TRIP REPORT | First Time on Lufthansa A340 | Frankfurt to Los Angeles | Lufthansa Airbus A340-300
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- Lufthansa Trip Report flying from Frankfurt to Los Angeles onboard one of the last Lufthansa A340-300, on a beautiful day, particularly in the US.
We took off from Frankfurt towards the east and quickly made a 90° turn to the north to start our route to Los Angeles. We crossed all Germany towards the north and entered the Northern Sea, leaving Denmark on our right.
For the next 4 hours, we just saw the ocean: water and clouds everywhere. Until eventually reaching Greenland, after flying to the north of Iceland. From Greenland, we flew towards Canada across the Baffin Bay. We crossed all Canada flying towards Montana, in the US. We flew towards the Yellowstone Park and then towards Salt Lake City. After leaving Las Vegas on our right we made a right turn towards Los Angeles, where we landed on time, after a beautiful approach over the city.
About the onboard service, I must say that Lufthansa is slowly improving the service. The salad on the main service is not lettuce with lettuce anymore, but a proper salad; and the cake is something more elaborated. The bread is still cold as ice, but the warm meal seems to have a little more work on it. I decided to take the Chicken BBQ option. It was generally good, but I still think the amount is not enough for an almost 12-hour flight.
5 hours after the crew offered 15 grams of crackers. The most ridiculous snack I've seen on a long flight like this one.
1 hour before the arrival, the second meal was served. Well, if that can be called a meal... It was a cheese and vegetables sandwich together with a yogurt. Call me crazy, but I think the service offered on these 12h flights was tiny.
Now it's your turn!
Have you ever flown with Lufthansa? Which route? How was the experience? What do you think about the Lufthansa service? Have you ever been in Los Angeles? Maybe in Frankfurt? Have you ever flown on the Airbus A340-300?
Lots of things to talk about! See you in the comments!
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FLIGHT INFO:
· Airline: LUFTHANSA
· Airplane: Airbus A340-300
· Flight number: DLH450 - LH450
· AIRPORTS:
- Departure: Frankfurt (FRA - EDDF)
- Arrival: Los Angeles (LAX - KLAX)
· Departure Gate: Z58
· Seat: 36K
· Registration: D-AIGU
· Date of recording: August 2023
· Recorded with SAMSUNG GALAXY S23 Ultra & S21 Ultra (in UHD 4K).
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00:00 Intro
00:28 Frankfurt Airport
01:56 Planespotting in FRA
03:05 Our Airbus A340-300
03:27 Boarding the A343
04:11 The Cabin of the A343
05:26 Pushback & Taxi
07:08 Takeoff from Frankfurt
09:12 Germany & Northern Sea
10:27 Catering - Main Meal
12:10 Greenland
13:52 The A340 WC :)
14:16 Entertainment System
15:02 Nunavut Region (Canada)
15:52 Special Thanks!
17:00 The Sea Ice
18:29 The Most Ridiculous Snack Ever
19:15 Reaching the US
20:19 Yellowstone Park
21:31 Salt Lake City
22:31 The Seat on the A340-300
23:48 Nevada & Las Vegas
24:33 Descent over the Desert
24:53 San Bernardino Mountains
26:16 Approaching Los Angeles
27:30 Landing in Los Angeles
28:28 Taxi in Los Angeles
29:33 Disembarking the A340
30:20 Los Angeles Airport
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Magnificent aircraft and such a shame so many airlines were so quick to ditch them during covid yet could use them now.
Yeah... but they are pretty bad in terms of fuel efficiency. Lufthansa still uses them because they don't have other options. Also, they own the planes... so they don't need to pay any leasing fees.
Especially the 340-600 just a stunning aircraft inside and out.
Hopefully a few more years left with Lufthansa.
"Quick to ditch them"? These aircraft cost huge amounts for airlines to buy or to lend lease , and their running and maintenance costs per day are huge.
If a worldwide unforeseen event (such as Corona virus) suddenly leaves some planes flying or on the ground EMPTY indefinitely, then the airline is suddenly BLEEDING MONEY on each airplane per day..
The way to save the airline is to "quickly ditch them", to stop this bleeding of the airline's overall budget.
U are right my friend. if you prefer being shoe-horned into a 787/777/a350 with narrow 30" pitch please let me know :) When airlines crow about technological marvels they are not talking about your puny bread roll of a seat in the back.
As I know the 787 will replace the A340-300@@OnBoardHD
Happy to see the Lufthansa group still using these beauties!
Yeah! I'm currently looking for an option to fly on the A346! :)
@@OnBoardHDyeah, I had a 340-600 on my way to JFK in June, and it definitely feels less under-powered during take off like the 340-300. I remember the first time I flew on the 340-300 many years back, I grew really concerned because I seriously thought there is something wrong as it didn’t seem to gain altitude in the beginning (up until this point I was used to 747-400 only on long haul)
Lol the A340 sucks though. It’s not efficient and it’s uncomfortable.
@@danielduhon5547 you are kind of correct considering the fact that it is inefficient, but for comfort, that is totally subjective.
@@Titan-wz5rx I’m sure there is an airline somewhere that has more comfortable seating, but Lufthansa specifically was bad.
Love the ice & snow aerial shots! So breathtaking! Totally awesome views of the towns & countries from the air which showcase our magnificent planet. Thanks for another spectacular trip 😊 & I agree with you to leave the shades up. 👍🏻🙋🏼♀️🇺🇸
Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed this one!!
Just booked a trip to the US on the LH A380 for 2024 :)
Buenas
Always enjoy these videos as you give so much en route geographical info .
Thanks! I love knowing what I see on the other side of the window, and I guess everyone (more or less) would like to know it. So that's one of the objectives of these videos :)
Glad that you enjoyed it!
The A340 is possibly the only Airbus I actually like! I got into aviation as a youngster in the late 1990s, and there was so much variety back then! Since then, (just like we see happening with cars) newer models are trending towards all looking the same-- unspecialized. Man, I miss sitting by an airport and constantly seeing DC-9s, 727s, DC-10s, L1011s, older-model 737s, 757s, 747s, etc.... all filling unique niches. Now it's just an endless parade of A320s and zombie 737s that are so far removed from the original design that they couldn't even glide without a bunch of computer band-aids. Soon enough, we won't ever see anything but generic twin-jets. I miss the tri-jets so much... my first flight ever was on a Northwest DC-10. Just a few MD-11 freighters left flying now. So sad that the 747s and A340s are fading away too... Oh well-- I'm ranting now, haha. Aviation is still fascinating no matter what, I'm just nostalgic for the much wider variety of design concepts 20+ years ago, and all the analog engineering. Gotta keep moving forward...
What a view on approach! Cool to fly on the A340 in 2023 ;)
Another incredible Trip Report which was made even more memorable due to the jaw dropping scenery along the way.
Thanks so much!!
Glad that you've enjoyed it so much! :)
maravilloso reportaje, cada sábado los amantes de la aviación disfrutamos mas gracias a ti!!😊
Muchas gracias, Marta!!
Un placer que te haya gustado! :)
Great scenery. Best way to view it.
Thanks so much!!
Love your videos! Especially how you always capture your views outside the window and explain them in detail
As always spectacular beautiful shooting filming footage and the filming edition captured looks super awesome super amazing .. another great video and absolutely loved watching your trip report travel and tours .. million thanks again for sharing such an amazing job .. have a wonderful blessing weekend to you Sir and safe trip and stay safe my friend .. Merci beaucoup Monsieur ..
Thanks, Azamy!
Glad you enjoyed this one :))
Glad to be a member and thanks for the welcome! We flew from Frankfurt to Miami two weeks ago on the 747 and loved it. I admit we were in Business Class as it was very much a one off treat. You and I are the same, I stare out the window the entire time except over the sea, part of the joy of flying! Look forward to the next journey you take!
Thanks so much for joining and support this content. :)
Yeah, I can imagine that must be much more comfortable... I finally got to the enough ammount of miles to be able to get a very good fare for a business long-haul, I will definitely take if on the Boeing 747. I will announce it very soon, but it will be on one of the longest routes of the B747-8i.
Next Saturday we'll fly from the Caribbean, travelling for the first time with Air Caraibes (A350-900).
Have a great week and welcome! :)
@@OnBoardHD So excited for you flying business, you will love it!
Flew the A340 from Copenhagen to Newark a couple of years ago, magnificent aircraft!!
Awesome vlog...just the sights sounds and the spectacular visuals made my day... thanks a ton
Thanks so much!!
Glad that you've enjoyed it so much! :)
That was really nice! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic trip report!! (as always) 👌
Thanks so much ;)
The A340 is simply amazing!
Lufthansa hs been my favorite airline for several decades. I travel to and from Europe several times a year from Boston and the A340 is one of my favorite aircraft.
I'm looking forward to trying the A340-600!
Me to
Such a quiet cabin!
For being a 4 engines plane it's quite quiet yep
Amazing Trip report
Thanks so much :))
Love the A340 ! 👍
It's a very nice plane :)
Lufthansa A340s have a special place in my heart. Back in 2014, itt was the first time flying ever, and it's such remarcable experience. I remember that by that time Lufthansa would gave hot towels before lunch/dinner in Economy Class. Can you immagine that? Nowadays they barely give you food, as we can see in the video. Anyways, I hope this plane can still work for a long time, bringing joy to the aviation enthusiasts
Awesome pictures. Thanks for all the information during the flight. Special the info about Yellowstone. 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks so much :)
Nice report! As always😎
Thanks! :))
Wonderful Bird ❤❤
Very nice one, however, I prefer the -600 :)
The use of "outdated" split-flap departure board in the main concourse of Terminal 1 is very much intentional and has been the iconic hallmark of the Frankfurt airport. People love watching the flaps flipping down row by row and hearing the soothing, mesmerising sound they make while the information is updated.
I'm saying that the land-side looks very nice. The airside (after security control) is compeltely outdated without any purpose, just save money...
@@OnBoardHD You are mistaken: it was not to save money. You need to learn the first forty years history of the Terminal 1 to understand why the renovations were necessary. The extensive renovation in the airside was due to a several factors: rebuilding the entire corridors to install the second screening room for the US-bound flights after 9/11 and separate passport control for the Schengen and non-Schengen flights from 1992 on; removing the secured enclaves and small handbag x-ray machines from the waiting area at the gates (they were necessary in the 1970s due to the bouts of political terrorist attacks in Germany); replacing the rubber flooring tiles with smoother marble tiles (the rubber tiles had the raised dots that made pushing trolleys, prams, wheelchairs, and like strenuous); adding the underground tunnels as to connect and so forth. I know because I have used FRA many times for the US-bound and intra-European flights since 1973 and had seen so many changes over the years.
Se va pronosticar un vuelo magnífico
Espero que os guste :)
Thanks for the ride 🇺🇾
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video love seeing places that I probably won't get to see and the great aircraft
Love your videos, no annoying music or talking!👍👍👍.Hard to tell reality from Msfs 2020 these days but I can tell yours are real.
haha Thanks!
See you at the Premiere! :D
What a amazing video! I also flew Lufthansa A343 from Beijing to Frankfurt last week, I am also feeling sad that sometimes I have to close my window shades.The scenery from Beijing to Germany was also amazing,we flew above Caspian Sea Black Sea，many beautiful seaside cities above us
Thanks so much!!
Glad that you've enjoyed it so much! :)
I love how they are still useing the old Departboard 1:03
Great video as always
Thanks so much :)
Deseo el sábado por la mañana. Me encanta ver tus vídeos.
Muchas gracias 😊
Un placer!!
Love your videos ( west Texas)
NICE VIDEO!
Thanks for this video. very professional work!!!! Greetings from Uruguay
Wow amazing trip report! Like it
Thanks so much :)
This was a great flight
Yo descubrí las banquisas en otro trip tuyo. Nunca las he visto. Qué original el tren trasero del 340!
Me alegra que así haya sido. Cuando vueles por la zona ya sabes a donde mirar :)
Incredibly frugal food!
I love the A340!! I was supposed to fly on it, but had to change my flight, so I ended up on the Lufthansa's A380 to MUC. Tbh, I still kind of regret of not flying my fav A340. Nice video, Lucas btw!!
Nice a340-300 from Lufthansa
Glad you liked the video :)
I can never get my head around why people don't listen to the crew. That lady talked the whole way through when the Captain was talking, at best it's really rude at worst its dangerous. Keep up the great work, excellent content as always
That's true... I just got used to it. It doesn't catch my attention, but it's as important as you say.
Glad that you've enjoyed the video! :)
@@OnBoardHD I've watched your videos for years. You're the best at what you do on CZcams, you produce top content week after week and the information with regards to each aircraft showing destination/distance is superb and I can't imagine the work that goes into it. I also love the fact you record the announcements by the flight deck, cabin crew and the safety brief because it's such a big part of the journey. You manage to be informative without being over the top and you make the viewer feel like they go on a journey every Saturday morning. Genuinely think it's brilliant and I'm really pleased you're on the way to getting the following your content deserves, bring on 1 Million subscribers
It's interesting that you can hear the buzz sound of the CFM56 although you are sitting behind the engines and not in front of them
Hi Onboard! I've been watching your videos since 2017 and it's amazing to see how much you've improved, both in terms of video quality and airline variety/routes.
My favorite part of your channel is probably the fact that you always show the views out the window. Speaking of which, this looked like a very scenic flight! The views reminded me of your Norse 787 video, which makes sense given that both were flights between Northern Europe and LAX.
As for the A340, I'd love to fly on one. Actually, I'd love to fly on any quadjet haha.
Thanks so much! :))
Yeah, the route was quite similar... but the whole point of this video was to fly on the LH A340-300 before they retire them.
Now the priority is to fly o the A340-600 and A380. Really looking forward to it. Not for the service onboard, but for the planes :)
@@OnBoardHD You're welcome! I'm looking forward to the A346 & A380 videos! I agree that the main reason to fly on LH nowadays is their interesting fleet of long-haul aircraft.
The follower of your visual activity is fully aware of your deep and good information about aircraft, flight details, and directions, as if you are a pilot or have long experience in this field. The fact is that he very much enjoys following your beautiful activity and clips. We wish you success, success, and more excellence.
You got a cool view of the new Sphere in Las Vegas!
A flight to Las Vegas is already booked for 2024!
Hope to get better views in that one! :D
Great !!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Maravilloso viaje, bonito. Me gustó.
I've always been so fascinated by the A340, specifically, the one's with Lufthansa. I absolutely have to catch a flight from JFK to Frankfurt on this one day 🔥
She is a beauty!
It's a great plane!
Its Some Weeks Ago I Experinece Longest Verson A340-600 One Of My Favorite Air Craft.Great Trip Report
I'm looking forward to fly on the A340-600!
It's all beautiful and amazing places feel like I'm on that plane too😅😅😅 and the way you or a modest way of comment about the foods,,,I'm impressed,,love watching your vids thanks a lot,,wd regards always.....
I love that you choose to keep the window shades open. I hate nothing more on a flight than closed shades.
Of course. Always 💪
Good👍
Excellent
Glad you enjoyed it!
im glad that a340 is standing still :)
Yeah! I'm looking forward to fly on the A340-600.
Muy buena calidad y increible vistas de LA
Muchas gracias!! :))
We used to fly A340 back and forth to Sydney Australia via Honolulu to Vancouver in the early 00's. They just have a feeling in the sky that put a smile on my face. It was also nice because seat pitch in economy was still 34" :) Nice video report and happy travels to you!
34 in economy!! Wow! That must feel amazing!
@@OnBoardHD It was :) Hard to believe nowadays!
Nice Video !
Thanks a lot!
Hi.., thank you very much for your vidoe.., I like your video so much.., so many knowledge I got.., thank you.., God bless you.., all video are nice anad amazing 👍👍👍👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻
Excelente video un saludo desde Guatemala 😊
Love all the videos on this channel. Though I am not a fanatic of airplanes but after watching the videos here... somehow, I get to appreciate and become an wannabe expert of the planes and the services provided by the different airline companies.. I hope though that you get to visit also ASIA especially the Philippines
Thanks so much!!
Actually we'll have Manila on the channel relatively soon :P
Los cristales una limpiadita, no le hubiera venido mal. La comida muy buena. Buen viaje. 👍😊🙋♀️🇪🇦
Totalmente...
Me alegra que te haya gustado el vídeo! :))
Desde Bolivia cochabamaba aquí esperando un nuevo vuelo 🇧🇴
Perfecto! Que lo disfrutes! :)
Airbus340 is come back 6-7 years
I guess they wont keep the A340-300 for too long on the fleet, unfortunately... =/
Ok
Very nice n clearly vdo
Thanks so much!
Lufthansa era en los 90 lo maximo
Me consta... ahora es? Lo mínimo? :D
Dear traveler, beautiful camera/a real eye for the right perspective, duration etc. No talking - even better. Free Spanish class reading parallel. It doesn't get better. And now the negatives:
The same flight on Iberia. How would you have felt differently? LH offers you something that is priceless to global travelers = 100% confidence in equipment status and pilot training.
And let's stop complaining about eco flood. Remember the last boutique sandwich kiosk before boarding. There is no limitation on whatever food you bring on board to make it better than business in your eco seat.
I mean I don't complain to my mom when the fridge is empty pretending I was starving. Keep up the good work :-)
Great shot of the famous LAX In-N-Out at 27:48!
Glad that you liked the video!
Muito bom o vídeo... abraços do Brasil 🇧🇷
Muchas gracias!
maybe it's because i never do these long flights but i thought it was quite a decent service lol that cake with berries looked great
Felicitaciones gracias a ti por tus videos siempre tendrás mi apoyo, esperando cada sábado un nuevo destino, pienso q pará ser un viaje tan largo y caro el servicio fué pobre.✈️🌍
Muchas gracias!
Un placer que te haya gustado este video!
Que buena transición en el 3:40!
jaja Pues la verdad es que fue pura casualidad que cuadrase en el minuto 3:40 (A340...) :D
big smile at 9:30 cause Itzehoe is my hometown
On the flying pencil, nice.😀
Well, the flying pencil is the B757-300 :D
Anyway, enjoy the video! :)
@@OnBoardHDI was about to sat the 757 holds the crown of the flying pencil 😂😂
@@OnBoardHDisn’t it A346? Like it’s fr pencil
OOO FLY ON THE AIRBUS A340-300 NICE I HOPE IT WAS A GOOD FIGHT
Well, you might check it your self :)
I HAVE BEAUTIFUL WORK VERY NICE WORK CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT TIP WITH AIRBUS AND BOEING PLANES
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the suport, Mariah! I really appreciate it and means a lot to me. Thank you. ✈️✈️
Maravilloso ver tus videos y en cada video muestra unas imágenes muy hermosas y maravillosas y de los aviones ✈️ ni que decir ❤ siempre pendiente de estos lindos videos excelentes gracias saludos desde 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴😍🤝🤝👍👍👍👍✈️✈️🙏🏻🙏🏻
Muchas gracias!!! un placer que te gusten tanto, German! :)
thanks for your promotions
Glad that you've enjoyed it!
Yellowstone National Park is actually the oldest National park, globally. I used to go through the YNP annually cause my family went to the Grand Teton National Park.
Good to know :)
LAX!! You know when you see the smoggy skies your in Los Angeles lolz,, but it’s beautiful though 🤎
Es mi avión favorito, con el he cruzado el charco muchas veces. Una pena que ya no se fabrique y haya caido en desuso.
I can Hear An Engine Roar While The A340 Takes Off
Muchas gracias por el video.
Yo volé mucho entre madrid y Santiago de Chile con Iberia. Y si. Parecía que le costaba mucho coger altura.
La salida de Santiago era dirección al mar bastante tiempo para girar y poder superar la cordillera de Los Andes.
Me alegra que te haya gustado!
Es que en esos vuelos debía ir cargado al máximo! jeje
Lufthansa catering really went from bad to ok. Crazy to think they were world class a decade ago.
I’m still impressed that Lufthansa is even operating the a340 in an era dominated by stupendously high fuel prices. It has almost the same capacity as an a330-300 just greater range and the -300 model is called the hair dryer for a reason because of how absolutely underpowered its engines are, which is why it needed four of them in the first place because they were built to originally power the a320 family.
They are using the A340-300, A340-600 and the 747-400 because the 777 and 787 are delayed and these are the only airplanes for long haul they have. Another reason is that they have first class. The original plan was that these airplanes going to be retired after the Covid but due the reason I've already said they are using these older planes.
Wow, 30 minutes footage! You cooperate with Hollywood, don't you? 😁 One day, I will come to the cinema, buy popcorn and choose my favourite film - of course OnboardHD! 😆 See you tomorrow, when released! 😊
hahah Yeah, I know perfectly it might be too long, but I promise I took out some clips that I wanted to include but I considered not too relevant, just to not exceed those 30 minutes...
By the way, in the middle, there is a little thanks msg to all the Channel Members :) [While overflying Canada]
Hope you'll enjoy such a long video :D
Kudos for defending your window view. I also disagree with the shades down policy. Those who want to snooze can easily put an eye mask on.
haha Thanks :))
Exactly! The eye masks are exactly for that!
Finally, you decide to fly on the big pencil!
haha Well, the big pencil would be the A340-600 I guess :D
That's coming for sure at some point! :)
@@OnBoardHD yes i would love to see the a340-600!
Nice trip report. The views of Greenland and Yellowstone are as always extremely good. I love all your flights. But would it be possible to fly also one time from Munich (MUC)? This is the most popular airport in Germany.
Thanks so much!! :)
A flight on the Lufthansa A380 from Munich is already booked ;P
bom trabalho amigo
Gracias :)
tempi pasati........das war mal die legendäre Kranich-airline!
A very nacy views. I'm Laércio from Florianópolis Brasil 👊
Thanks :)
Hoy me despierto con la notificación y me deleité 100%
JaJa Me alegra que te haya gustado el vídeo! :)
Videologs of the flight process from beginning to end is interesting.I enjoy it.Aircraft is quiet and notes are 👌.V clips of 3 seconds and changing is too short too fast and too much Before I connect comes next 3 second clip.Use camera lens and time for longer spells outside the window .it gives more flight feel+ experience I admit videologs like this let viewers fly different airlines,different planes and different destinations from and to different airports all over the world....thanks to these videologs using excellent camerawork and editing.Many thanks and hope you will adopt these suggestions made in good faith and taste.
What cam are you using so clear nice
You have that info on the video description :)
@OnBoardHD are this economy toilets also in lower deck like in A340-600?
Thanks for the vídeo.
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