Anyone flew......

[thelurker]

Air France, KLM or Luthansa long distance?

Any thoughts?

Cheers

[norrahe]

Air France, KLM or Luthansa long distance?

Any thoughts?

Cheers

I've done both air france and klm to and from China. I didn't have any complaints.

[TheFaQQer]

I wouldn't go KLM or Air France.

But I only fly Star Alliance, as that's who all my points are with.

[Paddy]

I am told the Lufhansa aircraft have hair under the wings

[scooterscot]

both, KLM to hong Kong, economy - nice cabin crew

Air France to Tanzania - business, was OK the lounges in CDG are top notch.

[Fishface]

Lufthansa - South America - Awful, never again.

Has anyone noticed the price of long haul economy is being hiked massively?

Business has remained almost the same.

on BA, AF, IB, LH... all of 'em

[lje]

I've flown KLM business to China. It's OK but BA business is much better (all be it about 3 times the price...)

[Menelaus]

Air France economy to Hong Kong, late January 2008. Never again. So poor was it that I used it as my first joke in a client presentation, to whit: "flying here with Air France and arriving last night was what my last Christmas with my first ex-wife was like - cold, cramped and uncomfortable"

Surrounded by corpulent Americans who were complaining that "everyone was speaking French" and cabin crew whose reaction to passengers (y'know, the ones who were paying their salaries) was bordering on the contemptuous.

Now - any time I'm going east and BA isn't an option (went with BA every other time, and they were surprisingly good) - it's either Emirates or Gulf Air for me.

[Pondlife]

I've flown KLM to South America a couple of times with no complaints even in economy.

Will be flying business to NY in a couple of months with them as it's who I have all my miles with.

BA/Virgin business is better but leaves a considerable size hole in your wallet.

[wurzel]

Air France. Flown to Middle East & Brazil with them a few times.

On their long haul flights they have a small curtained off area at the back called "Le Coin Fumeur" where you can have a fag. If you're lucky they may even serve you a nice chilled glass of Chablis while you're smoking it!