Welcome back to regular programming... As you may know, last Thursday and Sunday saw no trip report uploaded due to a family emergency. Normal service is now resumed 😎 Don’t forget to check out my upcoming flying schedule here (yes there are some gaps and I’ll be purchasing the remaining flights at the end of the month...) ba97.com/report.asp?handle=paul4040 Do make sure you follow me on Twitter as well, I post a lot on there and you’ll find out lots more about my plans!
Yes, you were missed. No, it's not ever an issue, I'm grateful for what you do. I hope everyone's alright, my best wishes to you and yours. Great Trip Report. The pulse kicks up a notch when the bongos start!
Glad to see you back here Paul, This report on Lufthansa has come very good to me, as I'm flying with Lufthansa in business class from Manchester to Munich next week, . So you gave me a good insight ! The meal tho did look pretty basic but flying to Munich is a bit longer so maybe I'll get something abit better 🤔 But its my first trip with Lufthansa , And thanks again for sharing the experience paul. 🖒
Well done mate - your editing of the airport & taxiing is better than any of us other RUclipsrs - it's actually inspired me to film more of that part of the journey. Love it.
Cheers Dennis! I’ve always found airports to be really interesting and evocative places. I like being in airports nearly as much as I like being on planes...
Remember flying LH years ago and we asked for champagne on a breakfast flight..cabin crew responded 'so early'! We of course said it was never to early. Begrudgingly we got some bubbles....!
please tell me that you stole the coffee mug! I love it!!!! I would only fly Business on LH to do that!!! :) love how real you are "boring lounge" and "breakfast not great"!!!! the true side of glamour! :)
Europeans don't eat the 'Full English' for breakfast, if that's what you were wanting; for better or worse, cold cuts, muesli and yogurt are the norm, on the ground or in the air.
Excellent job, Paul 😊 I absolutely love Lufthansa! Crew are always friendly, great service and an awesome in flight feeling is guaranteed when flying with LH 👍🏻😁
Another great video paul..but I have one question. You said that lounge was boring. Well what exciting do you expect in an airport lounge.. PS : Please dont think that I sound rude..I do love all your videos. PS 2 : That view of concorde at 7:30 was amazing.
Loved your taxi comment with the wagtail and I also like how when you show leg room, you do this little foot dance lol. Loved your video as I do all of them. Thank you.
Excellent report Paul. Food service was a little light, I agree with you there and it's always annoying when there is no handle on the coffee mug. For the first time in a long time I will be flying United from T2 next week and finally have star alliance GOLD, so will at least be able to check out a few lounges before jumping on the UA 787-9. Thanks for Sharing.
Nice - the Singapore one is the best I’ve been to so far, it’s miles ahead of Lufthansa anyway. Apparently the United Lounge is also pretty decent. Have they fitted new Polaris seats onto any 789 yet?!
I guess I might check out a few lounges. From looking at the seat map it looks like the older ones, but I'm in coach anyhow, maybe the UA Gold status might bag me a very unlikely upgrade. I could have taken the 777-300ER with them via SFO, but just don't want the extra flight this time around.
Hi Paul I have never thought about taking a stopover flight but after watching your reports I will think about it. I find your reports I very informative and helpful.Thank you and keep up the good work.
11:07 Eh? -Lufthansa isn't offering the Continental/UK breakfast option anymore? -last time I used them, Economy into Edinborough, that was still an option (over 10 years ago, though).
The flight over the Frankfurt Airport is nice. LHR and FRA are my favourites Airports So many thanks for uploading it. Fortunatelly you had a big breakfast at the lounge
Baku quite interesting and safe ..great food and hospitable people and to get there try Azerbaijan air lines F class-you won't be hungry and good price
LH has always been my preferred carrier when I am in Europe as I use FRA as my hub. I do prefer their breakfast to a hot one as they are generally more dependable and reliable. I have also preferred their handle-less cups, and liked them so much I have 4 of them at home (thanks to a friend at LH). It is the wonderful thing about airlines there are things we love, hate or put up with. I would prefer more legroom in their business class though. It seems to have shrunk over the years as they try and get more people on planes.
I flew fra-Lhr a week or so ago with lh and found the experience to be super average, average food, average seat and average staff. Must say both the Swiss lounge in Gva and air Canada lounge in fra were very nice though.
Is that definitely Sandown Park and not Kempton Park? Just saying because we drove past Kempton en route to football at Hampton & Richmond Borough FC on Saturday and I spent the game taking photos of the football and pointing my lens up to the sky taking photos of planes out of Heathrow ;)
Thanks - a timely report. I was pricing some options from Edinburgh to Belgrade today and Lufty have the best timings. Not sure the Biz class service is worth the premium over Y to be honest.
Lot's of people still ' try' the European Business and they know it is economy seat and afterwards still complain! Then don't fly it, go sit in the back! Great video
Hi Paul, I can see that your are using Avianca loyalty program for Star Alliance, rather than typical Lufthansa one. What are the advantages over LH Miles and More? Is it faster/easier to get the upper tier status?
Ah so you have Carlisle Stansted booked on your future flights - it's nice to see you on some domestic commuter services once again. Perhaps there are some more 20~30 seats turboprops on your radar, like the JS41 and DHC6?
Yes, though those are much more difficult to accommodate logistically as they tend to be in more remote areas. Hopefully get the VLY-CWL service at some point in the summer.
Ah the PSO flight with Eastern (y) I've just flown NCL-BHD-IOM with T3/BE, and both the aircraft and service were exceptional! I'll certainly be looking forward to your report on Eastern :D. On a sidenote, is filming allowed in Anglesey? Not that there is much to film, but would the RAF allow it?
I doubt anyone would bat an eyelid. Not sure about the exact legal arrangement there but I’ve been there before and the “Anglesey Airport” is basically a tiny fenced off civilian exclave of the military airfield. I doubt military law applies within its confines and I don’t think they’d be sniffy about filming on the airfield as there are a lot of spotters who film and photograph movements anyway from the perimeter fence. Valley is fortunately just a training base and there’s nothing terribly secret there (or if there is, it’s secret secret!).
Love your trip report's ,could you please show lounge menu options (not just what you had)☺ Is the food the same as (offered) on your flight menu? Per Say : BA Lounge / 1st class menu? Thank You 4 reading😊😊
Hello Paul, Welcome back and thank you this video. I hope all is well with your family and you are able to continue your reports with no worries. Will you be flying any Skyteam member airlines this year. I am curious to hear your thoughts on Westjet of Canada.
Ouch those slimline seats look skinny, even for slimline standards, how was the comfort? Do they use them to Baku and Tiblisi, that wouldn't be a nice sit. Love the Danke Schön while boarding by the way, even though you where still in the UK and the female was English. Thanks for the report!
Paul, find your posts useful and just subscribed. I fly LH and UA a lot (+1M miles) and recently was in the LH Frankfurt Bus lounge. Can you tell me what job you have to be traveling around?
Would you fly Austrian Airlines to Tbilisi? I flew them in September 2000 and arrived in Tbilisi which seemed surprisingly forlorn. Now it’s so much improved and affordable. It would be awesome to see how Georgian hospitality is reflected in their lounges and arrival areas.
Thanks for another nice trip report! Last week I was on Lufti's A321 between AMS and FRA, both out- and inbound flight seated on A1 and it was quite dissappointing. In my perception even BA's current Club Europe seats are more comfortable (legroom and seat back of LH's seats were OK but the actual seating-surface seemed rather short).
Hey Paul (or anybody else) I’d like to know if the staff in the Lufthansa lounge in London speaks German. I’ve only bin to the BA lounge, but next year I might fly Eurowings BIZ ant that would give me axes to the LH lounge.
Will you be reviewing Aegean business class as part of your *A tour this year? Considered by many as the best business class within Europe, and I can highly recommend it :)
What is the Easy hotel like? looks tacky from what I saw. Is it very cheap? I'm thinking of getting a BMI in an Embraer from Bristol the Dusseldorf. Have you made a report for an Embraer flight before?
Easy hotel is alright and very cheap. You get what you pay for though. Here’s a BMI Regional report on the E145: m.ruclips.net/video/UcT_dfl5vBM/видео.html
I think that “unidentified” aircraft was the B777 Air Canada flight from Toronto or Montreal. You can make out the maple leaf on the tail if you really look.
all those shorthaul-shuttle flights take a lot of slots from the longhaul big birds at the hubs..they should operate fewer of them with bigger planes to fit more pax??????
Welcome back to regular programming...
As you may know, last Thursday and Sunday saw no trip report uploaded due to a family emergency. Normal service is now resumed 😎
Don’t forget to check out my upcoming flying schedule here (yes there are some gaps and I’ll be purchasing the remaining flights at the end of the month...) ba97.com/report.asp?handle=paul4040
Do make sure you follow me on Twitter as well, I post a lot on there and you’ll find out lots more about my plans!
Yes, you were missed.
No, it's not ever an issue, I'm grateful for what you do.
I hope everyone's alright, my best wishes to you and yours.
Great Trip Report. The pulse kicks up a notch when the bongos start!
^^what he said. ditto
I hope everything is alright with your family. I really missed your update
I hope all is well !
Glad to see you back here Paul,
This report on Lufthansa has come very good to me, as I'm flying with Lufthansa in business class from Manchester to Munich next week, .
So you gave me a good insight ! The meal tho did look pretty basic but flying to Munich is a bit longer so maybe I'll get something abit better 🤔
But its my first trip with Lufthansa ,
And thanks again for sharing the experience paul.
🖒
Well done mate - your editing of the airport & taxiing is better than any of us other RUclipsrs - it's actually inspired me to film more of that part of the journey. Love it.
Cheers Dennis! I’ve always found airports to be really interesting and evocative places. I like being in airports nearly as much as I like being on planes...
I thought the breakfast looked yummy! Not too heavy and greasy. Like the continental coffee glass. Each to their own :-)
Remember flying LH years ago and we asked for champagne on a breakfast flight..cabin crew responded 'so early'! We of course said it was never to early. Begrudgingly we got some bubbles....!
Great report as always and so timely! Have lots of Lufthansa coming up next month. Hope all is well with your family.
Thank you Sheryl!
Welcome back Paul. Hope all is good.
please tell me that you stole the coffee mug! I love it!!!! I would only fly Business on LH to do that!!! :) love how real you are "boring lounge" and "breakfast not great"!!!! the true side of glamour! :)
Paul that food looked like tescos end of date clearance, good job you have lounge access.
Europeans don't eat the 'Full English' for breakfast, if that's what you were wanting; for better or worse, cold cuts, muesli and yogurt are the norm, on the ground or in the air.
Jeah that's right but it is also not okay for me and i am german xD
Excellent job, Paul 😊 I absolutely love Lufthansa! Crew are always friendly, great service and an awesome in flight feeling is guaranteed when flying with LH 👍🏻😁
Nice to have you back
@2:30, my God, that Lufthansa lounge is HUGE!
I've been lucky enough to have flown on that BvB MannschaftAirbus Eurowings livery. Great video as always.
...kann man eigentlich wissen was der BVB ist, finde ich ;)
Cool!!! Lufthansa flight!! Glad you could make one!!! And best wishes on you and your family!
Welcome back. Another great report. Interesting arrival gate. Had to check the charts to see exactly where i5 was!!
Another great video paul..but I have one question. You said that lounge was boring. Well what exciting do you expect in an airport lounge..
PS : Please dont think that I sound rude..I do love all your videos.
PS 2 : That view of concorde at 7:30 was amazing.
Delta Airlines app also lets you track your bags.
@9:37 thata a united dreamliner and also that "a380 was i think a BA 747 due to the hump
Good to have you back Paul, hoping all is well with you. Good video once again 👍
Is there a long taxi to the stand ? When you reported that you seemed to fly past the airport it reminded me of the Polderbaan at AMS
Thanks,Paul.I look forward,to these trip reports,every week.
Loved your taxi comment with the wagtail and I also like how when you show leg room, you do this little foot dance lol. Loved your video as I do all of them. Thank you.
Love your style of reviewing! Thanks!
Excellent report Paul.
Food service was a little light, I agree with you there and it's always annoying when there is no handle on the coffee mug.
For the first time in a long time I will be flying United from T2 next week and finally have star alliance GOLD, so will at least be able to check out a few lounges before jumping on the UA 787-9.
Thanks for Sharing.
Nice - the Singapore one is the best I’ve been to so far, it’s miles ahead of Lufthansa anyway. Apparently the United Lounge is also pretty decent. Have they fitted new Polaris seats onto any 789 yet?!
I guess I might check out a few lounges.
From looking at the seat map it looks like the older ones, but I'm in coach anyhow, maybe the UA Gold status might bag me a very unlikely upgrade. I could have taken the 777-300ER with them via SFO, but just don't want the extra flight this time around.
You flying to LAX or SAN? Ah...coach on a 787...good luck!
LAX this time, I actually don't mind coach to be fair, even on a 787.
At least gold gets me economy comfort for free, so no complaints.
At least it was not one of those horrible paper cups like you get at Starbucks for a lot of money.
What I love at FRA is that you can have an overview of the airport at approaching.
And the Waldstadion is called Commerzbankarena now.
Hi Paul I have never thought about taking a stopover flight but after watching your reports I will think about it. I find your reports I very informative and helpful.Thank you and keep up the good work.
Loved your remark about the little bird on the tarmac just before take off!
Hopefully things are well. So happy to see you.
Another excellent video. What did you make of the EasyHotel?
11:07 Eh? -Lufthansa isn't offering the Continental/UK breakfast option anymore? -last time I used them, Economy into Edinborough, that was still an option (over 10 years ago, though).
Good review, thank you. I will keep watching.
Really good to have you back, Paul.
The flight over the Frankfurt Airport is nice.
LHR and FRA are my favourites Airports
So many thanks for uploading it.
Fortunatelly you had a big breakfast at the lounge
Good to have you back Paul. Hope all is well.
Another excellent report sir! I'm really looking forward to your adventures w/Austrian airlines, rock on brother....
Iam going to fly my trip with Lufthansa Arn-Munich (B) on monday! Hope they have handles on the mug
Enjoying your video's Paul, keep up the good work and reporting,
Baku quite interesting and safe ..great food and hospitable people and to get there try Azerbaijan air lines F class-you won't be hungry and good price
LH has always been my preferred carrier when I am in Europe as I use FRA as my hub. I do prefer their breakfast to a hot one as they are generally more dependable and reliable. I have also preferred their handle-less cups, and liked them so much I have 4 of them at home (thanks to a friend at LH). It is the wonderful thing about airlines there are things we love, hate or put up with.
I would prefer more legroom in their business class though. It seems to have shrunk over the years as they try and get more people on planes.
Very well done please keep up the good work
Very nice video good job 👍👍👍
Thankyou for another great report! I love SAS, Lufthansa and really appreciate Norwegian too.
Nice to have you back Paul,hope all is well with you : )
I flew fra-Lhr a week or so ago with lh and found the experience to be super average, average food, average seat and average staff. Must say both the Swiss lounge in Gva and air Canada lounge in fra were very nice though.
Hi Paul, thanks for the review - do the arm rests move up on the seats? Would it be possible to lie across all three seats?
Hi Paul. Have you done any videos to Australia yet?
as an austrian, i am really looking forward to the AUA trip reports. are you flying longhaul or shorthaul businness ?
Great to have you back missed you mate
I remember a British Airways first class flight I took from LHR-AMS, they served a full English breakfast. It was very good.
Paul, what is the difference in price between the company and BA.
Is that definitely Sandown Park and not Kempton Park? Just saying because we drove past Kempton en route to football at Hampton & Richmond Borough FC on Saturday and I spent the game taking photos of the football and pointing my lens up to the sky taking photos of planes out of Heathrow ;)
It’s Sandown Park as only Sandown has a go-kart track.
Glad you are back to normal. I did wonder what had happened
Thanks - a timely report. I was pricing some options from Edinburgh to Belgrade today and Lufty have the best timings. Not sure the Biz class service is worth the premium over Y to be honest.
Great work as always! I was wondering, have you made a map to chart all of your flights (like myflightradar)?
Lot's of people still ' try' the European Business and they know it is economy seat and afterwards still complain! Then don't fly it, go sit in the back! Great video
Air Canada representing.
Great video as always.
Those airport buses are a great idea .....but they'll never take off!!!!!
I departed through A18 at LHR T2 but that was a LH A20N(A320 NEO)
Any upcoming reports with SAS this year? I’m visiting Tbilisi and Baku in the summer btw!
I really enjoy your trip reports. Very nice channel.
Why didn't you get on the business class bus at 15:49?
It wasn’t for business class, it was for the exclusive use of an Arabic family who seemed to be connecting.
Oh right I noticed you were sitting right above the engine of that citaro would have been nice if you could have filmed the full journey :(
Nice video Paul, keep up the great content mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hi Paul, I can see that your are using Avianca loyalty program for Star Alliance, rather than typical Lufthansa one. What are the advantages over LH Miles and More? Is it faster/easier to get the upper tier status?
I’m using Air New Zealand Airpoints, only because I wouldn’t make status with LH Miles and More, a very restrictive program.
Hi! I’m about to go traveling and you undoubtedly do a lot of walking do you recommend any boots or shoes that aren’t a airport security pain?
Where are the Austrian Airlines reviews you promised at 6:07?
It wasn’t possible to film either of those trips.
12:19 The "Waldstadion" is now the "Commerzbank-Arena".
Ah so you have Carlisle Stansted booked on your future flights - it's nice to see you on some domestic commuter services once again. Perhaps there are some more 20~30 seats turboprops on your radar, like the JS41 and DHC6?
Yes, though those are much more difficult to accommodate logistically as they tend to be in more remote areas. Hopefully get the VLY-CWL service at some point in the summer.
Ah the PSO flight with Eastern (y)
I've just flown NCL-BHD-IOM with T3/BE, and both the aircraft and service were exceptional! I'll certainly be looking forward to your report on Eastern :D.
On a sidenote, is filming allowed in Anglesey? Not that there is much to film, but would the RAF allow it?
I doubt anyone would bat an eyelid. Not sure about the exact legal arrangement there but I’ve been there before and the “Anglesey Airport” is basically a tiny fenced off civilian exclave of the military airfield.
I doubt military law applies within its confines and I don’t think they’d be sniffy about filming on the airfield as there are a lot of spotters who film and photograph movements anyway from the perimeter fence.
Valley is fortunately just a training base and there’s nothing terribly secret there (or if there is, it’s secret secret!).
Love your trip report's ,could you please show lounge menu options (not just what you had)☺ Is the food the same as (offered) on your flight menu? Per Say : BA Lounge / 1st class menu? Thank You 4 reading😊😊
Loved the video Paul
Especially the little pied wagtail 😊
Hello Paul,
Welcome back and thank you this video. I hope all is well with your family and you are able to continue your reports with no worries.
Will you be flying any Skyteam member airlines this year. I am curious to hear your thoughts on Westjet of Canada.
The plane landing at LHR? Could it be an Icelandair 757-200?
Ouch those slimline seats look skinny, even for slimline standards, how was the comfort? Do they use them to Baku and Tiblisi, that wouldn't be a nice sit.
Love the Danke Schön while boarding by the way, even though you where still in the UK and the female was English.
Thanks for the report!
On Long-Haul Flights they have seats which are a lot better. This is just normal european standart.
TUI Trip report from DSA?
Primera air seem to be offering some great deals. Hope you decide to give them a try
Welcome back Paul !👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I was waiting for your next trip ✈️ thx God you're back🙏🏻 love all your videos looking forward for more .
Thank you Jane! 👍🏻
Paul, find your posts useful and just subscribed. I fly LH and UA a lot (+1M miles) and recently was in the LH Frankfurt Bus lounge. Can you tell me what job you have to be traveling around?
Hi Bob. I don’t travel for work. This is a hobby.
Great trip report! Which app are you using to find all info about an aircraft based on the registration code?
You just Google the registration “D-AIRH” and several sites will come up.
Would you fly Austrian Airlines to Tbilisi? I flew them in September 2000 and arrived in Tbilisi which seemed surprisingly forlorn. Now it’s so much improved and affordable. It would be awesome to see how Georgian hospitality is reflected in their lounges and arrival areas.
Thanks for another nice trip report! Last week I was on Lufti's A321 between AMS and FRA, both out- and inbound flight seated on A1 and it was quite dissappointing. In my perception even BA's current Club Europe seats are more comfortable (legroom and seat back of LH's seats were OK but the actual seating-surface seemed rather short).
hi paul hope all is well this seemed like a pretty decent flight all in all on a well seasoned a321! rob
Hey Paul (or anybody else) I’d like to know if the staff in the Lufthansa lounge in London speaks German. I’ve only bin to the BA lounge, but next year I might fly Eurowings BIZ ant that would give me axes to the LH lounge.
excellent video 👍😎
As usual extraordinary...This guy is awesome ..Hope to see a video on Virgin airlines and virgin azuma trains...Take care champ
Thank you
Will you be reviewing Aegean business class as part of your *A tour this year? Considered by many as the best business class within Europe, and I can highly recommend it :)
09:35 That's an Air Canada 777-300ER. Nice Video! (Though that's no surprise) :)
What is the Easy hotel like? looks tacky from what I saw. Is it very cheap? I'm thinking of getting a BMI in an Embraer from Bristol the Dusseldorf. Have you made a report for an Embraer flight before?
Easy hotel is alright and very cheap. You get what you pay for though. Here’s a BMI Regional report on the E145: m.ruclips.net/video/UcT_dfl5vBM/видео.html
Thanks, I like the look of those small planes, as you can have a seat to yourself on one side at a low cost
So a second breakfast is really a thing?!?!
I think that “unidentified” aircraft was the B777 Air Canada flight from Toronto or Montreal. You can make out the maple leaf on the tail if you really look.
Jack_02 its air canada b787
That breakfast looked bizarre, congrats on 35K subscribers, just ticked past.
How do you find out the age of the plane that you fly on.
I have done this trip with Lufthansa in the past and meal service was so bad that we didn't get our meal until we were on the descent into Frankfurt.
7:30 Halloo.....what aircraft is that?
watson956 Concorde
I can't see myself ever paying extra for that!
all those shorthaul-shuttle flights take a lot of slots from the longhaul big birds at the hubs..they should operate fewer of them with bigger planes to fit more pax??????
At 9:31, that wasn't a A388 it was a BA 744
It’s a BA A380 - I saw it myself on the day with my eyes (much better than a blurry camera) and if you zoom in you can see clearly it is an A380.
Nice smooth landing.
How much is a single bed room?
I really like this video great
beautifuel vídeo Lufthansa A-321✈👍👏👏👏