Lufthansa Economy Class Airbus A321 LH1276

Route

LH1276,  Frankfurt to Malta Luqa, 24 August 2012.

Duration

2 hours 25 min.

On time departure and arrival

Departed 5 minutes late.
Arrived 11 minutes late.

Ground crew and check-in

We were able to check in online 23 hours before the flight.
We arrived by long distance train and dropped our luggage off at the AlRail Terminal at Frankfurt airport
Our printed online boarding passes served as boarding tickets.
Check-in and luggage drop off at the counters was handled by Lufthansa staff.
Ground staff was friendly and very helpful.

Boarding procedure

Priority boarding for business class passengers, families with small children and assisted passengers.
This flight was fully booked and the crew asked passengers to board by row number, but most passengers ignored it.
The electronic boarding gates were in use, where you scan the barcode on your ticket to open the gate.
We boarded via a mobile bridge.

Luggage allowance

Hand luggage - One carry on bag 8kg max
Checked luggage - 23kg

Seating

Number of seats - 200 in total, economy has limited recline seats. Lufthansa refitted most of their regional aircraft with new seats. These new seats are very comfortable and allow for generous leg room.
The seating configuration depends on how many business class seats are allocated.
Most seating websites, (even Lufthansa ) shows Economy starting in row 9, on our flight it started in row 6.
The configuration from row 9 - 11 is of particular interest as it is over the emergency exit. 
Row 9 A- C are normal seats.  9 D and E, is a two seat row and there is a crew seat behind 9D
Row 10 only have two seats - E and F - these seats have extra legroom.
Row 11 A- C and 11 D have extra legroom.
Emergency exit row seats cannot be book online, they are allocated when checking in at the counters.
View more information at  Lufthansa A321 seatmap or Seatguru A321 Economy seat information

There were limited locker space available in row 9 A-C because pillows were stored in the overhead locker.

Amenities

None.

Entertainment

Newspapers were available at the boarding gate waiting area. In-flight magazine available in seat pocket.

In-flight communication

None

Meals and refreshments

Breakfast
We were served a blueberry muffin.
Any special meals must be pre-ordered when you make your reservation.
Coffee, tea, beer, wine and other beverages were served after our meal.

Toilets

The toilets were kept clean, economy class can only use the toilets at the back of the aircraft.
Basin to wash hands and brush teeth.

In-flight shopping

Available.

Travelling with Children

Toys were handed out to children.
Milk and baby food can be warmed up by the cabin crew.
Read more on Lufthansa - Travelling with children.

Crew

I found the crew competent and friendly. Instructions were given in German and English.

Disembarking

Business class disembarked first. We took a short bus ride to the terminal building.

Overall opinion

What I liked
The new seats are very comfortable and the muffin tasty.
The plane was quiet with not too many rattles and noise.

Not so good
There are only toilets at the back of the plane, this can be a problem when food is being served or in flight shopping trolleys are blocking the aisle.



Economy Seats



Legroom

Breakfast

Breakfast



Basin in toilet