Originally Posted by
livebetter_travelmore
A friend of mine flew QF DFW -> SYD in economy and as described found it lightly loaded enabling him (without any additional) expense to stretch out over 3 or maybe even 4 seats. He claimed it wasn't bad and actually got a good bit of sleep. The return was a different story. With the winds at their backs, the cabin was almost full so it was an exhausting 15-16 hour return trip.
While some people did have rows to themselves. I did not. I was in an aisle seat in the center with an empty seat next to me and two young ladies in the other two. We basically used the second seat for our blankets, pillows and sweatshirts when we weren't using them. The thing that was good though was that since they were friends, when they got up, they exited the other way, so if I was sleeping it was not necessary to wake me if they wanted to get up. The flight was not bad at all, and it seemed to go quick.