Originally Posted by
SFflyer123
I am flying SFO to FRA in two weeks. Anybody know if the upstairs is better or downstairs? I saw some pictures of the upstairs, and it looks really "cramped". But the downstairs may be even worse. Anybody sit in upstairs or downstairs in the new 747 c configuration to see which is better?
The new config U/D is no more or less cramped than the old config. Flew U/D SFO/FRA/SFO new config in October and would chose the the U/D again due to the standard U/D reason -- quieter/less a sense of being in a large plane
Another plus for the U/D is the side storage for window seats but there is less overhead storage (but there is the "closet") -- again essentially no difference between old/new config.
Definitely is easier to get out of the window seat in the new config.