Trip Report | The Queen of the Skies | Frankfurt - Dubai | Lufthansa Economy Class | Boeing B747-400
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- Thank you for joining us on this trip report!
Once it was announced that the Lufthansa B747-400’s would be brought back into service I immediately planned first a flight with my son and next with all of you! And boy was it worth it!
Come and join me on this special aircraft and see how Chief Purser Oliver and his team made my day on the Queen of the skies!
Today we are showcasing you the following flight:
From: Frankfurt International Airport, Germany
To: Dubai International, United Arab Emirayes
Flight Number: LH630
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-400
Registration: D-ABVU
Flight Time: 05:38
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Thank you for this detailed report on LH 630 to Dubai.
The 747-400 is an iconic aircraft & I do hope that Lufthansa can keep them in their fleet for years to come.
I hope so too! But the days are counted..
Let’s hope they also bring back the A340-600’s!
Thanks for watching😄
This intro is the best best best 👯♀️😎🎁
Thank you! It took a while..!
This is exactly why I love Lufthansa😍
And me Leon😍
The intro though... 🔥
I actually was so happy with it and am sad it’s not one of the more popular videos! Thought people would love the B747-400..
To be honest brother , I think you are the best flight reviewer withouy any flattery words and you deserve it with the content you are providing for us.
Well what a generous comment Rami! Thanks a lot!
I’m just like any av geek out there trying my best to show what we love the most!
Greetings from Singapore 👋🏼
Warsteiner is great beer 🍺 747 Lufthansa is the queen 👑✈️🇩🇪
And one plus the other are best friends! 💗
B747-400 take-off and landing is amazing. A comfortable plane indeed.
Very much so Bernard!
I’m sad I was too young to fully enjoy the glory days of the B747..
@@TheLayoverAviation No worries. Let’s hope in the near future there will be new model planes that will give you similar comfort and experience to treasure.
Electrical silent planes😵
Always great video!! 👏👏👏
Gracias amigo!
25:50
I like watching DXB from the sky. What a massive airport!
And if you get to see it during the busiest rush hour between 07:00 and 09:00 it’s even madder!
And despite being massive, as soon as aviation returns to pre covid levels it will be too small again..
That was such a cool intro!!! Wow!!
Thanks Ben!! Took a good 6 hours😮💨
Thanks for watching!
Excellent video, glad to see this amazing beauty together.
I agree, very happy to see it again!
Thank you Jun!
Very nice video very simple good luck
Shukran!
Your intro is the best thing I have ever seen on TH-cam! Congrats 🎉🍾
Then you didn’t watch enough..!😅
But thanks!
You have convinced me to book LH just to try out the 747 and A340, despite higher prices and lower luggage allowance.
It’s a must before they retire!
What an amazing video mate! Love the queen! Liked!
Jelmer, thanks a lot again like always!
How sad they’re gone at KLM😔
Great information
Thanks!
Great video. Good to see the 747 still flying.
I really hope it’s for many more years.. Covid really cut their lives short 😢
Thanks for watching!
@@TheLayoverAviation Your welcome 🤗
Long live the queen, an awesome video, I hope one Day to ride the 747 -400 until there are gonna
Thanks Sergio!
You’ll enjoy the B747 a lot. There are some things that show its age but it’s endless fun regardless of that!
@@TheLayoverAviation agrees, and really like how you like to travel with your son and his first time on the 747. That surely would be something that ever would be on his mind
Beautiful video !!
Thanks! It’s not so popular but still is one of my favorites!
@@TheLayoverAviation Yes and the B747 remains my favourite airplane :-)
Great Video as always buddy! love the information that you give during the flight :D
I cant wait for your video to tel aviv!
Thanks Itai! glad you enjoyed.
Just flew to Phuket and the plane was stuffed with Israelis and it made me want to go there even more!
Just waiting for the last few silly rules to go away and im coming!
@@TheLayoverAviation hahaha, yes Israelis love Thailand very much!
So beautiful to watch great humour best trip report
This was one of my favorite video’s yet one of the least popular ones here..
Too bad the people don’t seem to like the B747-400 that much😅
Hi Alex!! This was the first of your videos that I watched, and it was a great introduction to your channel.
My favorite thing about this channel is how Avgeek-y it is, between all the planespotting, interesting info, and focus on the aircraft itself. I really like how purely aviation-focused it is (if that makes any sense).
Oh, and long live the Queen!
Hey there, welcome to the team! I’m glad you enjoyed it so far. The B747 is an epic plane so I wanted to give it a nice homage.
I get what you mean, I’m 100% for the planes since I ever remember and I still love it. I’m the kind of person that can have a really important meeting on a plane while my left eye is still having avgeek fun 😛
Enjoy and see you around!
¡La mejor wing view de todas! Gracias por compartir :) Genial conocer a Sam 👌
Una wing view preciosa!
Fue un placer conocer a Sam. Es una maquina..
Un abrazo Luis!
@@TheLayoverAviation Un abrazo igualmente Alejo! Esperando con ansias el próximo 🤙 👍🏼
Thank you for this lovely trip report! I’m flying with the queen next week and love to watch this kind of videos so I can get a feeling of my trip ☺️
Lucky you Alice!
Where will you be going to and with who?
@@TheLayoverAviation To Vancouver, but my final destination is Honolulu. And I am actually flying alone. 😀
omg im happy you gonna fly air india and go to india and turkish airlines
Almost correct! Shot a bunch of video’s on Turkish Airlines😛
That lactose free brie is triggering the hell out of the mold eater frenchie i am.
Thanks for the very nice video, lovely filming and fun and informative captions, loved it!
Hahhahahaha! Have a shot of some Italian Dressing to forget about it.
Whatever is German is presented very nice, like beer in a glass bottle.. 🤪
Thanks for the comment! And let’s see what’s cooking next in Lufthansa’s kitchens.. Greek salad with tofu instead of feta cheese , who knows👹
This video is just better than the rest, i barely ever watch trip reports because they have been the same. However, you know how to keep it unique and thats what matters :) Glad I got to be unproductive - productive in some manner
Of course it’s better, the B747 deserves it!😜
Thanks a lot for the comment.
I enjoy a lot sharing my hobby with others like me, finally found a place to do so. Cause for my wife it goes inside one ear and straight out of the other one😂
Yes ..u tied it up with MD11 :)...iam a fan of 747..had the pleasure of travelling once in the upper deck Business....actually gives u a top of the world feel........Good video brother..thnk you......
Hey Martin, it’s a great feeling indeed but I don’t really like the view there! The wing looks tiny😕
Glad you enjoyed the video, see you around!
Awesome flight in a 'vintage' plane!!!!
It was indeed! 🙂
Another great video B-747 is the only aircraft I like to sit behind the wings to watch those massive flaps in action .
As reduced thrust at takeoff pilots simply overide the temperature to maximum permitted temperature settings where the aircraft automatically reduces the thrust to have less damage to the wear & tear of the engines
Saud! Nice seeing you around!
I completely agree: behind the wing is the best on the B747.
And regarding the reduced thrust, you’re right but on the B747 not only can they “trick” the computer with higher temperatures but also set a default reduced take off setting, there are 3: TO, TO1 and TO2. These each have less thrust. Besides that you can also play with the temperature.
You gave me an idea to explain that on a video..!
See you around, and Ramadan Kareem if you’re celebrating.
Another great video. I am old enough to have flown Comets, Tridents, BAC 1-11 and classic 737s yet first 747 (Heathrow to Singapore) just over 30 years ago is still a fond memory (apart from the heavy turbulence across Europe !). The days there was only a cinema screen and the Pursar told you of the films. Also had the good fortune of being on the upper deck on a couple of occasions, which included an offer/visit to the flight deck over the Atlantic …. March 2001; different times 🥲 and how SQ described their’s as “Megatop”. But favourite line for a very long time “something like Whiskey on the Rocks without the ice” !
Thank you Richard!
Those were the days with plane variety.. If you think about it, now it’s mostly all Airbus or Boeing.
I wish I had experienced SQ’s Megatop.. I remember always seeing them around but I was too young. But I remember all the stories people told me of it while I was spotting the plane.
I’m sure you have very fond memories of that.
Very happy to read this “blast from the past”. Lovely!
Nice video, who knows maybe your next flight will be Zurich-Male(Maldives) with Edelweiss.😉
Ciao Luka!
I would honestly love to. The thing is that I live in Dubai and Male is 4 hours away. Via Zurich it would be the detour of my life..! But who knows!
I think I’m more likely to fly Edelweiss to Cancun or Punta Cana, let’s see!
This is the most amazing video. I love that you included your son. I will often invite my daughter to plane-spot with me at LAX. She will agree if I take her shopping afterwards. Of course I agree to that!
Thank you so much Alex! I’m happy to travel around with my son, so far he likes planes, let’s see if he keeps the interest!
How nice of you bribing your daughter to plane spot at LAX😂. Would love to go there, think my son would do it for a In-N-Out..🤪
Happy spotting (and shopping) together!
wonderful flight i enjoyed flying with you
And it always makes me happy when you join along Brigitte 😀
Thanks i love flying
I can feel your passion for airplanes! Thank you so much for this video! I absolutely love airplanes but wish I knew as much as you. I am from Brunei Darussalam and my king owns a Boeing boeing 747-430.
I occasionally see him and his jumbo-jet soar above the sky, just literally right above us (practicing or warming up those bad boys most likely as he seldom used the 74 for long haul flights unless for very formal meetings i suppose. Amazing sight! I love 747s!
I live for planes Benny!
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed.
You’ll know more soon. I’ve just been learning and studying over the years since I was a kid.
I am very familiar with the Sultan of Brunei’s planes, he even flies them himself sometimes!
Also the King of the Netherlands flies planes himself, and sometimes even for KLM on the B737 (under a pseudonym of course..).
Love the B747 too, hope to fly to Brunei soon when the direct flight from Dubai returns!
Amazing review as always! Hopefully one day you can do a collab with Sam Chui! ❤
Thanks Wei! Glad you liked it.
Sam is on a completely different level, but nothing is impossible, so we’ll see..!
Always nice capture
Thanks again Usama!
Ramadan Kareem if you’re celebrating 🌙
Very nicely done with good information - to be honest I liked them better than Sam Chui reports - subscribed
Those are big wors Ajay, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it, hope to see you around!
Amazing video and service.
Thanks Kuoc!
I remember I flew Japan Airlines 747-400 back in 2010 when I was 11 years old from Vancouver to Tokyo Narita and very disappointed they retire JAL 747 at late 2010 :(
It’s a legendary aircraft… I remember seeing the JAL B747’s at AMS every day. Never got to fly it though..
23:28 this is one to reasons, why I love to fly 777 or older planes. Their reading lights with incandescent bulbs are so much warmer and smoother to your eyes
You think so? I just like the vintage touch of it 😊
@@TheLayoverAviation Incandescent bulbs are better for your eyes, I still use them
Excellent editing 👌
I'm flying Turkish airlines this week long haul on the 787-9. Can't wait to see your trip report with them!
Thanks William! And I don’t like to edit at all😱.
I did not fly on their B787-9 yet! All others I did.
I trust the B787-9 is going to be great, as the older planes really have an annoying IFE and other little things, will show it.
The video I’ll publish first will be on the B777-300ER, hopefully at the end of this week.
Have an awesome flight!
At least the food is good on Turkish airlines 😁 Thanks! It's 11 hours so we'll see how it goes lol!
3:51 this is very common in all airports around the world. Specially if the aircraft was parked at a remote gate, and if the flight has a good load factor as it would be a hassle via bus.
Greetings from down Sheik Zayed highway. I very recently flew this route round trip myself. I booked on LH only because its a 747 route for the time being. Its been over 30 years since I last flew on a 747, so it was worth it. I was especially lucky because the DXB-FRA & FRA-MIA legs were on a 748, and the FRA-DXB was on a 744. There were small differences between the two versions, with the most noticeable difference being that the 744 didn't have the storage bin next to the seat on the upper deck, but the 748 did. I'm still considering taking LH again so that I can fly in seat 1A or 1K for the complete 747 experience.
Seat 1A on the B747 is a bucket list thing to tick off, you’re right.
But that does not mean it’s the most comfortable one..! Usually it’s not at all.
I like the -400 over the -8.. There is something about that classic touch and louder engine noise.
Hope you get to experience 1A soon!
Dass war sehr schön das Video
Danke Vachan!
Amazingly informative and interesting!! 😍😍😍
Ana Marija! Nice to see you here😎
@@TheLayoverAviation happy to land here 😉😉👌
"i'm sure that plenty of people inside are turning their heads and paying attention to our plane" my god...this is exactly what comes to my mind everytime we taxi close by the terminal or a car park...lol...we all airplane geeks have things on common.
The Queen is an impressive beauty indeed..!
I always stop doing what I’m doing and have a look. Heck, I even run outside if I can hear one (they’re rare in Dubai).
3:50 I am an aviation logistician, in a course called TNFL01 in my University we talked a bit about this topic. One reason could be that the aircraft was parked some where extremely far away at apron, which requires more than one or two shuttle busses to transport the passengers. Maybe the airport did not have enough busses? or they did this for environmental reasons, since a tow truck releases less CO2 than a few busses.
In addition, the airline has airport slots where they pay for a certain parking and departure locations, the further away(like the aprons without gates) are the cheapest option, Lufthansa aircraft usually are parked at their assigned gates, so I guess that's how they did it.
On the other hand, the arriving terminals usually separates from the departure terminals in order to have a efficient passenger flow, that might be a reason too.
Thanks for the explanation Garry!
There are actually countless of options why this was done.
I basically think it was just moved from Z gates to B gates purely cause that’s where the planned departure was from. It’s easier to move the the plane rather then inform all ground equipment, catering, passengers, luggage, etc of a gate change. That would be a lot of work.
We won’t know but glad you did that course. The behind the scenes of airports and airlines is mental and there always is an explanation, even for the weirdest decisions!
Hello men , I've flown the same route on the 26mars, and yes we have the vegetarian lasagna ahah... D-ABVW by the way
That’s 2 months after my last flight with Lufthansa and still the same meal😂.
Glad you flew on 26 March, the last B747 to Dubai was on 27. It then changed back to the A330-300.
When you come back to Dubai next year you’ll also have veggie lasagna!😛
It was because of that, than I flew that route, even if it was more expensive , still be one a memorable one, otherwise I'm not even sure we can fly the -400's series any longer..
I'm just thinking maybe they have order to much lasagne haha, but was very tasty by the way :D
I look forward to each new vid on this channel. I don't agree with Mr Chui, even though his QF 744 runway 25 departure was the banner for a certain aviation site for many years. My first overseas flight was on PH-BFA, and my first J flight was on a 744 (MH). But all I really recall is the noisy aircon and rattly takeoff. I'm glad you (and you son) have it in your log, but I'm glad they're almost gone.
Thanks Kent!
Lot’s of his pictures were huge, I was (and still am) stuck to airliners.
The flight in J with Malaysia must have been great, those were the days.
Yes the B747 is quite outdated in many ways, but I still like to enjoy the variety of planes. It’s just becoming boring with B737, A320, B787 and A350’s.
There used to be so much variety before!
Thanks for writing!
Avatar airlines is gonna have 747-400s
I hope they start flying, any B747 is welcome!
@@TheLayoverAviation will you be on their inaugural
Very nice
My dream is to fly with 744 this year..so hopefully i will fill this Dream. I almost flew with her..but covid destroyed it 😑..Nice video again!
If it’s your dream; then you will!
Let’s hope countries don’t lock up again cause the B747 would be the first to go.
Thanks for the comment!
Bruh 2 videos and im tempted to subscribe
What stops you!!?😛
@@TheLayoverAviation nothing on your end
I travel once in a while
Hello
That's it, your son was hit by planes, he gonna be a pilot in the future for sure i was his age when was hit by planes looooong time ago and my dream was to be pilot, but the life sometimes is what it is i couldn't fullfill my dream but i flew lots of planes and still fly when i go in holidays somewhere. There is one plane i'm not interesting to fly... ahah
He seems more hit by cars then planes Carlos, but if he becomes a pilot he would make me a happy man!
The same story applies for me, I always wanted to be pilot. But I’m a far too sociable and chatty person and being seated my entire career behind a bullet proof door would be a sentence😂.
So like you I fly for fun and work as much as I can and I know how to fly smaller planes but who knows some day I might chance my mind🙄
Thanks for sharing your story, I wish you many more happy flights!
My favourite is the DC 10-30 which I flew on in the 80’s with Malaysian Airlines….
Also loved the DC 10-30’s!! Along with the MD-11’s they were my favourite. There were plenty North West DC-10’s and KLM MD-11’s taking off in Amsterdam when I was a kid. I could hear them when I was in school and could not focus 😁
Another lovely production! Do you prefer the new or the old Lufthansa livery?
Thanks Daan!
I much prefer the old one, the new one is however growing into me..
I hope Lufthansa will serve more food than pasta in economy class. They used to be the best airlines of Europe.
I hope so too but I yet have to see change at the moment!
Doesn’t really matter though, I’m happy that the B747 and A340’s are flying 😁
I flew Turkish a lot I always had the same meal
I agree Shushil! Always the same ones!😂
I flew once on the 747-400 from Taipei to Hong Kong. Unlike LH 630, it was a full flight. Can anyone explain why the newer more efficient engines take a longer time to start?
There is a very long explanation to why the new engines take longer to start. One of the reasons why they’re more efficient comes at the price of longer starts.
In my latest QR B737 Max 8 video I give a quick explanation about the start, have a look!
I'm flying with Lufthansa in November from Dublin to Doha via Frankfurt in November - and very much a carnivore.
So I wonder if LH might bring back a meat option for the meal by then, or am I going to have to stock up snacks at FRA? 🤔
Hey Conor!
I think some airlines will just be going meatless.
The lasagna was good and filling.
I always stock up snacks, but don’t buy in FRA, bring from some cheap store in Dublin! Duty Free is a theft😲
Why don’t you fly from Munich to Boston then back to Munich on their A380s?
Hola buenas tardes, siempre me preguntaba còmo sabes que aviones van para cada destino?
Hola Maria!
Pues tengo una aplicación en el movil llamada Flightradar24 que te muestra todos los aviones en directo con sus destinos e información.
Un saludo!
@@TheLayoverAviation MUCHAS GRACIAS POR LA INFORMACIÓN
Please a Trip with Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Salzburg
I’ll show Austrian soon, but not the route you requested.
I live in Dubai so to fly a short Euro route is quite a detour for me😅
Is it Turkish which feeds u the same food
Yes they do🤣
Wow I also want to meet Sam chui
He became huge! good for him.
Do they provide AMENITY KITS ?
MODEL B747-430 (B744)
SEAT CONFIGURATION 371 seats
67 Business 32 Eco+ 272 Economy
First flight
08-12-98
Age
24 years old
Thanks a lot for the extra info, love it!
@@TheLayoverAviation You're welcome
Amazing video with so much information! I flew on the same flight, had the same lunch and snack and flew on the same aircraft D-ABVU, but sat one row behind! I was so glad that I got a chance to fly on a 747-400, and I hope to fly on one again before LH retires them in 2025.
I made a video myself on this flight back in December, feel free to check it out :D
That shows how the meals are quite repetitive 😅
I fly Lufthansa a lot to Dubai and it’s about time to change menu’s !
Happy you got to fly the Queen aswell. I’ll go check out the video!
She was very good plane. But Lutfhansa is Uses the Boeing 747
Flew this same route and ended up on an A330 how disappointing :(
Sadly a “plain” A330 during the summer season and B747 during the winter..
Usually I don’t mind an A330 but if there is the choice between this and the B747 my choice is clear!
y me gustarìa saber cuàl de las lìneas aereas Emirate y Turkisairlane tienen el mejor menù para economy class? gracias.
En mi opinión Emirates y Singapore Airlines😁
Is the boeing 747 presently the fastest commercial jet ?
I think the B787 and A380 are up there too.. Probably the B787
I flew lufthansa to Toronto last year and them vegetable wraps were AWFUL. Service wasnt great and choice of meals were none existant sadly.....they were also very conservative when it came to handing out beverages throughout the flight.
The first time I had the wrap I enjoyed, the next 7-8 times it went kind of downhill until I just didnt feel like it any longer😅.
Sorry your experience wasn’t that great.
Drink wise, LH, like many others, was very conservative throughout the service in the mid pandemic days. Now it’s more laid back so likely your experience would be better.
Thanks for watching!
Very good video! ...but WAY too many pop-up text boxes on bottom
Well, there is just a lot of info to give..
Is this Frankfurt Main Airport?
Yes it is
Seat 47 on the 747-400 is seat 35 on the 747-8
Good to know thanks!
Where was your son seated?
I took 2 flights, first one with him and the next one without. Most of the video is without🙂
I personally don’t like Lufthansa on long haul flights, I feel like the seats are quite uncomfortable and poorly equipped (small IFE) compared to other airlines.
They do have a newer version of IFE, it depends on the aircraft of the day.
I’m sure it’s all improved on their latest B787-9. I’m looking forward to fly it!
Austria
I will show Austrian from Vienna to Tokyo soon
I haven't flown a b747 a320 a321 767 b757 b717 a350 a330 a340 a380 embraer e190 bombardier dornier viking air
Which did you fly then?!
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Sounds like a poem!
You are good father to go on THE BOEING 747-400 WITH YOUR SON
It was a must do before it retires!
do you know how is named the light that is on the lateral of the planes? i dont know if you will know what light i mean because my explication is not good haha but if not say It to me and on Instagram i Will send you a video with that light,so i Will say my @ if you dont know.....
great video!! i still learn new things in your videos !
Hey Hernan!
Let us go through the lights..
If it’s the red and green light on each side of the wing; those are called navigation lights.
If it’s the white flashing one: strobe light.
If it’s the flashing red one: beacon light.
If its the bright one facing forward to illuminate: Landing light or Runway/taxi light.
If it’s one illuminating the wings and engines: wing light.
If it illuminates the tail: logo light.
Think those are it!
Thanks for watching!
@@TheLayoverAviation i think It was the wing light! thanks!