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Candlelight Breakfast In Lufthansa First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 6, 2022August 6, 2022 25 Comments

I flew from New York to Frankfurt in Lufthansa First Class earlier this week, which was a fairly typical (great) flight overall, but there was one element I particularly appreciated that showed special attention to detail and great customer service: a candlelight breakfast.

Candlelight Breakfast In Lufthansa First Class

Breakfast is a challenge on LH401. The flight leaves New York JFK at 4:10pm and is scheduled to arrive into Frankfurt at 5:45am, which is currently before sunrise. That itself represents a fairly padded schedule and my flight arrived almost 40 minutes early.

I had enjoyed a hearty dinner after takeoff and planned to skip breakfast onboard to get an extra hour of sleep (the entire flight was only 6.5 hours), but about an hour before landing I woke up and was no longer tired.

It was too late for the full eggs and bacon breakfast (I was not hungry anyway), but flight attendant Mark quickly appeared and wondered if there was anything else I wanted. I ordered an espresso, smoothie, orange juice, croissant, and berries (nothing like a “light” breakfast before landing…).

But there was a problem. I was the only passenger awake at the time. The gentleman across from me had woken up earlier and had already eaten his breakfast. He had now gone back to sleep. The entire cabin was sleeping.

Turning up the lights, even the ambient lights, would have created a disturbance and on a flight that short, I was not looking to rob anyone of their sleep.

But Mark had a great idea and presented something I had never seen before: an electronic candle. These are apparently located onboard in some compartment and reserved for special occasions celebrated onboard. 

 

Look familiar? These are also part of the service on Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines in their premium cabins.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and this really was a cool way to allow me to see what I was eating (even if my photos do not do justice) while not disturbing others.

I’d like to see these on every Lufthansa flight…

Well done, Mark! 

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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25 Comments

  1. Aaron Reply
    August 6, 2022 at 9:44 am

    But you already seem to have a light on above the rose…

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      August 6, 2022 at 1:10 pm

      Well, I had to turn that on or else it was simply to dark for the iPhone to capture the image.

  2. Joe Chivas Reply
    August 6, 2022 at 9:46 am

    Stuart and I just wanted to thank you for being the most humble and least entitled blogger out there.

    • Gravelly Point Guy Reply
      August 6, 2022 at 2:29 pm

      LOLOLOL OMG Chivas

  3. Beep Reply
    August 6, 2022 at 9:55 am

    Paragraph 3: “but an hour before takeoff I woke up” would have made for very early boarding.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      August 6, 2022 at 1:09 pm

      Fixed. Thanks.

  4. Debit Reply
    August 6, 2022 at 9:58 am

    For someone who gorges all the time you are fairly thin. I’d metabolism high naturally or do you work out a lot or take supplements?

    • Debit Reply
      August 6, 2022 at 9:59 am

      *is your

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      August 6, 2022 at 1:09 pm

      No supplements, but I work out hard six days before per week and observe a strict diet at home.

  5. Jayson Reply
    August 6, 2022 at 11:46 am

    Unsure why a whole article was need to explain everything before the candle. Just a headline LH F finally has the candle that Turkish and Qatar has in business would have worked.

    • H.t Reply
      August 8, 2022 at 6:45 am

      Hear Hear!
      This article was more to rave about LH about anything they do including when an attendant manages a smell-less fart!

  6. PM Reply
    August 6, 2022 at 12:04 pm

    I would be delighted to receive that candle on my next LH flight as a way of celebrating the special occasion of being served a signature Tasting Heimat mystery sandwich ‘meal’.

    • Greg Reply
      August 6, 2022 at 9:19 pm

      LOL

  7. Alan Reply
    August 6, 2022 at 1:37 pm

    I wonder if it was the same Marc who served me last year on my FRA-ORD flight. Such an amazing asset to LH!

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      August 6, 2022 at 1:51 pm

      Was his last name one letter away from mine?

  8. Jared Houser Reply
    August 6, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    Why JFK-FRA? I thought you always fly LAX-FRA? How did you end up at JFK?

    • Aaron Reply
      August 6, 2022 at 3:25 pm

      Maybe there wasn’t space available from LAX but there was from JFK? Or he had business in NYC.

      • Matthew Klint Reply
        August 6, 2022 at 3:26 pm

        Correct and correct.

  9. BG Reply
    August 6, 2022 at 2:10 pm

    How did you find award availability? It’s been near impossible to find premium award availability this summer

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      August 6, 2022 at 3:44 pm

      Much better this month going from U.S. to Europe. Still nearly impossible coming from Europe to USA.

      • Greg Reply
        August 6, 2022 at 9:20 pm

        BA has started to open up quite a bit for this month, ironically just as they inflate fares to reduce demand

  10. Will Reply
    August 7, 2022 at 8:17 pm

    I like how you pick one straightforward but interesting topic, write about it, get some pics, no excess, no tangents. It’s refreshing in a time when every blog is drama and strife. It’s like reading Hemingway – seriously. You have a great blog.

  11. DEE Reply
    August 7, 2022 at 11:04 pm

    wow

  12. Tony N Reply
    August 8, 2022 at 7:33 pm

    Food and flying: I can’t eat all that food sitting down for more than 3 hrs. But enjoy if that’s your thing, you foodie.

    • George Reply
      August 11, 2022 at 6:33 am

      More impressive is the fact that they wouldn’t cook him the scrambled eggs due to lack of time…. But there was enough time to prepare aaaaall of those things he ordered 😀

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