Review of Lufthansa flight Frankfurt Toronto in Economy

Airline Lufthansa
Flight LH470
Class Economy
Seat 38A
Aircraft Airbus A340-600
Flight time 09:50
Take-off 01 Jan 14, 13:40
Arrival at 01 Jan 14, 17:30
LH   #64 out of 96 Airlines A minimum of 10 flight-reports within the past two years is required to appear in the rankings. 1610 reviews
whitelight44
Published on 30th November 2014
My other Flight Reports:

Tehran to Dubai: http://flight-report.com/en/report-5740.html
Tehran to Shiraz: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6444.html
Tehran to Amsterdam: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8446.html
Toronto to Buenos Aires: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8148.html
Toronto to Rome: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8440.html
Boston to Zurich: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8556.html
Buenos Aires to Montevideo: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8579.html
Nice to Munich: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8587.html
Buenos Aires to Santiago: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8584.html
Frankfurt to Nice: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8606.html

Hi all,

Below are pictures from my continued exploration of Frankfurt airport the day before my flight to Toronto and my Toronto flight itself.
I arrived Frankfurt from Munich and I went to explore the B gates part of the airport.

Underground corridor that connects gates A and Z to Gates B

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Up at B Gates

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Passing passport control to go to the International part of pier B

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Post passport control

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Iran air bound to Tehran via Istanbul- I did not know that they have stops in Istanbul. It was very nice to see it here :)

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Iran air gate and passengers

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Thai A380 gate

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Then I made my way to landside to go explore gates D and E area

The Main Check in Hall

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Train to gates D and E

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View from the train

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D and E gates central check in hall

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I went to the observation terrace right in front of the McDonald's to take pictures but it was a quiet time and not much was happening. You need to pay 5 euros to get into the terrace and need to pass through a small security check

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Then I went downstairs and again I had to go past passport control to be able to go airside on gates D and E

Airside


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Shopping areas are centered around the central area with departure gates all being wrapped in glass waiting rooms with a security check so there was no way to take pictures of the planes unless you are at your own gate. There was not much happening neither at that time except a flight to Jeddah the terminal was all empty.

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Lounges were all closed and open at night time before the departure

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Then I went back to our hotel

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The morning after, we came to the airport around 9 am for our flight to Toronto around 2 pm, we came a bit early to check out the terrace again

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Terminal D

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It was for sure much more happening at the terrace this time

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They were towing big planes from their remote stands to their gates in preparation for their flight

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Back on the terminal train to take some pictures

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At C gates where our flight was departing from- we had to go through the passport control

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LH to Bogota gate

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This LH was bound to Dubai and everyone was on board

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Our Toronto gate

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our aircraft

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Boarding

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Take off

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First snack

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Main meal- I got the chicken and it was one of the best airlines meals that I ever had. everything was very good and fresh.

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Sleeping mode :)

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Pre-arrival pizza like snack- also very yummy

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So beautiful :)

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Descend into freezing Toronto

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North York Centre

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Downtown in the foreground

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We flew right above the Pearson airport to make a U turn and land from the west side, you can see the airport below the wings

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Woodbine Casino and Horse Race Track

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Pearson Airport

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Making the U Turn

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Landing was very hard and people got a bit scared but it went ok

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Disembarking

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Looking down to the departure gates area- walking upstairs towards passport control

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A very long corridor, passport control is at the end of it

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Looking down at US gates in the transborder section of the terminal

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Finally going downstairs to passport control

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Baggage hall

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Hope you enjoyed this FR :)
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Verdict

Lufthansa

8.5/10
Cabin8.5
Cabin crew9.5
Entertainment/wifi7.0
Meal/catering9.0

Frankfurt - FRA

8.0/10
Efficiency7.0
Access8.5
Services8.5
Cleanliness8.0

Toronto - YYZ

8.9/10
Efficiency7.0
Access9.5
Services9.5
Cleanliness9.5

Conclusion

Overall a great flight with Lufthansa. The seats were comfortable and the leg room was ok. The flight crew were very attentive and nice. The meal tasted very good and there was free wifi available to economy passengers, which I don't know if it's available for free anymore or not. Frankfurt airport was nice and clean and as I noted before the downside is that you need to pass different passport control areas if you want to explore the airport and take pictures. Toronto airport is very nice and clean as well but the only downside was the huge immigration line ups as it was 1st of January and everyone was returning home from vacation.

Information on the route Frankfurt (FRA) Toronto (YYZ)

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La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Air Canada avec 7.5/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 8 heures et 38 minutes.

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8 Comments

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  • Comment 123456 by
    KL651 TEAM 4534 Comments
    Thanks for this FR.

    The visitor terrace at FRA isn't the best as far as spotting opportunities, as the gates often block the view.

    FRA is also more bearable in the afternoon when there's almost nobody.

    Otherwise the flight seemed decent, although the appetizer of plain salad really is a shame.

    I think it's the 1st time someone mentions free Wifi on LH.
    • Comment 306037 by
      whitelight44 AUTHOR 346 Comments
      Thanks KL651- Yes, you are very right, the terrace view is blocked by gates and planes land a bit too far from your sight so I had to zoom my camera a bit to get a better and closer picture of them. Yes, I was very surprised as the captain announced that the wifi can be used and I logged in with my iphone and there was no charge indicated and I was able to surf the web and there was no limit to it as I listened to music on youtube for quiet some time.
  • Comment 123463 by
    SKYTEAMCHC GOLD 10071 Comments
    Thanks for this new Flight report.
    The spotting at FRA is great with many different aircraft types and airlines.
    AS for the terminal I don't like it and it looks dated and not very comfortable.
    The flight looks good but I agree with the previous comment of KL 651 that a salad is not an appetizer for me. The chicken you choose looks indeed very tasty.
    The seats seem comfortable but the pitch is limited,as it's the case in many economy cabins.
    I trust you that FAs were good as they look professional on your pics.
    • Comment 306039 by
      whitelight44 AUTHOR 346 Comments
      Thanks Skyteamchc- Indeed the spotting in Fra is great as there are planes from all over the world and LH has also many heavies in service and 747-800, which I love the most. Yes, the seat pitch was not that awesome but as you mentioned the FAs were very nice and attentive and brought refreshments and water on random basis if anyone was thirsty, which was very nice.
  • Comment 123631 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6668 Comments
    Awesome planespotting. Too bad there wasn't much to see from the observation deck. The one time I went there were a lot of widebody arrivals to see. The cabin seems nice, though the pitch a bit tight, but that is standard these days. The catering looks good, which is contrary to LH's reputation for mediocre food in Y, so that's nice to see. Thanks for sharing!
  • Comment 124202 by
    Chibcha SILVER 540 Comments
    Nice minitour of FRA. Riding on LH's A346s is nice, but they're showing their age and use. I'm glad you found the catering so satisfying, it tends to be so-so.

    Thanks for sharing!

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