Club World overnight flights - how soon after takeoff can you convert to bed?
Jul 18, 2017, 11:06 am
#16
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Found it I think
here it is: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/9514922-post10.html
From my understanding the aircraft had left the ground and 5 seconds afterwards the lady reclined her seat. If this is correct there is no reason why any seat should not be reclined.
Jul 18, 2017, 11:14 am
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Jul 18, 2017, 11:17 am
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Jul 18, 2017, 1:45 pm
#20
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On TK I converted to a bed as soon as I could after a hour or so queuing to take off. I had the best night's sleep ever on a plane but missed the food and booze. On one of my very few BA J flights I did nearly the same after the crew gave me two starters to be getting on with. I was ill once (intrinsic rather than extrinsic) on a MH in F so slept (sort of) for the whole flight KUL to LHR so missed everything. If you're going to be ill do it in F as it's so much better.
Jul 18, 2017, 1:52 pm
#21
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Not sure it is still the case as i have not flown them for many years but in Virgin Upperclass you used to be able to take off and land in the bed position. There seat was the first with an airbag in the seatbelt and was approved for the bed position.
However kids were not as the crew world add a mini extension disabling the airbag as they were not approved for children.
I still prefer the ba CW seat though.
However kids were not as the crew world add a mini extension disabling the airbag as they were not approved for children.
I still prefer the ba CW seat though.
Jul 18, 2017, 5:20 pm
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Not sure it is still the case as i have not flown them for many years but in Virgin Upperclass you used to be able to take off and land in the bed position. There seat was the first with an airbag in the seatbelt and was approved for the bed position.
However kids were not as the crew world add a mini extension disabling the airbag as they were not approved for children.
I still prefer the ba CW seat though.
However kids were not as the crew world add a mini extension disabling the airbag as they were not approved for children.
I still prefer the ba CW seat though.
Jul 18, 2017, 5:27 pm
#23
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I ended up drinking too much Piper in the Al Mourjan Lounge on a long layover in Doha, and apparently i went flat and started sleeping during taxi
QR crew just left me to it with a chuckle lol
whoops! Man the headache in the morning though!
I blame @Wozza2404
QR crew just left me to it with a chuckle lol
whoops! Man the headache in the morning though!
I blame @Wozza2404
Jul 19, 2017, 2:18 am
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I ended up drinking too much Piper in the Al Mourjan Lounge on a long layover in Doha, and apparently i went flat and started sleeping during taxi
QR crew just left me to it with a chuckle lol
whoops! Man the headache in the morning though!
I blame @Wozza2404
QR crew just left me to it with a chuckle lol
whoops! Man the headache in the morning though!
I blame @Wozza2404
In fairness though, after spending 4 hours in the bar on a QR A380 (heading back from Bangkok possibly) I woke up to a crew member shaking me awake. We were at the gate, I was the last passenger, and I was curled up in a ball under a pile of blankets with my bed fully flat.
Jul 19, 2017, 6:20 am
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In fairness though, after spending 4 hours in the bar on a QR A380 (heading back from Bangkok possibly) I woke up to a crew member shaking me awake. We were at the gate, I was the last passenger, and I was curled up in a ball under a pile of blankets with my bed fully flat.
Jul 19, 2017, 6:22 am
#26
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If I'm in a seat that is out of view of cc once they've taken 'seats for take off' I have been known to put seat flat and have been asleep from before take off. Yes, I know, I know....
Jul 19, 2017, 6:34 am
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Be warned, though, that having your entire lower body above your heart, all the blood is going to rush to your head if you recline for the duration of the climb!
Jul 19, 2017, 7:00 am
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Not sure it is still the case as i have not flown them for many years but in Virgin Upperclass you used to be able to take off and land in the bed position. There seat was the first with an airbag in the seatbelt and was approved for the bed position.
However kids were not as the crew world add a mini extension disabling the airbag as they were not approved for children.
I still prefer the ba CW seat though.
However kids were not as the crew world add a mini extension disabling the airbag as they were not approved for children.
I still prefer the ba CW seat though.
I'm not even going to respond to your last point about the BA CW seat over VS! - unless you mean the old VS slopey seat, in which case, yes.
Jul 24, 2017, 4:42 am
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