Originally Posted by
SFOtoDEN
Quick question in regards to the business class seats on the A380, and specifically seats 15A/K, 53A/K and 59A/K. In lie flat, does the leg room extend out a few inches past the seat to provide a walking space or anything? Their advertised pitch is 72", but I was wondering if that was just for the seat itself, rather than the front wall?
The gap between the bulkhead and the footstall in those seats is just a few centimetres, you can't really do much with it, certainly not walk though it. In bed mode then yes, you do get a bit of extra length there, but your feet wouldn't be fully supported, they'd hang over the edge, or perhaps the bedding can give a slightly longer length to the bed by going over the edge. The other thing you can do in all seats is not to completely join up the gap between the footstall and the seat as it reclines into a bed, this is around the lower thigh so you may not notice with the bedding over the gap if it's not too big a gap. If facing backwards you will still be more or less flat given that the A380 flies with the nose upwards.