Review of Lufthansa flight Frankfurt → Oslo in Economy

INTRODUCTION

Hello FlightReporters
Apart from flying I also like music and I'm a big of Ariana Grande
Unfortunately her Sweetener World Tour didn't have any date in Italy
Last January I start to search for tickets in other parts of Europe
According to my university exams' plan, I found the best option: 3rd October in Oslo, Norway

Around June I started to search for an accomodation and for the flight
Apparently the best price was a direct flight with Norwegian, but the return was too early in the morning the day after the concert
Since I didn't want to rush for the flight and I wished to visit the city I chose a solution with Lufthansa, stopping over in Frankfurt
LH costed around 200€ (Norwegian was 180€)

I've already flew with LH in 2013, on FCO-DUS-LHR-MUC-FCO route
Moreover in the same year I made a stopover in Frankfurt Airport Terminal 2 going to NYC
This time will be my first inside Lufthansa's reign, Terminal 1

TRANSIT in FRANKFURT

After arriving from Rome it's time to me to take my flight to Oslo
My flight was desembark at gate A28, in the oldest pier of Terminal 1A
It was around 15:20

Boarding was scheduled at gate A20 at 15:35

The pier has large windows where it was possible for me to make some plane-spotting
Lufthansa A320neo

Lufthansa A321 in old livery

Having just fifteen minutes before boarding I made my way to gate A20
It was around 300 metres far

Terminal 1A apron, with Pier A-Plus on the background

No doubts about who rules here

Heading to the gate I spot some other interesting birds
Lufthansa A321

Lufthansa 747-8
I really like these holdrooms which are quite close to the aircraft nose

Egyptair Boeing 787 Dream)Liner parked at Terminal 1B

FIDS
A lot of flights departing at FRA

I arrived at the gate in less than 10 minutes
Even if the boarding time was close there was no one queuing

Time for other spotting
United Airlines Boeing 777

Pier A-Plus
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8, A320 and A380, and SunExpress Boeing 737

Meanwhile a wonderful United Airlines Boeing 777 in Star Alliance livery docked at the gate next to mine
Unfortunately I wasn't able to take it entirely

Boarding started 15 minutes after scheduled

The whole process was like a funny movie
Only one automated gate was opened and moreover it didn't work properly
This meant that almost half of the passengers tried twice before being called at the manned gate
Everyone queuing started to laugh and joke about this

We would board our plane by bus
This mean only one thing…plane spotting!

PLANE SPOTTING ON THE APRON AND DURING TAXI

It was around 15:55 when I get on the apron bus
United Airlines Boeing 777 in Star Alliance livery

Lufthansa A320 in old livery

Lufthansa A320s line up

Star Alliance dominated's apron

Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i

Lufthansa A320 and A380, SunExpress Boeing 737 and Swiss Air Lines A220 landing on runway 25R

This hangar looks really impressive from below

Lufthansa A330

Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777F

Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777F and MD11F

Lufthansa Cargo MD11F in Cargo Human Care livery
MD11 is one of my favourite plane ever, such a pity it's not flying anymore with passengers

Lufthansa A321 and Air Dolomiti Embraer E195 (one in Star Alliance livery)

Another milestone of aviation
DHL Aviation A300
This is the first time I see this plane operating (the other one was at Aeroscopia Museum in Toulouse)

Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i

Lufthansa Cargo MD11F
Cannot stop to admire this wonderful plane

After 15 minutes of bus ride, at 16:10, we reached our plane
It was parked at the most western apron of the airport
Lufthansa A320-200, D-AIUG, delivered in July '14 (5.2 years)
It is equipped with 168 seats

South African Airways A340-600 parked in the distance

For unknown reasons the bus door didn't open
Maybe we would have gone to Oslo by bus instead of plane

Finally after 10 minutes waiting next to the aircraft the doors opened

Fuselage shot
Old livery this time

I gave the Flight Report form to the Purser and took my seat 6A
Also this time I was in the extra legroom row
Lufthansa Embraer E190 parked next to us…

…which left minutes after

Despite departure was scheduled at 16:05 we left our parking area at 16:45
It happened 50 minutes after scanning my BP at the gate
Air Dolomiti Embraer E195

Taxiing to the runway
Lufthansa Cargo MD11F in old…

…and new livery

DHL Aviation A300

Turkish Airlines, Condor and Lufthansa birds at remote stands

Regional LH planes line up

Turkish Airlines A330

British Airways Embraer landing on 25R

*Boop*

Actually I'm leaving, but thank you as well

Another favourite plane of mine
Condor Boeing 767

Lufthansa A320 and Austrian Airlines Embraer

Condor Boeing 767 in old livery

Lufthansa Retro Livery A321

Aegean Airlines A321

Terminal 1 with many LH tails

Austrian Airlines Embraer E195

Condor Boeing 757 landing on 25R

Asiana Airlines A380

Air Canada Boeing 777

Qatar Airways A380

TAM Boeing 777

Etihad Airways Boeing 787 Dream)Liner

Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dream)Liner

All Nippon Airways Boeing 777

Terminal 2, which hosts non-LH partners

Waiting for T/O next to a Lufthansa Regional CRJ900

THE FLIGHT

Entering RWY25C almost one hour after scheduled departure

Condor Boeing 767s (one in Retro Livery) and Ethiopian Airlines A350

Waiting patiently for departure

Lufthansa A320 landing on 25L

At 17:00 we start our take off run

V1…Rotate
Bye bye Frankfurt

Crossing RWY18

Banking towards South

Frankfurt Airport in the distance

Climbing towards North

Less than 20 minutes into the flight a light snack was served
It was made of a good rice chocolate bar and a drink

After the snack I decided to rest a bit

Beautiful sunset while approaching Norway's airspace

Around 18:20 landing was announced
Cabin crew continued to apologize for the late departure

First glimpse of Norway land
Definitely a total different landscape from Italy or Germany

Banking over the fjords

Never seen such a wonderful sunset from a plane

Last moments on air

We would land on RWY01R
Approaching from south

At 18:42, 42 minutes after scheduled, we touched down at Oslo Airport - Gardermoen

The Terminal is very close to the runway

ARRIVAL IN OSLO

Norwegian Boeing 737 and Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777

Vacating the runway

The very modern terminal with Norwegian Boeing 737 parked

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 and Air Baltic Boeing 737

Air Baltic Boeing 737, SAS A321 and Lufthansa A320
The latter was bound to Munich

Parking at gate D3, next to our twin

The very short loading bridge was connected immediately after

Desembarking the Purser handed me the flight report form
It lacked of a bit of infos

Bye bye D-AIUG

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 in the distance

We had arrived at the new pier, opened in 2017
It hosts domestic (Gate C) and international (Gate D) flights, with the boarding lounges located on two separate levels

Last snap of my plane's nose

The Terminal building was very nice and pleasant
Being an architecture student made me appreciate its design by Nordic Office of Architecture studio

Going downstairs to the baggage reclaim hall

Velkommen til Norge
Velkommen til Oslo

For the first time I saw a duty free shop on the way to the baggage reclaim
As I read later it's forbidden in most European airports
However Norway applies some different customs laws

The baggage reclaim hall
Having only my hand luggage I proceeded straight to the exit

Meeters and greeters hall
I really like the mixture of concrete, glass and wood
Very Nordic style

Having my hotel close to Nationaltheatret Station I opted for the Flytoget train
It takes 22 minutes and costs 98NOK (around 10 euros) with the student discount
The station is located underneath the terminal

The high speed train took around 20 minutes to bring me to the city center
My hotel was about 5 minutes walking from the station

I took my room, went out for dinner and made a short walk around the Karl Johans Gate
Ready to enjoy the city and the concert I went to bed

Stay tuned for the return flight to Rome