We’ve flown Condor a few times and avoided business class because on their previous fleet of Boeing 767s, the seats were a bit tight – in fact, they were only 1 inch wider than the Economy seats!    We recently had the chance to fly them from Frankfurt to Panama City, Panama and found the “new” Condor to be quite pleasing.

To start, Condor uses a weight allowance on flights that don’t operate to the US or Canada, so be ready to pay a pretty penny for luggage over 30KG total (eg: some airlines grant 2 bags at 32 KG – Condor only offers a flat amount per KG depending on the fare class purchased).   Its important you book any extra weight in advance as its quite pricy at the airport.    Check-in at Frankfurt was efficient and quick, however the trek to the gate seems like a maze (Frankfurt in general).   Most Condor flights use busses and remote gates, so you shouldn’t dinker around the airport and show up at the gate 30 minutes before departure.    Seats are available for selection for free (mostly), otherwise at check-in they will allocate your preference if available.   Go for the even number rows and windows if you are traveling alone, the seat is closer to the window instead of on the aisle – giving you more privacy.   Seats in the middle are either adjacent or slightly apart.  The 1st row is sold as an enhanced product.

When we boarded, the cabin was very well lit with the daylight LED lights, and FAs were out taking pre-departure drink orders.    The seat comes with a very large pillow & blanket, sleeping pad for the seat, amenity kit, bottled water, and headphones.   The seat didn’t have much storage space, anything bigger than a tablet will need to go in the overhead bin.     The FA in my section even gave me a refill on my mimosa!

The meal service started about 1 hour after departure and was done with 4 passes – initial round of drinks, appetizer tray (which also had our after-dinner cheese plate on it) with plenty of choices of bread, including pretzels; that was cleared and your entree was placed with a drink refill; and then finally dessert.  We passed on that so we could sleep.    There was also a pre-arrival breakfast meal, but also passed on that as we were deep asleep.

The inflight entertainment has a quite extensive library – we were happy to see The Disaster Artist among the choices.  Wifi was available for $7 or $20 euro, depending on the length you want to surf the web.   We will test out the wifi on a future flight.