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	BUSINESS CLASS : an angled lie-flat seat. The comfort in upright and relaxed position is okay, but cushion support on the firm side. The recline position offers quite an angle, and with every best effort, you find yourself sliding down the seat as you try to sleep. Definitely not comfortable for side sleepers, but better if you lie on your back. Privacy is fair, but not matching best practice standards of more recent seat pods. Comfort Score : 7/10 FIRST CLASS : an old-style First class seat. Comfort in seated / relaxing position is good, with soft cushion support and reasonable seat width. Full flat recline is provided, but this is the flat-bed style of seat so you do get bumps and lumps in the reclined position. Privacy poor, and whilst okay for couple travelling together, it does not offer comforts one expects in First Class nowadays, and due for upgrading. Comfort score : 7/10

Lufthansa Business Class is nothing to write home about. Service was reasonable but nothing flash. Seats alright in relaxing position but the sleeping position was a disappointment, there was nothing inventive about the seat. The privacy is nothing great.

Fra-Miami-Fra. Outward, only polo shirt offered, return flight given sleep suit. Entertainment very limited for 1st Class, poor choice of films, service & food excellent, though felt there was something missing which I could not put my finger on. Outward bound did not sleep, but on return flight found the flat bed very good & slept soundly. Overall I was disappointed with the feeling of 1st class , somehow expected more as a FTL with Lufthansa.

I was pleasantly surprised after I had read the reviews on this website on my flight to India. I was in business class in the forward part of the cabin. The recline was very good and I did not find the seat control very challenging. There is a straightforward brochure that has all the options/directions the seat can go. I was able then to find a comfortable position to lie on either my side or my back during my 20 hour flight to Frankfurt then to India. It was not the best business class but comparable to the new business class on American Airlines or Continental airlines Business/First - although the seats on CO are a bit wider and easier to use. The service was pleasant. If you position the seat correctly, you do not slip down at all. I will definitely fly them again if I had to take most direct flight to India via LAX. If British Airways or Virgin Atlantic business class is an "A" I would grade Lufthansa an A-/B+. I was also able to sleep without problems.

LHR-FRA-CPT return in Business Class. A340-600 seats are fine, but the angled lie flat bit isn't actually flat. Sleep is quite possible, but in odd configurations! Food was pleasant enough, but not particularly memorable and only about average for business class. IFE system quite good. Overall, at a discounted Z fare this was very competitive and good value for money, but at anything around full fare it would look like a very poor choice compared to business on BA, Virgin or SAA on this route, though probably better than the rivals premium economy offerings.

JFK-FRA-MAA-FRA-JFK, 3x in 2007; The new business class seats are lie-flat, but angled pretty steeply. I'm a 6'2" side sleeper and I've always been able to sleep okay on these new seats, but the cushions are very firm. The personal video selection is comprehensive but the system's performance is poor. The software lags and the cursor control is crazy. My biggest complaint is with the noise the mechanics of the seat makes. If any of your neighbors change positions, it'll wake you up, even above the engines. All in all , LH is way better than UA but way worse than SQ and even the new AI. Of course, about 1/2 the time, I still got the old grey seats on this routing. That's a whole other story: softer and more comfortable sitting, but worse than Amtrak for sleeping.

	Date:  11 AUG 2007	Aircraft:  Boeing 747-400	Cabin:  Business Class	Review:  James River
	SLEEPING SITTING SEAT LENGTH SEAT WIDTH Everything in the other reviews regarding the angled flat-beds is true, especially on the 747. The seats/beds themselves are very flimsy. The steep angle of the flat bed made me feel like I was sliding down.

	Date:  27 SEP 2007	Aircraft:  A340-300	Cabin:  Business Class	Review:  Maarten Vonk
	RATING             FRA-LOS-FRA. I do like the seat, design and comfort. Always have a good night sleep on the way back to FRA since this is a night flight. The angle doesn't bother me at all. But even during daytime you can put the seat in the comfortable position you like to watch a movie or read. Enough storage, overall an excellent seat with excellent legroom.

	Date:  27 SEP 2007	Aircraft:  Boeing 747-400	Cabin:  Business Class	Review:  Richard Coxon
	RATING             The new seats are an improvement on the old, but they are obviously cheap and already starting to show their age. MediaWorld is very good, with a wide selection and you can pause films, fastforward etc. Headphones good, but let down by you having to put your own pads on, and they rip in an instant. These are also showing their age. The seats themselves are uncomfortable, thin, and there's rarely a position that's comfortable, either sitting, reclining, or sleeping. The angle for sleep is poor and I have never had a good night's sleep on them without a sleeping tablet.

	Date:  26 SEP 2007	Aircraft:  A340-600	Cabin:  Business Class	Review:  C Evans
	RATING             JFK-MUC. Like others here, I could not get comfortable in these seats and was constantly sliding down.

	Date:  27 SEP 2007	Aircraft:  A340-600	Cabin:  Business Class	Review:  Joe Kaiser
	RATING             I have flown BA and AF in business class and find that Lufthansa is the worst for comfort. The seats do not lay flat and you constantly slide downwards. My controls stop working at one point and the flight attendant had to reboot a computer in the seat several times before the seat would go back to a normal position. TV never worked properly. A huge disappointment.

	Date:  11 AUG 2007	Aircraft:  Airbus A340-600	Cabin:  Business Class	Review:  Juergen Paasch
	RATING             Seat was very uncomfortable. It is not completely flat so I was always sliding down. The entertainment system broke twice and once could not been repaired. It was not worth the money.

	Date:  11 AUG 2007	Aircraft:  Boeing 747-400	Cabin:  Business Class	Review: Greg Bridle
	RATING             Seat has a good range of adjustments, but doesn't offer the comfort of the Cathy Pacific seat, nor the sleeping position of a true flat bed. While it is possible to sleep, taller passengers would have difficulty getting comfortable. If you can get a seat in the very front of the Business Class section you will have more privacy than the rear section, which has the 3 seats together. There is no privacy in the middle seat in this plane. IFE was good, with a selection of recent movies on demand plus TV and audio programs. Service was great and we had no problems with the cabin staff.

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