Originally Posted by
pbarnette
All in all, between the food and pillows and blankets, I think that DL is definitely heading in the right direction with BE. I'd still trade all of it for a flat bed, but it makes me hopeful that the flat-bed BE will be a truly top-notch product. The general direction I see, to me, is something to be very excited about.
Recall that the direction for wide-body BE is flatbed (suites on the 777s and the other type of flatbed on the 767s). with the new version BE seats with the improved leg rest height, I found sleeping extremely comfortable. I certainly wouldn't say it was as comfortable as "old SQ F" (747 SkySuites), but with the new pillows and comforter, I was able to sleep quite comfortably, even on my side. I sure as heck was better than those awful "flat an an angle" things Air France was deploying as part of their NTC when they first rolled it out (I've heard that they've since changed the seats to true lie-flat, but I've avoided Air France since NTC, simply because of the awful NTC seats!)