I had several middle range flights during a short time, both with Air France and Lufthansa. This gave me the opportunity to compare them. Air France used always Airbus (different types); Lufthansa had Airbus 330 and a Boeing 747-400.

Food 1 : 0
Ok, you can't expect very much on a flight, especially in economy class. Anyway, both where ok, AF a little bit more tasty. Also AF distributes the menu at the beginning of the flight, so it's easier to choose.

Drinks 1 : 1
No big differences for juices and alcoholic drinks (I didn't try all of them :-) . I like both beer and wine, so I choose wine on AF and beer on LH flights, and this is what you should do also. AF has good red Bordeaux wines, LH good beers (Warsteiner, Beck's).

Multimedia system 2 : 0
All AF flights had personal multimedia systems, allowing you to watch your personal movie, play games, answer a questionnaire and listen to a large choice of music.

Seats: 1 : 1
No big difference. Both use Recaro, I think distance is the same in both. As I'm not very tall, I don't have big problems here.
But as LH doesn't have multimedia system, I wonder why they don't put the newspaper storage on top of the seat back (as I saw in Luxair flights). This way you gain few centimetres for your knees.

"Oreillettes" 1 : 1
I don't know the exact English name for this. I mean the top of the seat where you put your head. "Oreilletes" allows adapting them to your needs. Available in all airplanes.

Service 1 : 1
Both are very friendly, LH more professional, AF more personal contact. The general rule is: be friendly with them and they will be friendly to you.

Foot supports 1 : 0
Not available in LH.

WLAN internet 0 : 1
LH had wlan internet connection on one flight (read my previous post). If it would have been on both I would give 0 : 2.

Atmosphere 1 : 1
Again, no big difference. For me it's always to cold in airplanes, but this may be intentional in order to avoid smells (many peoples in a small room). I think that AF colours (blue) are less aggressive than LH colours (grey+yeloow), but this is a personal opinion, so I don't count it.

Remarks: LH airplanes were generally newer (at least they look newer) than AF, so it's even more disappointing that LH doesn't add cheap comfort equipment, but, probably much expensive, internet connection instead. Stewardess were nice on all flights :-)

Total: Air France vs. Lufthansa 9 : 6

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