Lufthansa j/s policy
 

Anyone know if LH crews are amenable to j/s visitors, if they're clean, tidy and ask nicely ?

Or is it, as with other carriers, dependent on the captain on the day ?

Why do I ask ? I'm flying LH to FRA on Saturday evening, and haven't seen the world from on high out the front windows for a bit, thought I might ask if I can gather the courage !! ( I've only ever asked on British airlines, probably a language thing ).

The first time I rode in a jumpseat for a takeoff was in a Lufthansa A300 from the (then) new Munich airport to LHR.

With only a dozen pax and not a lot of fuel we pegged the VSI when ATC asked us for "Absolute maximum best rate of climb now, please". :)

I've found the best way to get into the flightdeck is to ask the senior cabin crew member to pass a very brief, polite letter to the flightdeck with a business card attached.

Was peering into the flight deck area (Airbus) on boarding a Lufthansa flight FRA/LHR last September and was invited in for a look by the FO. After a quick chat (asked a genuine question about nosewheel steering coupling) I emboldened myself to ask for the J/S and to my amazment the PIC said OK! Full briefing from FO, gave me a headset so that I could hear the R/T traffic, followed by the full trip stand to stand. Very friendly, very professional. Obviously I observed sterile cockpit procedure until the cruise without being told and it did engage their interest that I was a PPL(B). Dress smartly, ask intelligent questions, accept that a No means just that. I've subsequently flown the J/S with both Go and BA and am very grateful for the opportunities to see real pilots at work!

Most aircrew are rightly wary of being asked directly before take-off - the advice I was given from the BA captain was to let them get to know you via a flightdeck visit and then ask.

Good Luck and tell us how you got on!