Sep 1, 2013, 4:03 am
Last edit by: Prospero
MMB/Expertflyer Aircraft Code: 388
Upper deck
Main deck
Summarizing based on comments thus far:
First
This post shows the seat map and individual seat ratings for First:
First Cabin A380 Seat Ratings
In order of rating:
Club World Upper deck
Club World Main Deck
World Traveller Plus Upper Deck
Photos: courtesy of PETER01
World Traveller Upper Deck
World Traveller Main Deck
Upper deck
Main deck
Summarizing based on comments thus far:
First
This post shows the seat map and individual seat ratings for First:
First Cabin A380 Seat Ratings
In order of rating:
- 2 A/K
- 1 A/K
- 3 A/K
- 2 E/F
- 3 E/F
- 4 E/F
- 4 A/K
Club World Upper deck
- 50AB and 50JK: the B and J seats don’t have anyone climbing over them. There’s nothing else ahead of these seats, so this area should be fairly quiet. However, the A and K seats ... would have to lean forward a long way to look out of the single window serving this row. Good if you like having a very private space and don’t mind stepping over someone to get out. Bad if you like looking out of the window.
- 50J for longest bed is the best. However, you only have a curtain between you and the stairs and right hand side forward loo. Should be okay but might be noisy. Partial barrier around feet.
- 51D and 51F: no half barrier either so very good for tall people and first row of CW cabin so good for food and ease of access to loo without any galley.
- 53AB and 53JK: the window seats have direct aisle access, so in theory these would be a lot like 64A and 64K on the 744. Unfortunately, potentially noisy.
- 56B has a bit of extra length but also a partial barrier.
- 59AB and 59JK: the window seats here also have direct aisle access. However, as others have mentioned, because the CW and WT+ cabins partly overlap at this point, these seats (and particularly the heads of the 59B and 59J passengers) are directly in line with the WT+ centre bulkhead bassinets, so possible noise concerns if baby behind. You can see the close proximity in the photo above for 60 DEF
- Middle seats: since there's only a single middle seat, it's rather nice and isolated and private, at least while the dividers are up. When dividers go down it's face to face with your seatmates to the left and right. Couples who are using a middle seat will probably be better off choosing EF rather than DE, because the extra space to the right hand side of the E seat means the E and F seats are closer together.
Club World Main Deck
- 10J definitely winner for the most length but partial barrier around feet and galley noise may be an issue. However, also first to get food!
- 10A and 10K for window seats only. The rest have absolutely NO view as the wing is massive and all you see is reflecting Silver and a lot of flex!
- There is a reported experience from 13AB of in-flight vibration and resonances which were enough to disturb sleep.
- Avoid 15AB and 15JK due to proximity to the two loos that are right beside and behind this seat. (CW loo behind 15B and 15J, WT loo beside these seats although behind a curtain, near continuous use!)
- General note: due to the curvature of the fuselage, the window seats on the main deck have a greater gap between the seat and cabin wall than the equivalent upper deck seats, thus providing more wiggle room for your legs and toes.
World Traveller Plus Upper Deck
Photos: courtesy of PETER01
- Bulkhead seats: The legroom in the bulkhead rows of 60DEF, 61AB and 61JK is fairly good, but I’m not sure that I would take these for a night flight as you can still get closer to horizontal in the rows behind. If that’s your favoured sleeping position, the absence of leg-rests in those rows won’t matter too much.
- Row 67: The quietness of the aircraft will mean that the toilets at the aft of the WT+ cabin are much more likely to be disturbing in this area (particularly to 67AB, 67DEF, 67JK and 68DEF) than, say, to 15AB on a mid-J 744.
World Traveller Upper Deck
- Centre block bulkheads 70DEFG and 80DEFG have tables in fixed armrests, as one would expect. This noticeably constricts the width of the seat. The armrest between D and E is a conventional lift-up armrest – so if choosing these rows, D and E are better than F and G. Another thing about these bulkhead rows, which are in line with the exits, and the adjacent exit rows (70AB, 70JK, 80AB and 80JK), is that there is a noticeable hissing noise from the slipstream.
- 80D and 80E are the same and could be great for space or for couples that want to lift the armrest during the flight to get closer or sleep.
- Rear cabin: any WT seat in rows 80 to 83 would be very nice indeed as long as: there is not a stag group pissing it up here when you want to sleep! Apparently, they may offer this cabin to groups so need to be a bit careful in selecting this exclusive cabin. Also, there is noticeable galley noise in this rear cabin, and it gets worse the further aft you get.
World Traveller Main Deck
- 25D is the throne seat on the Main Deck in WT. (no seat in front of them).
BA Airbus A380: Which are the best seats? Master discussion thread
Mar 6, 2015, 11:11 am
#661
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Glasgow / London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 3,457
Flew out to JNB overnight on Wednesday on the 380 and selected 1A as that was the only window seat left. I've always avoided it due to concerns over noise from the closet under the stairs and proximity to the toilet, but I have to say, it's now my favourite seat on this aircraft. I did mention my concerns in passing to the crew before we took off (all very tongue in cheek during an amusing conversation!), so perhaps they were careful when accessing the cupboard, but I certainly didn't notice any noise and had no issues with passing traffic going to the toilet. What I did find is that, with nobody beside me, it felt very private, possibly even more so than 1A on the 747, but without the compromised space that comes with it.
I had to make a late change to my flight home, so I'm currently stuck in 4F tonight as it was the only seat available. It's not as private, but still very nice and the crew seem lovely so I'm expecting a good flight, and after two days of planning meetings, a LOT of champagne
^
I had to make a late change to my flight home, so I'm currently stuck in 4F tonight as it was the only seat available. It's not as private, but still very nice and the crew seem lovely so I'm expecting a good flight, and after two days of planning meetings, a LOT of champagne
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Mar 6, 2015, 2:31 pm
#662
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, VFC Gold, Marriott Silver, Hertz PC, DYKWIA
Posts: 184
T-24 or T-72?
Am I misunderstanding or is this image wrong? Or are those FT'ers wrong?
Last edited by richi; Mar 6, 2015 at 2:40 pm Reason: tyop
Mar 6, 2015, 5:26 pm
#663
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol, UK
Programs: HH D, Rad VIP, Marriott G
Posts: 5,357
I'll have to think about how to correct the images as I don't have the computer or file I created them on any longer unfortunately. May just go back to some notes in the wiki.
Thanks for pointing out the error ^
Mar 9, 2015, 8:01 am
#664
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 85
Hello,
Quick question about seating in First on the A380 to LAX.
I heard that 1A and 1K are not the best, and I currently have a wide open cabin for seat selection.
Would anyone recommend either 2A or 2K?
Or somewhere else instead?
Many thanks
Quick question about seating in First on the A380 to LAX.
I heard that 1A and 1K are not the best, and I currently have a wide open cabin for seat selection.
Would anyone recommend either 2A or 2K?
Or somewhere else instead?
Many thanks
Mar 9, 2015, 8:06 am
#665
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 5,797
Rows 2 and 3 are fine. Row 4 is a bit too close to the galley whilst Row 1 is right next to the toilet and crew cupboards.
Mar 9, 2015, 11:29 am
#666
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Glasgow / London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 3,457
If you're travelling with a partner the middle seats are excellent as they allow you to feel like you're travelling together, but still have you're own space. Also, if you watch the same film and sync your screens perfectly, you can watch each other's screens during take off and landing
Mar 9, 2015, 2:19 pm
#668
Join Date: Aug 2013
Programs: BAEC Gold / OW Emerald
Posts: 142
Last month did LHR>LAX run with both legs in 51K.
I did this based on what people had said on this thread previously.
Having walked around all the cabins I would say apart from F cabins this section would be my pick of the choice for CW.
In the middle of the toilets and the CW kitchen so pretty well positioned. The toilets at the front of the cabin are great! Love having that amount of space.
Noise wasnt really an issue and slept pretty well. Loved the side cabin compartments except they do pop up now and then.
The view which people had previously mention wasn't that great for me. Because of the curvature of the windows I really had to stretch to see anything meaningful.
I did this based on what people had said on this thread previously.
Having walked around all the cabins I would say apart from F cabins this section would be my pick of the choice for CW.
In the middle of the toilets and the CW kitchen so pretty well positioned. The toilets at the front of the cabin are great! Love having that amount of space.
Noise wasnt really an issue and slept pretty well. Loved the side cabin compartments except they do pop up now and then.
The view which people had previously mention wasn't that great for me. Because of the curvature of the windows I really had to stretch to see anything meaningful.
Mar 10, 2015, 4:12 pm
#669
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 30
Thanks for the picture. Legroom doesn't look too good, but as you tell me a 10hr flight is manageable like this, I'll try it.
Do you confirm that seat 74k gets you a clean wide view on the window. Not one of these seats where you are actually "stuck" between two rows of windows, and where you finally have a hard time looking through ?
Do you confirm that seat 74k gets you a clean wide view on the window. Not one of these seats where you are actually "stuck" between two rows of windows, and where you finally have a hard time looking through ?
I flew out Monday in 74A, am 6' and had no problem at all with legroom - while the IFE does take up some space between the seat struts in front of you, there is space between the strut and wall for one foot. I'm in 74K tonight and i'll try to remember to take a photo and post here for you.
I recommend sticking with that seat - really nice views from the window, and you get the side storage bin too, which is useful.
here's a pic of 74k legroom, showing the IFE box, and space on the right between strut and wall:
I recommend sticking with that seat - really nice views from the window, and you get the side storage bin too, which is useful.
here's a pic of 74k legroom, showing the IFE box, and space on the right between strut and wall:
Mar 10, 2015, 4:41 pm
#670
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Thanks for the picture. Legroom doesn't look too good, but as you tell me a 10hr flight is manageable like this, I'll try it.
Do you confirm that seat 74k gets you a clean wide view on the window. Not one of these seats where you are actually "stuck" between two rows of windows, and where you finally have a hard time looking through ?
Do you confirm that seat 74k gets you a clean wide view on the window. Not one of these seats where you are actually "stuck" between two rows of windows, and where you finally have a hard time looking through ?
The legroom isn't great, but it's no worse than anywhere else on the plane (excepting the exit rows, which have absolutely no window at all)
Mar 18, 2015, 10:23 am
#672
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Singapore
Programs: SQ TPPS, BA Silver
Posts: 333
70K pictures and thoughts
I just thought I'd contribute a little to this thread, having sat in seat 70K recently on BA 12 from SIN-LHR.
Seat 70k
Legroom is aplenty, for sure. Because of that, any potential passengers queueing for the toilets also don't encroach into your space. I also made a nice little corner for all my belongings after takeoff.
There's a toilet immediately behind the crew seat, which WT passengers were allowed to use. The door faces inwards, so there is no light disruption at all. Very good for 70K. However it makes the aisle seat of the last row of WTP a horrible seat.
Taller people might find this handle too in-your-face and the curvature of the cabin too pronounced, but I think it's just a small niggle that you'll get used to after a while.
Overall it's a great seat. On the flip side, it really did get very very cold as the flight wore on, so much so that I was unable to sleep well.
Also, I personally found the lack of a window rather disconcerting as I normally always take window seats as far as possible.
These 2 factors have convinced me to revert back to a regular window seat on my next A380 flight
But that's just me!
I hope the pictures have helped
Seat 70k
Legroom is aplenty, for sure. Because of that, any potential passengers queueing for the toilets also don't encroach into your space. I also made a nice little corner for all my belongings after takeoff.
There's a toilet immediately behind the crew seat, which WT passengers were allowed to use. The door faces inwards, so there is no light disruption at all. Very good for 70K. However it makes the aisle seat of the last row of WTP a horrible seat.
Taller people might find this handle too in-your-face and the curvature of the cabin too pronounced, but I think it's just a small niggle that you'll get used to after a while.
Overall it's a great seat. On the flip side, it really did get very very cold as the flight wore on, so much so that I was unable to sleep well.
Also, I personally found the lack of a window rather disconcerting as I normally always take window seats as far as possible. These 2 factors have convinced me to revert back to a regular window seat on my next A380 flight
But that's just me!I hope the pictures have helped
Mar 21, 2015, 12:48 pm
#673
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 804
Just out of interest, how many of you guys would choose to sit at the lower deck in CW row 15 where you have direct isle access over isle 56 at the upper deck where you have better view but no isle access? 59 is also an option as well but I find that a lot of people from WTP and WT using the toilets in the CW cabin so maybe a bit noisy here? I would have taken seat row 53 but those have already been taken