The best economy seats from Shanghai (SHA) to Frankfurt (FRA)
⇄ Flying the other way? Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai (SHA)
Welcome to the Super Schedule™. This page focuses on the best Economy seats from Shanghai (SHA) to Frankfurt (FRA) over the next 120 days — 6 flights. There are 3 airlines that offer Economy on direct flights: China Eastern Airlines, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Air China. If you'd like to see other classes of service, choose them here:
What the seat tiers mean
TopAmong the best seats sold in this class, on any airline
MiddleThe broad middle of the class
BottomBelow what the class typically offers
Tiers are absolute — Top clears the same bar on every route and every airline, so several airlines can honestly tie. Pitch here is measured from our to-scale drawings — airline-quoted pitch may differ slightly.
What the seat types are
Private suiteLie-flat with a closing door
Open suiteLie-flat with direct aisle access from every seat — no door
Lie-flat, N% direct aisleFlat bed; N% of the seats can reach the aisle without climbing over anyone
Angled lie-flatFlat, but tilted toward the floor
ReclinerReclines without going flat
Economy seatA standard upright seat — comfort comes down to pitch, width, and recline
China Eastern Airlines
Boeing 777-39PER · 77W ›Economy seatTop tier
Seat layout
3-4-3
Wi-Fi
10-40 Mbps
Row pitch
Seat width
Seat recline
Entertainment display
Seats per lavatory
Total seats
MU 21900:15Daily · Sep 1 → Dec 30
MU 21511:30Thu Sun · Sep 1 → Oct 22
MU 25711:30Thu Sun · Sep 1 → Dec 30
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Airbus A350-941 · 359 ›Economy seatMiddle tier
Seat layout
3-3-3
Wi-Fi
10-40 Mbps
Row pitch
Seat width
Seat recline
Entertainment display
Seats per lavatory
Total seats
LH 72910:55Daily · Sep 1 → Dec 30
LH 73323:50Daily · Sep 1 → Oct 24
Air China
Airbus A350-900 · 359-2 ›Economy seatMiddle tier
Seat layout
3-3-3
Wi-Fi
10-40 Mbps
Row pitch
Seat width
Seat recline
Entertainment display
Seats per lavatory
Total seats
CA 93511:05Daily · Sep 1 → Dec 30