Originally Posted by
igel
Hi everyone,
I wonder if anyone has already been on board the new JQ A332 VH-EBQ? From the photos of the exterior (have not seen photos of the interior yet), it looks like this aircraft might be exactly identical to the dreaded QF mainline VH-EBO and VH-EBP. So in this case perhaps the very nice seat 2D might actually have a seat 1D in front, compared to the other JQ A332s in Starclass.
Has anyone been on board this aircraft yet? I also wonder whether the Starclass seats on this aircraft are similar to the business class seats of VH-EBO/P instead of the usual Millenium seats instead.
Cheers, Gerald
Unfortunately for you, your worst fears are all true. Seat 1D exists, and the middle block now also serves as the bassinet position. This means 1E no longer has that empty space next to it, and 2D will have somebody reclining into him/her.
I think this aircraft was originally meant for the Japanese runs, but it has been spotted on the MEL-SIN rotations (JQ7/8) over the past weeks. As for the seats, it seems to be similar to the EBO/P ones from photos, but I haven't actually been on the QF versions so I can't confirm 100%. However, they are different from the usual Millenium seats.
AVOD IFE is available in both *C and Y. eoinnz is correct regarding the use of this system in Y - a swpie of the credit card is needed. They call this the new "pay-per-view" system.