Review of Lufthansa flight Frankfurt → Bogota in First

transfer in Frankfurt

I arrive in Frankfurt on a Lufthansa flight from Amsterdam. To be honest, I was kind of expecting that there would be some kind of ground service or assistance, given that a) I'm travelling in First Class, and b) Frankfurt is a mess. But no, apparently it's each man for himself here…

A lounging Desaster

I make my way through passport control to the Z concourse, from where the flight to Bogota is leaving. I can't seem the find the First Class lounge. I walk into the Senator lounge instead to inquire how to reach the First Class lounge. But apparently, there is none. Given that the Senator lounge is rather full too, I figure I might as well head for the gate straight away.

Boarding

Okay, so maybe this wasn't such a brilliant idea… The gate area is very busy and there's no place to sit. There's also a delay in boarding the flight due to its late arrival from Houston. When eventually boarding does start, I nearly miss the announcement because the volume is turned all the way down.

lufthansa first class cabin

There are two rows of four seats, for a total of eight passengers. The cabin is showing some signs of serious wear and tear. Other than that, the seat offers only very little privacy and there is hardly any storage space.

Lufthansa's signature touch a a single red rose placed at every seat. I guess it's a nice touch, even though I find it rather pointless. 

There is a privacy screen that can be raised, but it's only moderately useful.

cabin crew

The cabin crew are lovely. Two middle-aged ladies are attending to the First Class cabin. They do a great job. They're personable and quite entertaining. While we're still on the ground, I am served a glass of still water and some nuts.

By the time boarding is done and the doors are closed, we're running over thirty minutes late.

lunch

The lunch takes a very long time to start, mainly because one cabin crew is busy in the galley, while the service for the whole First Class cabin done is only done by the other flight attendant.

First, the crew hand out the menus.

We start with an amuse bouche of goat cheese.

And then the table is set.

There is a choice of butter, olive oil or both.

… and there are plenty of different types of bread and rolls to choose from.

Next is the caviar service with trimmings and toast.

For the starter, I have a combination of three dishes.

And more bread…

This is followed by the soup, which is just lovely and has a rich, velvety flavour.

For the main course I have the fish, which is okay.

The vegetables have apparently been cooked to death and have zero crunch and zero taste left in them.

I skip cheese and have the dessert, which is served with warm custard.

To conclude the meal I have a coffee.

second meal service

The time goes by quickly, even with it being a day flight. Just over an hour out of Bogota, the meal service begins.

I have the minestrone, which is light and full of flavour.

And some fruit to pretend I'm eating healthy.

arrival

A few days before I left Amsterdam, I received an email from the Lufthansa station in Bogota informing me that they were expecting me and would be escorting me through immigration and customs. It turns out the First Class ground service in Bogota is just about as non-existent as that in Frankfurt.