sonyxperiageek

After sitting in both Air NZ Business and United Business on my flight to London, I have to say the United Polaris product was so much better.

I was seated in 15L on United so was butted up parallel next to the window which was amazing as could actually see properly out the window without straining my neck! No herringbone/reverse-herringbone configuration there!

I can easily recline my seat straight into a bed without needing any FA assistance or getting up out of my seat. And bonus is that I can actually recline further down (not lie flat) to a position I am actually comfortable with. Unlike the Air NZ one where it has a limit to how far you can recline while sitting in the seat.

Not to mention they have a dedicated business class lounge with a la carte dining too!



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nzkarit

Why does this myth keep doing the rounds? Other than in a broken seat when need to do manually, there is no need for cabin crew to help you.

sonyxperiageek

It's more the fact you have to get out of your seat to make the bed. The other airline you didn't have to get out.

Thai-Kiwi

I disagree, if you want to set up the bed nicely you need to standup to get things in place.

Some QF and TG seats you still needed to unroll and lay down the pad/ sheet.

And I have seen cabin crew assist J pax who are unfamiliar with quite how to lay things out. YMMV.

nzkarit

But with the seats the have a nice topper etc going to have to get up anyway to lay out properly.

Eltham

He’s making the point that NZ’s business class seats are inferior to almost all major competitors. I agree.

debh

I arrived on NZ29 this morning and both 1A and 2A were out of order and marked as such.

SilverTP

NZ29 arriving 05:17 on 1 June 2023 used ZK-OKO.

tr3k

In 1K now and the retractable arm rest won't stay down, which sucks because the seat is pretty narrow and that area provided some much needed space when sleeping.

Is there any point in telling FAs? Does NZ have any kind of procedure (or compensation) for seat issues?

P.S. Told the crew, who were apologetic but could not help much. I did "fix" it though by using the mini appetizer fork to finagle the button a bit - hope that holds.

P.P.S. My "fix" lasted till first turbulence. Trying to sleep with the handle taking up 1/4 of the bed (mattress has to be rolled up). This sucks.

tr3k

The topper mattress can be placed on the seat once and left there while the seat is moved up or down, between lounging and flat bed positions. So I do not have to commit to only sleeping or only sitting up - change of position can be achieved with just a button press.

These NZ seats are ridiculous.

racekp

All of these 'look' far better than any offering, current and planned for AirNZ

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/exper...-taking-flight

Rebound

The QF product won't fit in their 787's due to the width
The 77W Emirates product is 2-3-2.

SDB22

I flew on ZK-NZE from ICN this morning, 6K was vacant/out of order

sbiddle

NZE was what prompted me to start this thread - 6K was the broken seat when I flew on it weeks ago.

nzkarit

Hmm we need a google sheet or something to track it?

Though seems to be, before door close:
* Check can recline
* check table
* check arm rest stays down