La Première Seating
Jul 26, 2018, 6:40 pm
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La Première Seating
Can anyone suggest whether 2 E/F or 3 E/F is the better seating my wife and I are flying SFO to CDG
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Jul 27, 2018, 6:07 pm
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There's not a lot of difference apart from either looking at the bulkhead or the seats in front. I always try for 3 and 2 L for Mrs.L and myself. We both want windows and have the other 364 days to talk to each other.
Jul 27, 2018, 6:38 pm
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Thank you not a bad idea however we are limited on the two center rows. I chose 2 instead of three. 3 backing up to galley
Jul 28, 2018, 3:02 am
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Entirely up to personal tastes. I actually find that putting the first-class cabin on the lower deck of the A380 not a good choice. already, the old first class seats are designed in such a way as they do not give a lot of privacy, but then on the other hand the layout of the cabinet with the big staircase in the middle really cuts the space and makes some of them feel awkwardly claustrophobic. If you are in a window seat in the second or third row, you really have no privacy. If you are in the window seat in the first row, you are still visible for everybody from behind, but on your right you have a wall. Just not nice.
Jul 28, 2018, 6:56 am
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Entirely up to personal tastes. I actually find that putting the first-class cabin on the lower deck of the A380 not a good choice. already, the old first class seats are designed in such a way as they do not give a lot of privacy, but then on the other hand the layout of the cabinet with the big staircase in the middle really cuts the space and makes some of them feel awkwardly claustrophobic. If you are in a window seat in the second or third row, you really have no privacy. If you are in the window seat in the first row, you are still visible for everybody from behind, but on your right you have a wall. Just not nice.
Thanks for the comments
Jul 30, 2018, 5:53 am
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I too agree that FC on the main deck is not overly desirable We have flown biz a number of times and enjoyed it and it's on the upper deck. ( We actually prefer AF over BA in biz) Having said that I had the opportunity to get upgraded from Biz and always wanted to try it knowing it is AF!
Jul 30, 2018, 8:27 am
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except that the writer says „we“, implying that they travel as a pair. In which case the configuration on the A380 with two seats next to each other may actually be preferable to the one on British Airways where you are staring at each other, and enjoying (or not) the miserable service. Between NEV4, which is installed on the later A380s, and BA Club World, I’d prefer the Air France experience. Only because BA is such a terrible airline these days. Views may differ.
Jul 30, 2018, 8:59 am
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Entirely up to personal tastes. I actually find that putting the first-class cabin on the lower deck of the A380 not a good choice. already, the old first class seats are designed in such a way as they do not give a lot of privacy, but then on the other hand the layout of the cabinet with the big staircase in the middle really cuts the space and makes some of them feel awkwardly claustrophobic. If you are in a window seat in the second or third row, you really have no privacy. If you are in the window seat in the first row, you are still visible for everybody from behind, but on your right you have a wall. Just not nice.
Jul 30, 2018, 9:14 am
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except that the writer says „we“, implying that they travel as a pair. In which case the configuration on the A380 with two seats next to each other may actually be preferable to the one on British Airways where you are staring at each other, and enjoying (or not) the miserable service. Between NEV4, which is installed on the later A380s, and BA Club World, I’d prefer the Air France experience. Only because BA is such a terrible airline these days. Views may differ.
Jul 31, 2018, 3:23 pm
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except that the writer says „we“, implying that they travel as a pair. In which case the configuration on the A380 with two seats next to each other may actually be preferable to the one on British Airways where you are staring at each other, and enjoying (or not) the miserable service. Between NEV4, which is installed on the later A380s, and BA Club World, I’d prefer the Air France experience. Only because BA is such a terrible airline these days. Views may differ.