We checked in for our business class flight with Condor. There was no lounge available in a small airport, which is fine, but seating was difficult because the terminal was crowded with inadequate facilities. Personally, I would not fly through Düsseldorf airport again. But the unbelievable, shocking con perpetrated by Condor really began when we got on board. We noticed on boarding that there was no difference between the seats in so-called business class and the rest of the aircraft. No dividing curtain, no extra legroom. In fact, there was far less legroom than the extra space seats that Tui sell on their charter flights. The only demarcation was a headrest cover, which stated 'business class' and an empty seat between seat A and C. It did not help that a couple who should've been in row six had occupied our seats in row five, which were immediately in front of the economy section of the aircraft which began in row six. This led to an awkward situation, where the couple who had to move could not understand why we had an empty seat between us. The couple who had to move called the chief stewardess over to explain why we had an empty seat, and they didn't. The whole way through the flight, because there was no dividing curtain, we were subjected to angry stares and unnecessary and deliberate pushing of our seats. It's an incredibly shortsighted policy of Condor to decide not to have any dividing feature between these two cabins. As with each part of the service, the people sitting right behind us were clearly angry that the free drinks and some free food stopped at our row. They made their displeasure clear by constantly pushing our seats and kicking the bottoms. Also, the so-called business class, because there was no curtain divider, was the constant through route for the toilet from economy. Worse than the objectionable passengers behind us was the absolute lack of differentiation between the seat pitch in these expensive seats, compared to those behind. There is not even a recline button on any of the seats, not in business class, nor in economy. Condor seats are fixed at approximately 90° angle and our knees were already touching the seats in front which is clearly why they can't allow anyone to recline their seat by even a couple of degrees. Neither of us are particularly tall. We have never been on a less comfortable or more unpleasant flight in many years of flying in business class. I would never set foot on a Condor flight again in any class and suggest anyone reading takes the same stance.
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