can you imagine anyone choosing these seats over any other flatbed seats on the market, even the side by side qantas flatbeds are better than this. Why wouldnt you choose ba's, cx's or sq's superb business over this in a heartbeat.

john your comment on playing footsie looks absolutely correct and the awkward angle of the seats will not make for a relaxing journey as it gives no privacy at all.

lufthansa is providing a flat bed which may prove technically comfortable but socially uncomfortable.

"The second configuration -- which Lufthansa has yet to illustrate, but which we'd surmise will end up on the A380's wider upper deck -- sounds like a much better idea: the seats are parallel but point towards the outer cabin wall."

US Airways has been using these for some time

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crankyflier/4561817075/

I'm sure you can find better photos but that's a start.

Oh, we're absolutely familiar with the "reverse herringbone" that US Airways (and Cathay and American and now Qatar) are using, but these sound like 2-2-2 rather than 1-2-1. So more Air NZ Spaceseat premium economy in angle, really.

What a wasted opportunity for Lufthansa to put in a great product. In the day and age where airlines are moving to formats which provide greater privacy in Business  Class, Lufthansa introduce a footsie product that is the complete opposite. I won't choose to fly on LH if I can have the privacy of SQ or CX.

Cant say i am that impressed. What i am surprised about is that some of the premium cabins around the world shape up better than some of these business cabins. Back to the drawing board lufty!

Lufthansa took their time developing this product to ensure it met the expectations of their passengers, whilst also fulfilling the requirements of their crew and service personel (all of which have been regularly consulted with throughout development).The new Lufthansa C/CL seat certainly doesn't compete with the likes of Singapore's in terms of seat width or aisle access, nor does it try to. The density of a product such as Singapore's makes it completely insufficient for Lufthansa. The airline and their designers have, however, taken the chosen layout and painstakingly developed features and details which no other airline would have the foresight / insight to offer (such as the beautifully simple seat control interface). As someone who has actually flown on this seat (during the test flights in 2010) I can promise you all that this seat needs to be seen to be believed. The detailing and quality is unparalleled!As for the proximity of your feet with your neighbour; their is a screen in that separates you from them - not a problem I can assure you! Plus, your upper bodies are much further apart than a normal seat which actually increases the sense of privacy!For all those looking and hoping for radical C/CL products I would say this; the time has come when Airlines need to be more intelligent when developing their cabin interiors, in order to find the right mix of efficiency and comfort. The world cannot afford for Emirites to be flying 100 A380's around when intelligent design could have done just as good a job with 50!Lufthansa seem to (as usual) have found their own, well considered (albeit with some compromises) route. And I wouldn't mind betting that history will prove it is the right one!