LH 573 CPT-JNB 12th Sept
Thanks a lot to the Cpt and FO of LH 573 yesterday (12 Sept) CPT-JNB (744) for departing 10 minutes early in order to take us on a sightseeing flight over Cape Town, the Cape peninsula, Cape of Good Hope and False Bay before continueing enroute to JNB. With seat belts signs switched off 90 secs after departure, and leveling off at 3000 ft., everyone, including those not having a window seat, were able to wander around and get a phantastic view of the Cape, and even doing some whale watching from above. I am sure it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many to catch a glimpse from above of one of the most remarkable landmarks on earth, and in clearest weather.
I am posting this because sightseeing detours like this one have become so rare these days. The beancounters out there don´t like a single minute´s fuel being "wasted" - so thanks again to the Lufthansa flightdeck crew!
(And you have even brought back a tiny bit of the true spirit of aviation, which pax on a 747 so rarely experience these days...)