Originally Posted by
kaffir76
4. I tried one of the regular seats (rows 22/23) and it is true, the foot cubby is tiny and angled to the side so it does look uncomfortable for sleeping but then again, JAL 787-9 aircraft are configured almost the same with a tiny but deep foot cubby angled towards the aisle & I really had a hard time sleeping on the overnight flight to NRT. And there is no difference whether it was a bulkhead or regular seat - it's all exactly the same.
The major difference between JL 787-9 and the SQ long haul A350 is that JL one is straight in front, SQ long haul A350 one is to the side.
As a bad back sufferer, I cannot keep myself twisted if I want to avoid needing a wheelchair to get off. I'm short, but even a bit of a recline causes my feet to hit the 'bulge' from the seat in front. So, it really has very little legroom unless you twist yourself.
I'd say for most people, twisting wouldn't be quite such a problem, whereas it is rather difficult for me. Either I sit almost upright throughout the flight unless I get the bed down. Thankfully I haven't had any problem finding the bulkhead seat on my last 10 or so SQ flights on non-regional config so I have been able to avoid that problem.
On the other hand, I do like the SQ Regional A350 and 787 seats, and I don't mind the JL ones either, because the foot hole is right in front of my feet, and I don't need to twist.