Lufthansa Business, Singapore-Munich, Airbus A350-900: A new plane, an outdated seat

It’s already time to head back to Europe after an excellent vacation in Asia. Our return to Europe was just as complicated as the outward journey. We had two connections this time, first a 787-10 on Singapore Airlines to Singapore Changi, then Lufthansa’s A350-900 to Munich, then a traditional A320 to Paris.

So here we are on the second segment of this route, and as a reminder, here’s the complete itinerary:

#	Type	Review
1	Lounge	Lufthansa Senator Lounge, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle
2	Flight	Lufthansa Business, Paris-Frankfurt, Airbus A320
3	Lounge	Lufthansa First Class Terminal, Frankfurt Am-Main
4	Flight	Lufthansa First, Frankfurt-Bangkok, Airbus A380-800
5	Lounge	Thai Royal Silk Lounge, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Domestic Departures
6	Flight	Thai Royal First, Bangkok-Phuket, Boeing 747-400
7	Hotel	Marriott Phuket Nai Yang – Beachfront Villa
8	Lounge	Thai Royal Silk Lounge, Phuket (International)
9	Flight	Singapore Airlines Business, Phuket-Singapore, Boeing 777-200
10	Lounge	Singapore Airlines SilverKris Business Lounge, Singapore, Terminal 2
11	Flight	Singapore Airlines Business, Singapore-Denpasar Bali, Boeing 787-10
12	Hotel	The Westin Ubud, Bali – Villa
13	Hotel	The St. Regis Bali – Strand Villa
14	Lounge	The T/G Lounge, Denpasar Bali
15	Flight	Singapore Airlines Business, Denpasar Bali-Singapore, Boeing 787-10
16	Flight	Lufthansa Business, Singapore-Munich, Airbus A350-900
17	Lounge	Lufthansa Senator Lounge, Munich
18	Flight	Lufthansa Business, Munich-Paris, Airbus A320

Today’s itinerary

Boarding

We arrive from Denpasar at Changi terminal 4. By the end of February, all passengers were wearing masks on their own initiative. We only have an hour before our flight to Munich, which is fine without being super comfortable. We head for the shuttle bus that takes us to the departure terminal.

Security is handled at the gates in most of Changi’s terminals. This was the case for us today, but the presence of a priority lane enabled us to pass in the blink of an eye.

With fifteen minutes to go before boarding, we find two adjacent seats near the gate to wait.

Boarding begins with Business passengers, and we’ll be moving in swiftly.

Cabin and welcome

The welcome is quite warm and we make our way to our seats.

This Lufthansa Business Class is a disappointment, as usual! How can one order and put on line a new aircraft in a legacy airline and propose such a lousy seat, especially when one claims to be SkyTrax 5 stars! I’ll never get used to this Business cabin…

A welcome drink is served before takeoff, and the menu for the festivities is handed out.

Always a bit of the same catering on *Luft*, they should think about changing things up a bit.

Service and catering

The service starts a few minutes after take-off.

An aperitif is served with the trolley.

As with Air France, Lufthansa’s trolleys are now decorated on *Lufthansa*.

On Lufthansa, the table is now set, just like in First.

I’d go for the roasted prawns with sage butter as a starter, which were excellent, and I continued to accompany it with champagne.

The side salad was very fresh.

For the main course, I choose the Biryiani, a Middle Eastern dish that I’m particularly fond of, and which I almost always order on Emirates. A little disappointed this time, it lacked taste.