Frankfurt - FCT - In Transit

[MyData]

Hi

I'll be transiting Frankfurt in a few weeks and wondered if access is available to the First Class Terminal upon arrival. Or are only the First Class Lounges available - with the FCT reserved only for those departing directly from FRA?

It looks like a fun experience so thought I'd give it a whirl when the opportunity arises.

I've sent a request for clarification to Lufthansa but no reply as yet.

[spiney]

Hope you do get into the FC Lounges 'cos the Lufthansa Business Lounges in Frankfurt are pretty basic. Not impressed.

[MyData]

spiney - I've been in the FCL lounges before and was rather impressed, but that was for a 1 hr transit so didn't bother with the terminal.

On-line reviews show the terminal to be outstanding so thought it would be worth a visit as on my next transit we will have 4+ hrs to kill.

I guess the lack of responses means no-one has done this, or no one from Lufthansa is about. I'll report back on my findings in May...

[EastMids]

If you're travelling F with LH on departure from FRA, you can go to the First Class Terminal after arrival. You're effectively not going to be in transit though - you have to go through passport control (i.e. effectively enter Germany) though before you can get to it, and then you go tthrough immigration and security again - although this is of course a somewhat faster and more pleasant experience in the FCT. Actually, the lounge matrons in the Senator and Business lounges pro-actively recommend F passengers to go to the FCT rather than stay in the air-side lounges because of the much better facilities and experience - remember that from the FCT you get driven directly to your next flight in a car.
Andy

[MyData]

Thanks Andy - That sounds like a plan.

[MyData]

Update on this for future reference.

Arrived Frankfurt. Went to the nearest Senator lounge. Asked for directions to FCT.

Basically, exit the current terminal as an arriving passenger with FRA as destination. Through passport control / baggage / customs etc.

You are now in arrivals. Go to the other level for departures, see the nice people at LH First check in and a car is sent to collect you. Its perhaps 5 mins drive to the FCT.

Arrive, personal greeting etc. and the best bit - going through security. Very smart, very polite machine operators. Four of them IIRC. Bag on the conveyor, wall through the detector. All done in perhaps less than 20 secs from arriving at the terminal. Oh, if all travel was like this.

FCT is a great way to while away a few hours. Beds in private rooms, big baths, showers, a great bar, sit down dining etc. etc.

As departure time arrives, an assistant finds you and escorts you to the lifts. Down two floors to the departure gate - at which point the assistant leaves. Then someone else takes over to check the boarding passes. Finally the most lonely customs / police chap behind his own desk checks passports.

Into the car to be whisked across the airport to the aircraft (still escorted by yet another assistant / driver). Up a lift, along a corridor and before you know it you are on the air bridge and boarding the 747.

If only all travel could be like this :{