    02:11 - United Polaris Lounge
    04:36 - Boarding
    06:04 - Cabin and Seat
    08:34 - Menu Card
    09:10 - Taxi and Take Off
    12:05 - Inflight Entertianment
    13:22 - Dinner Service
    15:20 - Inflight
    16:10 - Pre-Landing Snack
    16:37 - Approach and Landing
    18:19 - Frankfurt Airport
    19:16 - Outro
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Комментарии • 189

  • @GenkisTravels
    @GenkisTravels 8 месяцев назад +77

    Glad to see she's still flying, hopefully I'll get a chance to fly the A340 next year.

    • @Pilot_Karim
      @Pilot_Karim 8 месяцев назад +5

      They will be retired though ain’t they?

    • @Andrew-Wong
      @Andrew-Wong 8 месяцев назад +5

      Me too

    • @theweedeater1842
      @theweedeater1842 8 месяцев назад +4

      oof bud this vid was recorded in july of last year

    • @HoolaaBaaloo
      @HoolaaBaaloo 8 месяцев назад

      I’ve seen one of these last month on LAX so I think you still have time to grab a seat and fly

    • @RashadKhanAviation2023
      @RashadKhanAviation2023 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@Pilot_KarimI think they’ll be retired next year or 2025 but I’m not entirely sure.

  • @cskfan83
    @cskfan83 8 месяцев назад +51

    Wonderful to see the A340-300 still in service! It is a regular here in MAA airport. Excellent trip report Felix!

    • @eltenjjohni5216
      @eltenjjohni5216 7 месяцев назад

      Ohh is it? Nice! What route does it fly and which airline?

    • @xovre9085
      @xovre9085 6 месяцев назад

      @@eltenjjohni5216FRA on Lufthansa!! 😊

    • @PanamaMapper
      @PanamaMapper 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@xovre9085to Paris, right?

  • @hs1296
    @hs1296 8 месяцев назад +26

    Beautiful aircraft - the A340. Nice trip report as always! 🤗

  • @mwd331
    @mwd331 8 месяцев назад +6

    Lufthansa have the most amazing long haul fleet.. A343, A346, 744, 748, A380, 787, A350! The last of its kind.

  • @aviationlhg
    @aviationlhg 8 месяцев назад +8

    The A340-300 in this video took 2 business days to get to V1 and 3 more business days to get up to 500 feet

  • @sainnt
    @sainnt 8 месяцев назад +29

    It seems to me that the best thing about this trip was the Polaris lounge. The United Polaris cabin would have also been better.
    My biggest problem with lufthansa's business class is not the fact that it's outdated, but the price that they charge for it. They should definitely find a way to speed up the upgrade of their cabins. It's not even good enough to be a 4-star business class.

    • @rulewski33
      @rulewski33 8 месяцев назад +4

      The A340 are set for retirement next year i mean? No point in upgrading the Cabin at this time. But i surely get your Statement and you're not wrong. Their A350s and 787s are equipped with the new Business Class already

    • @sainnt
      @sainnt 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@rulewski33 Yes, the A340 series will be retired, but Lufthansa has a number of A330s, 747-8 and A350s with the older cabins which they plan to refresh. They need to do it soon.

    • @Sedna063
      @Sedna063 8 месяцев назад +4

      They desperately want to upgrade but obviously Covid happened and now the airline manufacturers cannot deliver fast enough. The 787s are delayed and Airbus can’t get the A350s fully equipped because they lack seats.
      Not ideal for Lufthansa. That food didn’t look too bad thiugh.

    • @christianbayerstein5243
      @christianbayerstein5243 8 месяцев назад

      @@rulewski33no, only very few A350 have a new Business Class product, most of Lufthansa‘s A350 have the dreaded 2-2-2 Business Class cabin.

    • @maxsaviation9512
      @maxsaviation9512 8 месяцев назад +1

      With how terrible united is, I’d rather fly Ryanair for 5 hours than United for 3

  • @absolutelynotarii
    @absolutelynotarii 8 месяцев назад +7

    I will be flying on Edelweiss’s A340-300 very soon and I am so excited about it! Because I only flown the 340 once.

  • @TonyM132
    @TonyM132 8 месяцев назад +5

    Some shots of the cabin beyond row 1 would have been nice.

  • @andidede3653
    @andidede3653 8 месяцев назад +2

    Ahhh I see Lufthansa using Newmans Vinaigrette in Business Class. The same one McDonalds used to use on their salads 😂😂

  • @rsnc23
    @rsnc23 8 месяцев назад +2

    I once traveled on a Lufthansa A-340-600. While a lovely piece of machinery it has a seriously design flaw. It's that all economy lavatories are down a small staircase in a narrow space. I'd eaten too much cheese and sausage while in Poland. Things had stopped moving. When returning to USA via Munich about hour 3 on the Airbus things started moving again. I went to the lavatory. I had been drinking all day and the fumes were so potent I started laughing so hard at the thought that when I would open the door of the lavatory the passengers waiting on the stairs would have their nostrils ruined for like two hours I was worried I'd be asked what is wrong because I was laughing so hard in the facility. The looks on the faces of the passengers waiting in that narrow space were those of disdain and horror. I think Airbus should create more space and have powerful fans to eliminate radioactive fumes from undisciplined Americans like me who have zero restraint gorging ourselves on European delicacies.

  • @TXnine7nine
    @TXnine7nine 6 месяцев назад +1

    Loved my time on the LH A343s. I remember flying on D-AIGS back in 2005 IAH-FRA. In the run up to the 2006 World Cup in Germany it was one of the planes with a soccer ball painted on the nose.

  • @aeroscope_official
    @aeroscope_official 8 месяцев назад +15

    Nice TRIP REPORT👍 It’s so rare to see A340-300 these days

    • @iraroychoudhury5476
      @iraroychoudhury5476 8 месяцев назад

      Ikr

    • @TraktorIvanovich
      @TraktorIvanovich 8 месяцев назад

      Привет! Я слабо разбираюсь в этой теме, но всё же, хочу спросить у Вас: почему полёты на этом самолёте стали редкими?

    • @marcd6897
      @marcd6897 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@TraktorIvanovichthere are hardly any airlines left that still fly that specific type of the A340

    • @Flexflex744
      @Flexflex744 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@marcd6897It's the same for every variant tho, the -300 is the most common.

    • @TraktorIvanovich
      @TraktorIvanovich 8 месяцев назад

      @@marcd6897 thanx for answer/your opinion.

  • @TKR13
    @TKR13 8 месяцев назад

    The shot of the plane from the reflection of the building (chefs kiss)

  • @brian402
    @brian402 8 месяцев назад +2

    You were lucky to be able to fly on Lufthansa's Airbus A340-300 & in business class too,awesome flight report👍✈

  • @TheBattousai2004
    @TheBattousai2004 8 месяцев назад +1

    17:51 ... that's a really cool shot, very nice!

  • @dennislauer2525
    @dennislauer2525 7 месяцев назад

    Beautiful a340-300 from Lufthansa

  • @hanj31
    @hanj31 8 месяцев назад

    Love the polaris lounges. Its simply the best in the good old US of A

  • @ekuche8335
    @ekuche8335 8 месяцев назад

    Great review as always

  • @ellathepug
    @ellathepug 8 месяцев назад +1

    I had the trout in the Polaris lounge and the skillet cookie last summer!

  • @Naganopl
    @Naganopl 8 месяцев назад +19

    I always wanted to fly MD-11 and A346 and I thought it will never happen, as first is out of use and second is rare this day and guess what... I'm going to fly to Hong Kong with A340-600 in 2 months, I'm so hyped! Lufthansa economy is quite boring and average but I don't care this time, I'm super happy to fly this aircraft! When I find out that it's possible to return to Frankfurt via Seoul with B747-400 I just totally ignored all other, even cheaper and better options. Two legendary planes I've never flew before! ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ

    • @Ghost_Skullmask
      @Ghost_Skullmask 8 месяцев назад

      How did you do that emoji?can you teach me how to do it pls..

    • @Naganopl
      @Naganopl 8 месяцев назад

      @@Ghost_Skullmask Hi! Check in Google "Lenny Face", copy and paste emoji.

    • @aritronath3917
      @aritronath3917 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@Ghost_SkullmaskIt is found in gboard.... beside the GIF option you will find a :-) button

    • @PanamaMapper
      @PanamaMapper 6 месяцев назад

      Wow! I think you already flew or maybe going to fly in the next few weeks! What a great idea you had

    • @Naganopl
      @Naganopl 6 месяцев назад

      @@PanamaMapper Hi, just flew on it 2 days ago! Plane was moving so gently in the sky. Service quality in Lufthansa is very "average" but it doesn't matter! Greetings from HK :)

  • @2AToday
    @2AToday 8 месяцев назад +1

    You didn’t say if the burger and the dessert in the lounge were good or not! I need to know!!

  • @hussienalsafi1149
    @hussienalsafi1149 8 месяцев назад

    😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @VirginiaMan
    @VirginiaMan 8 месяцев назад +2

    Rare footage of an Lufthansa A340-300 noice

  • @vilmanorbutiene5654
    @vilmanorbutiene5654 7 месяцев назад +2

    6:05 russian pillow

  • @rajaampattravel
    @rajaampattravel 8 месяцев назад

    Fantastic Catches!

  • @george94417
    @george94417 8 месяцев назад

    Was the plane full? And does the Airbus A340-300 also fly out of Munich?

  • @timxiong7891
    @timxiong7891 8 месяцев назад

    Lovely! I will be flying on the A340-600 wIth LH in this december hope they don't change the aircraft 😀

  • @KayakTN
    @KayakTN 8 месяцев назад +1

    The last time I was at O'Hare, they had stands selling enormous pretzels.
    I didn't get to buy one because my flight got moved from gate 27 to gate 93 or some such ridiculous number and I didn't have time.

  • @jonathankleinow2073
    @jonathankleinow2073 8 месяцев назад +1

    How can they call it "The Chicago Cocktail" if there's no malort in it!?

  • @panurgenyc212
    @panurgenyc212 8 месяцев назад +1

    Those 787 and 350’s can’t come soon enough!

  • @project_cr7854
    @project_cr7854 8 месяцев назад

    Would love to see you do a Air Caraibes flight again!

  • @MotherMaryprocathedral9
    @MotherMaryprocathedral9 8 месяцев назад

    lovely

  • @KcroyalsPlaneboi-xe9wn
    @KcroyalsPlaneboi-xe9wn 8 месяцев назад

    Great Vid

  • @peterrisbergs7156
    @peterrisbergs7156 8 месяцев назад +2

    Open bar in the Polaris Lounge? If this were in the Riga or Helsinki airports you would have passed out drunks at the gates having to be revived for the boarding call.

  • @r12004rewy
    @r12004rewy 8 месяцев назад +1

    Good that Lufthansa are still operating the 340 personally I think the 600 is the best looking passenger jet of all times (apart from Concorde)food offering looked ok but for the price you would usually pay for a business class ticket it looked nothing special.

  • @louismolina17
    @louismolina17 7 месяцев назад +2

    Please do Pacific airlines like Air Niugini, Air Vanuatu, Air Calin, and Air Tahiti Nui.

  • @TrinaMillenheft-us4pb
    @TrinaMillenheft-us4pb 8 месяцев назад

    Great vid

  • @Odoqx
    @Odoqx 8 месяцев назад

    Felix leaving from ORD! automatic like!

  • @2ndamendmentCZ
    @2ndamendmentCZ 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for the well made video

  • @natramesh51
    @natramesh51 7 месяцев назад +1

    Why is LH continuing to charge fairly hefty fares for a ride in A 340 with minimal amenities compared to other airlines who have changed layouts, full 180 degree flat bed, good meal & beverage service etc. They should be discounting this A340 Business substantially for trans-atlantic travel especially on old A340. What's your thought on that?

    • @karlnapf7321
      @karlnapf7321 5 месяцев назад

      Meal and beverage service is good. The seats are full flat beds.

  • @TheDeepakrahi
    @TheDeepakrahi 2 месяца назад +1

    Yes I have been to chicago o'hare international airport

  • @ounarabiyat3270
    @ounarabiyat3270 8 месяцев назад

    Thats me the announcement guy😍😍

  • @salilkumar6397
    @salilkumar6397 8 месяцев назад +1

    Anyone please tell me about background music song in beginning.

  • @flyingdentist
    @flyingdentist 8 месяцев назад

    cool

  • @skylineXpert
    @skylineXpert 8 месяцев назад

    Anyone remember what T5 at ORD was like before renovation?

  • @donnadwarika6370
    @donnadwarika6370 8 месяцев назад

    😂Thank you Felix for your Beautiful Trip Report Ď. Very Virtual for me 😂.

  • @_1Brick1_
    @_1Brick1_ 8 месяцев назад +1

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @Alteshaus21
    @Alteshaus21 8 месяцев назад

    Could have been my flight :D I flew LH433 back in July 2022, just economy but still a good experience .

  • @KcroyalsPlaneboi-xe9wn
    @KcroyalsPlaneboi-xe9wn 8 месяцев назад

    Could u do a trip report out of MCI

  • @onthegowithpresly7567
    @onthegowithpresly7567 8 месяцев назад

    Gonna fly the a340 -300 two times this year .. I guess those would be my last flights in the a340

  • @SirPresidentOfTheRoYaL
    @SirPresidentOfTheRoYaL 8 месяцев назад

    I dont get it, if you recorded it July 2022, why post it a year later?

  • @jorgs.3342
    @jorgs.3342 8 месяцев назад +1

    I like the safety Video every time ☝️. Is not boring and straight the line like germans. What do you mean about this? 🤔

  • @falconlars6931
    @falconlars6931 8 месяцев назад

    i love the intro's

  • @JeanBertrand-lk1dy
    @JeanBertrand-lk1dy 8 месяцев назад

    Video nello come sempre

  • @TurboAviation737
    @TurboAviation737 8 месяцев назад +1

    Where is the US Bangla flight report

    • @_suprafan_
      @_suprafan_ 6 месяцев назад

      He uploaded it

  • @AztecAmal
    @AztecAmal 8 месяцев назад

    this thumbnail is nostalgic

  • @RobMiami787
    @RobMiami787 8 месяцев назад

    Did you book this flight intentionally for this aircraft?

  • @4evertrue830
    @4evertrue830 6 месяцев назад

    14:00...That meal is soooo fantabulous, oops i mean fantastic. 😜 😋

  • @SnehPatel96
    @SnehPatel96 7 месяцев назад

    13:55 I spy my hometown

  • @TheDeepakrahi
    @TheDeepakrahi 2 месяца назад

    Yes I have been to chicago international airport

  • @user-gj6ke6su4t
    @user-gj6ke6su4t 8 месяцев назад

    Have you ever comssidered adding plane spotting vedios?

  • @eddiepeshku4287
    @eddiepeshku4287 8 месяцев назад

    Flew on her in premium economy and it was nice

  • @gunvaldsandhaland7757
    @gunvaldsandhaland7757 8 месяцев назад +1

    I Am Not A Fan Of These Business Class Seats.Great Trip Report

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan3991 8 месяцев назад +2

    Great flight. Finally after a while, Felix flying in Business Class.

  • @ProjectFlightPlayer97
    @ProjectFlightPlayer97 8 месяцев назад

    Yo I’m at Gatwick airport waiting for wizz air to go Cyprus can anyone say if wizz air is good or not as it is my first time flying with them btw GREAT vids

    • @ThumbofEpicness
      @ThumbofEpicness 8 месяцев назад

      Good Evening, thanks for asking the question. Wizz Air currently has a 1.3 star rating on Trustpilot, a 3/10 rating on Skytrax and a 2.5 star on TripAdvisor. From this I would conclude that Wizz Air is currently a below par or even sub par airline. Have a great day.

    • @well-blazeredman6187
      @well-blazeredman6187 8 месяцев назад

      The airline's reviews on TripAdvisor are shocking. But I hope that you have a good flight. The best LCC in the UK? Jet2 - by a country-mile.

  • @themidnightgamerzsoham
    @themidnightgamerzsoham 8 месяцев назад

    Sounds like A320 FCM56 enginesy.

  • @asgardian3069
    @asgardian3069 8 месяцев назад +1

    a voiceover would have been more nice insted of the subtitles

    • @176MarkW
      @176MarkW 8 месяцев назад +1

      Agreed. I find trying to read the subtitles and take in what's being filmed at the same time quite difficult. The Brutally Honest format is good.

  • @thaimaxcan
    @thaimaxcan 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you, as economy traveller I always prefered flying with the A340 from Air Canada to Asia. Sadly they are gone now.

  • @ryliewoods-hawkins1403
    @ryliewoods-hawkins1403 8 месяцев назад

    Do a Dublin - JFK with delta

  • @utethornburg7715
    @utethornburg7715 8 месяцев назад

    The service on board is excellent. Alas customer service outside the airplane is sadly lacking a lot. Also the seats are not comfortable.

  • @TheDeepakrahi
    @TheDeepakrahi 2 месяца назад

    Yes I have been to chicago o'

  • @fernando.2119
    @fernando.2119 8 месяцев назад

    You got lucky that no one was sitting next to you, otherwise you would have had to jump over the other person to get to the aisle.

  • @PhilippineAviator926
    @PhilippineAviator926 8 месяцев назад

    Music please

  • @4evertrue830
    @4evertrue830 6 месяцев назад +1

    Felix, i don't think its nice to make fun of Lufthansa's safety videos by calling it boring. You do know, Germany and Austria are like brothers and sisters and you both have a lot in common in culture. Cheer up and enjoy the flight ✈ 😅😊

  • @djOttum
    @djOttum 8 месяцев назад

    service is probably ok, but seats from 20 centuries😳

  • @SgtT7
    @SgtT7 7 месяцев назад

    Ooh I love the A340... Hope they wont get retured at least to 2025...

  • @TXnine7nine
    @TXnine7nine 6 месяцев назад

    10:17 Thought it was funny that the older A340 was in the new colors while the much newer A350 was in the old colors 😂

  • @guillaumeboucher7948
    @guillaumeboucher7948 8 месяцев назад

    Hi simply aviation i'm a big fan please answer this comment
    This is my dream❤❤❤

  • @homer3152
    @homer3152 8 месяцев назад

    Great report on in my view the most elegant airplane in the skies. And it is excactly the model which forced Bärbock, Merkel and so many other politicians to spend so many unplanned stops. And yes, the Bundeswehr claims their A340s are just as reliable as commercial ones. Haha. Never heard of so many problems with LHs A340s. Seems you were lucky without a neighbour. Food looked tbh more like Premium Eco on a better airline than LH, like EK..and the 19,80 Euro champagne is really the worst in the skies and the lowest in the supermarket shelves:) Oh Lufthansa.

  • @ryanfrisby7389
    @ryanfrisby7389 8 месяцев назад +1

    Fantastic trip report Felix!😸

  • @nalendraalif1116
    @nalendraalif1116 6 месяцев назад

    I thought they only operate the -600

  • @cubbe8
    @cubbe8 8 месяцев назад

    Why the jetway says united

    • @andrealauer4493
      @andrealauer4493 8 месяцев назад

      Lufthansa & United are both Star Alliance members, and this flight departed from United's biggest hub - that's also why his ticket included access to United's lounge

  • @Sryaners
    @Sryaners 8 месяцев назад

    First❤❤❤

  • @redheads604
    @redheads604 8 месяцев назад

    more commentary please

  • @anosora_
    @anosora_ 8 месяцев назад +2

    Another great video! helps me over come this power outage that ends at 9:50am EST

  • @sofiajiyipark7851
    @sofiajiyipark7851 3 месяца назад

    Hi I love your video ❤❤❤❤❤ I watch your video almost 2 years you should ride korean air ,and southwest airline to simply aviation

  • @user-cw9gc7bs1u
    @user-cw9gc7bs1u 12 дней назад

    The meal looked very ordinary as the Australians would say ,no cheese or chocolates ,you certainly don’t make the most of drinks either

  • @antoniowood8119
    @antoniowood8119 8 месяцев назад

    Bruh, from a year ago and we still have to read and especially in business class 6:08

  • @AeroTravels
    @AeroTravels 8 месяцев назад +3

    Tolles Video! Danke und weiter so!

  • @IslamicFacts564
    @IslamicFacts564 8 месяцев назад

    Simple flying fans comment

  • @nemowei5553
    @nemowei5553 8 месяцев назад

    LH still using the old business cabin. What a shame

  • @psrn1204
    @psrn1204 8 месяцев назад +2

    Fun fact: the a340-300 is considered the weakest plane because of its 4 small engines

  • @adschinho
    @adschinho 8 месяцев назад

    wow, that took quite a while til rotation

  • @edgaroscarkocherneto
    @edgaroscarkocherneto 8 месяцев назад

    I won't miss the A340, with its powerful hair-drier engines!

    • @rulewski33
      @rulewski33 8 месяцев назад

      The 600 has better more fitting engines. Neitherless i like all A340s don't mind which Model

  • @Nimbus342
    @Nimbus342 8 месяцев назад +2

    LETS FUCKING GO! Nice video btw.

  • @Archduke17
    @Archduke17 8 месяцев назад

    A British commenter once said we Americans subsist on burgers and pizza. That's not far from the truth.

    • @HoolaaBaaloo
      @HoolaaBaaloo 8 месяцев назад +1

      Indeed, just take a tour on most us neighborhoods to see what are the options for food that you will find

  • @idyllenaive.5461
    @idyllenaive.5461 7 месяцев назад

    I flew twice with lufthansa😮 it was a horrible experience compared with the more pleasant flights of British airways, and Air Algérie.
    Lufthansa German flight attendants were harsh, always in the worst of their moods..and the onboard plane was scenting.

  • @Andrew-Wong
    @Andrew-Wong 8 месяцев назад +3

    @Simply Aviation, today I already saw your channel about 30flight report videos! Because for me is too expensive to travel a long haul flight!! But don’t worry about it, because @Simply Aviation upload new luxury flight report videos always!! 🎉

  • @danielbigtiger
    @danielbigtiger 8 месяцев назад

    why do some new liveries uses old cabin interior. The old interior sucks, the new ones are better

  • @martyb7554
    @martyb7554 8 месяцев назад

    No sure why they bother to put up No Smoking signs in the lavatory in all planes, surely there's No Smoking anywhere on a plane.

    • @rulewski33
      @rulewski33 8 месяцев назад

      Never say never

    • @Sedna063
      @Sedna063 8 месяцев назад

      The same reason they have ash trays in the lavatories. Someone will be dumb enough and they will smoke.