Originally Posted by
cmdsea
today's flight was aboard LGC a newish A350 but with the "old" interior and still with a nasty cracked mirror in the starboard toilet mentioned by a previous poster...
I am a tall guy (6ft5") and with size 13 feet I need a lot of space and the recent trend to 1-2-1 seats and creative layouts has been a mixed blessing for me, as often otherwise very comfortable seats, once it's bedtime
have simply ended up being too short or the leg "tunnel" to restrictive for me to turn and lie on my side.. (Looking at you with your A350 Finnair..) But this seat was excellent. At full stretch I still had a couple of inches to spare at each end and there was ample turning space. I was in 18K which was a window seat with the extra padding at the sides providing even more space.
Crew were friendly and attentive and appeared eager to please, even if slightly rough around the edges at times. The soup was barely warm (for which they later apologised), the bread rolls arrived after the main course was finished and I had to request a second glass of wine with the meal, nobody seemed to be in charge of refills and they weren't proactive enough to anticipate the issue... but the food was tasty and good. With a choice of 3 mains there should be something for everyone. During the flight chicken sandwiches and a dim sum plate were available on request and a light meal of 2 choices (both chicken,?) Were served before landing...
The major weak spot for western travellers is the entertainment system which has a lot of mandarin and cantonese content. Outside of the mainstream blockbusters there is very limited content, though I found enough to keep me happy "adrift" and "swimming with men" though the TV selection is even worse. Apart from 2 episodes of Modern Family there was nothing that interested me at all...
So as an overall summary
Seat- excellent
Crew- friendly
Food- good
Entertainment-average/Poor
Would I take them again..? YES
Excellent summary. I am also tall with size 13s and found the seat to be spacious. Oddly enough I was on the same aircraft and in 18K from LAX - HKG on October 7th.
That is a nasty crack in the lav mirror. Also several passengers had problems locking the door completely, not enough to trigger the occupied red that is view able in the cabin. On more than 1 occasion I went to the lav and found it occupied even though the cabin indicator was green, Made the mistake of waiting up front by the exit door and was quickly chased back to my seat. They came to my seat to get me to use the lav when it was available.