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
Flight routing
- 1
- 2
- 3LH867 - Economy - Oslo → Frankfurt - Airbus A320
- 4
before the flight
Online check-in for Lufthansa is available only 23hours before the flight
Since the day before the flight I was at the concert I asked my father to print the BPs for me
This was made in order to get seats in the first rows
I got 9A and 8A on OSL-FRA and FRA-FCO respectively
GETTING TO OSLO AIRPORT
The three-day vacation in Oslo was great
Ariana Grande's concert was a wonderful experience, her voice is impressive listened live
Oslo is a really nice city, with a cozy city center. It can be visited in one day just walking
Moreover I visit Holmenkollen Ski Jump, 9 kilometres from the city, with a stunning view of Oslo and the fjords
But it's time to come back home
With the flight to FRA scheduled at 18:45 I decide to leave my hotel around 16
It was located just 5 minutes walking from Nationaltheatret Station, the second busiest in Oslo
From there the Flytoget train takes 22 minutes to reache the airport
The train costs 98NOK (around 10 euros) with the Student discount
The station is located entirely underground
Flytoget service is scheduled every 15 minutes
The train arrived precisely at 16:04
The high speed train is very comfortable inside
It's equipped with baggages racks and electric plugs at every seat
At 16:30 we arrived at Oslo Airport - Gardermoen
AT THE AIRPORT
Oslo Airport Station is located straight under the terminal building
The stairs from the platforms leads to the arrivals hall
Going upstairs to the bright departure hall
I really like Oslo Airport's design
Wood is something unusual to see in big airport terminals
Checking the FIDS in order to print my BPs
Row 6 for my flight
Close to LH check-in I found an automated machine to print BPs
The system was very easy to use and in 5 minutes I print my boarding passes
Not only I was able to check-in, but I also registered my Miles&More account
The unique Terminal handles all the flights here at OSL
Gates A-B-C for domestic flights and D-E-F for internationals
Having nothing to do landside I proceeded straight to the security checkpoint
Even if 10 minutes waiting time was reported, more lanes were opened
I complete the entire procedure in 6/7 minutes
It was around 16:45, while boarding was scheduled at 18:15
Having one hour and half before boarding, I decide to make a tour of the airport
I'm studying architecture and my aim is to work on big airport terminals
For this reason every time I fly I try to understand airports' layout
Since this airport is quite new it would have been quite interesting to understand how it works
Gate D9 for my flight, located in the newest part of the terminal
A bit of spotting:
SAS Boeing 737
KLM, SAS and Norwegian Boeing 737s
DY dedicated to Gidsken Jakobsen, a Norwegian flight pioneer
The main departure lounge of the Terminal
A sort of custom control is made to access gates D-E-F (International)
There's no way to come back after getting through it
Domestic C gates are located upstairs, above D gates
The large duty free area seen from gate C
This part of the airport, opened in 2017, still smells new
SAS Boeing 737s line up
Norwegian Boeing 737s
British Airways A320 and Norwegian Boeing 787 Dream)Liner visible in the distance
C gates, which handles domestic flights only
Since the time before boarding was still long I went to D-E-F gates
Passing through the customs border
Accessing the large duty free area
The airport has many good shops
Brussels Airlines A319 and SAS Boeing 737s parked at the new pier
Having "completed" the tour I decided to go to my gate, D9, and wait there
Passing through the huge duty free area
Gate D area
Its design is really interesting in my opinion
SAS Boeing 737 and Norwegian Boeing 787 Dream)Liner
The tail is dedicated to Victor Borge, Danish pianist and comedian
Gate D9 is located at the end of the pier
Norwegian Boeing 737
Victor Borge taxiing
Like father and son
Boarding for the previous flight (Copenhagen) was still ongoing while I reached the gate
Gate D area seen from the end
Thomas Cook Airlines A330
So sad to see this airline, which closed its operations 10 days before
Farewell Thomas Cook!
I took a seat close to the gate
While I was reading my book an airport agent approached me
She was holding a tablet and asked me if I could make a survey about the airport
I replied yes and answered some questions about my flight, the reasons of my travel and some personal data for statistics
It took around 5 minutes
Meanwhile boarding time arrived, but nothing happened
Due to the late arrival of inbound flight, boarding started around 18:40
It was scheduled for 18:15
As in Frankfurt the automated gate made some issues to many passengers
Maybe the old manner is better sometimes
Going down the jetway, feeling last smells of Norway
the flight
Our bird for this evening's flight:
Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, D-AIWH, delivered in August 2019 (0.2 years old)
It is equipped with winglets and 180 seats
The old livery A320 at the near gate was bound to MUC
Queuing inside the very small loading bridge
New livery also this time
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 in the distance
Mandatory fuselage shot
After boarding I gave the flight report form to the purser and took my seat, 9A
Differently from the FCO-FRA-OSL flights the seat next to me was occupied
SAS Boeing 737 parked next to us
Despite the late start of boarding, doors were closed quite on time
We pushed back around 19
TAP and SAS A320s and Norwegian Boeing 737
Taxiing to RWY01R
Lufthansa A320 to Munich and Norwegian Boeing 737 waiting for their turn to go
Lufthansa A320 would depart before us
Norwegian Boeing 737 departing…
…and our twin immediately after
Time to go
Meanwhile sun was setting
Around 19:13 we were cleared for take off
V1…rotate
Bye bye Oslo
Climbing we passed through the clouds
On the other side of the plane sunset was something spectacular
The pic doesn't give the idea, but the sky passed from pink to vivid orange
Next time I fly from OSL I'm not gonna choose A side ahaha
20 minutes into the flight a light snack was served
It was made of a cranberry and cereal bar and a drink
The bar was a bit too sweet IMO
I was very tired for the concert the day before and I felt asleep
I slept for around one hour
German land was scrolling below us when I woke up
It was almost impossible to spot any landmark
Frankfurt suburs below us
Finally I realized we were landing on runway 25R
The approach over the airport terminals was something spectacular
Terminal 2
Terminal 1
Pier A-Plus
Lufthansa Technik Hangars
One minute after scheduled, at 20:51, we touched down at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main
Vacating RWY25R
ARRIVAL AT FRA
Lufthansa A320s parked in front of LH Technik Hangars
According to LH App we would desembark at Terminal 1A
Lufthansa A320 and Boeing 747-8i
Parking next to the Queen of Skies
We blocked at 21:01
Boarding time for my flight to FCO was scheduled at 21:20
Fortunately the gate seemed to be close
Desembarking the Purser handed me the flight report form
Once inside the Terminal I found inside the folded paper a surprise: two ACARS messages
The report itself was very well filled
I really appreciate the kindness of pilots in these cases
Happy Landings to you too!
Last view of my plane
Bye Bye D-AIWH
We arrived at gate A21
Having just 20 minutes before boarding to FCO I headed straight to the gate
Fortunately it was A16, which is quite close to the one we arrived
Stay tuned for the last report of this trip!
Thanks for this FR.
The snacks seems pretty small for a longer flight, it's the same they offer on German domestic flights.
Nice spotting at Oslo, the terminal looks really nice.
You're welcome
Maybe LH makes different services on certain routes, no matter what time the flight is
On FCOFRA and FRAFCO there was a choice of two sandwiches, while on FRAOSL and OSLFRA just a snack bar
The Terminal Building is really good, modern and very efficent. Moreover it's full of good spotting opportunities
Thanks for the third part of your nice report. You're lucky to always get the new planes - I always get old ones when flying in Europe ;) (even though I know that old doesn't have to mean bad). I would have liked a photo of the cabin or a comment about how you found it; but it's a well-known product and you already covered it twice now, so I guess it's kind of unnecessary. And now to the fourth part...
You're welcome dear!
When I'm covering multiple routes with the same type of plane I try not to "overload" the report
Since the cabin was exactly the same of other A320s I didn't find necessary to take pics
It was just very clean ahaha