Bagold,

I am not sure what plane you flew but on the vast majority of QF 747-s after the last row of biz (row 27) there is the galley, stairs to the upper deck and several toilets which would roughly be about maybe 20-25 feet. With 2 curtains and background noise it is not easy to hear the noise coming from the coach section. I have been in row 27 several times and have had a nice and restful sleep just about always.

For those recommending the use of private/charter jets it would be advnatageous to know that few if any charter jet companies allow their clients to earn FF points and the ones who do have somewhat limited award purchasing power outside that company. Since most if not all FT-ers on this board live for miles then such suggestions seem to be a bit erratic and misleading ones unless the ones who suggest it can say from personal experience that this is not so.