Review: Lufthansa A350 Business Class, Frankfurt to Shanghai

Lufthansa A350 business class, Frankfurt to Shanghai

Trip to Cebu flying Lufthansa & Swiss Business Class

Flight: LH732
Departure time in Frankfurt (FRA): 21:05
Arrival time in Shanghai (PVG): 15:05 (+1)
Aircraft: Airbus A350 (D-AIXN)
Seat: 8A
Duration: 12h
Date of flight: June 29, 2025
*This is a revenue ticket, Business Class flight #287

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Lufthansa Senator Lounge, Gate Z Non-Schengen

We had enough time during our transit in Frankfurt to visit the Senator Lounge in the Z gates so I was able to take a shower and visit the Business Lounge section on the second floor, aside from enjoying great food from the buffet.

Aircraft, Airbus A350 (D-AIXN)

This A350 arrived from Seoul this morning and will fly us to Shanghai tonight.

Boarding, Gate Z53

Boarding began at 8:35pm with those flying in business class and with status getting priority.

Business Class Cabin

The larger business cabin was from rows 1-6 and the smaller cabin behind the galley was from rows 7-8 in a 2-2-2 configuration. My seat 8A was in the smaller cabin. All 48 seats in the business cabin were occupied on this flight.

Seat 8A

Welcome to my seat 8A! The configuration of 2-2-2 means not all seats get direct aisle access. I had to struggle to get to the toilet when Mike´s seat is in bed mode.

Seats 8A and 8C signs

The personal screen is of average size for business class. The literature pocket is below the personal screen, as well as a storage for the amenity kit and a bottle of water.

Porsche Design kit with L'Occitane products, dental kit, eye mask, ear plugs and refreshing towel.

Foot well

Seat controls

USB power port

Part of the "Dream Collection" launched in 2018, business class passengers receive this pillow, large blanket,

a mattress topper and slippers. The mattress topper, blanket and pillow are from the German bed manufacturer "Paradies". We were also given the sleep shirt from Van Laack before dinner.

Mattress topper

Left armrest and storage

The AKG headphones were inside the storage below the left armrest. I thought it was nice 👍

I ended up watching Gladiator II. Sadly, the movie selection was subpar from what other airlines offer like Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines.

Moments after settling in, we were offered some pre-departure beverage with a choice of water, sparkling wine and the signature Lufthansa cocktail.

I settled for a glass of water. We were also offered a pack of almonds to go with the drinks.

Wifi

Wifi use was free for all passengers but only for messaging.

Wifi premium for 2 hours is 16 EUR.

Wifi price for the whole flight is 27 EUR.

Pushback and Take Off

Pushback began at 9:21pm and at 9:37pm, we were airborne.

Sleep Shirt (Van Laack)

A nice sleep shirt from Van Laack 👍

This is still better than Turkish Airlines which does not offer any sleep shirt nor pajamas.

Dining

Menu card and drinks list

Menu card

Wine list

Drinks list

Dinner

To start the meal proper, hot towels were offered.

Drinks were offered at 10:20pm.

Mike had the Champagne Rose while I had apple juice and mango/passion fruit juice. Olives and cheese were also offered.

At 10:56pm, the starter was served. I had the Gamba prawn with Chinese pumpkin and potato salad which was very good.

I had pre-ordered my prawn from Lufthansa's website: it was very good 😋

Mike had the Dumpling with truffle filling and thought it was very good.
 
Cheese, dessert and tea

Mike had Baileys to end the meal.

Sleeping

With a seat that turns into a bed. I slept for 2 hours or so, although I wished I could have slept more.

Self-service Refreshments Center

Between row 6 and row 7 is the galley and on the right side of it is this self-serve snacks bar which had bottles of water, chips, chocolates and almonds.

Breakfast

Two hours before landing in Shanghai, breakfast was served. First, they offered hot towels.

Sadly, they only had one option left as the pancakes were all gone. We got the scrambled eggs with potato which was good.

Roll

To end the meal, I had a cup of chamomile tea. We were also given a box of pralines.

Lavatory

I believe there were only 2 lavatories in the business cabin, both of which were located between rows 6 and 7. 
 
Inside the lavatory, they had refreshing towels, eye masks, Rituals sleep spray and mouth wash.

Landing in Shanghai Pudong Airport

We landed in Shanghai Pudong Airport at 2:15pm and reached our gate at 2:28pm.

CONCLUSION

This was our first time to fly on Lufthansas A350 (one of Lufthansas older A350s) and it turned out well. The A350s acquired from Philippine Airlines and their own A350s with Allegris introduced in 2024 are definitely much better since both give aisle access to all passengers. Still, we found this flight to be overall pleasant. The meal was delicious, sleeping was comfortable thanks to the mattress pad, blanket and pillow, the amenity kit was nice and we also got a sleeper shirt from Van Laack. Sadly, the movie selection was subpar to what airlines like Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines offer. Complimentary wifi for messaging was a plus. Lastly, the crew were friendly and for the price we paid, it was very much worth it 👍

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