Originally Posted by
susiesan
I just flew CX J going to HKT 3 weeks ago in J and JL J coming back from NRT one week ago with my husband. On CX we sat one behind each other on the same side. To see what he was having for dinner or talk to him I had to stand up and look over the partition. But since we were going to be together 24/7 for 2 weeks while on vacation, being apart during the flight over was no big deal. We slept most of it anyways. Coming back on JL which is side by side, I had to listen to him snore while dozing. The flat bed seats on CX have it hands down over the JL tippy seat for sleeping on a long flight.
See, that is going to be our story. I dont need to sit side by side with hubby on the plane, especially in such a confined environment. We were perfectly fine on the NZ herringbone design. On the outbound the flight attendant talked him into dining together with him sitting on the Ottoman (a much bigger version than the CX's). He wouldn't have anything to do with it on the inbound.
On a BA flight we raised up our divider when we went to sleep.
I honestly think there is a silent majority who actually prefers the hurringbone setup, including couples traveled together. But the vocal minority makes it sound a lot worse than it actually is.
Flatbeds win over anything else, that is the conclusion in our household.