First or Bus seat on med haul 747?
Mar 11, 2017, 5:09 am
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First or Bus seat on med haul 747?
I'm booked in 2A on a ICN to HKG leg on a 747. This is a business ticket and while 2A is a first class seat, it provides business class level service. I've never flown in the upper deck of a 747 before (and likely never will again). Any recommendations if I should stay in my throne in first or move and get a regular bus seat upstairs? The downside is bus is 2 x 2 while first is 1x1. I'm solo and a fairly short daytime flight, so not planning to sleep.
Mar 11, 2017, 7:02 am
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I'm booked in 2A on a ICN to HKG leg on a 747. This is a business ticket and while 2A is a first class seat, it provides business class level service. I've never flown in the upper deck of a 747 before (and likely never will again). Any recommendations if I should stay in my throne in first or move and get a regular bus seat upstairs? The downside is bus is 2 x 2 while first is 1x1. I'm solo and a fairly short daytime flight, so not planning to sleep.
Mar 12, 2017, 12:30 pm
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I think they are both arguably cool experiences.
In First, you're in the pointy nose of the plane.
In upper deck, hey you're upstairs.
Both area cool but I'd probably take the first "in the nose" experience since you'll likely fly upstairs on a plane (A380 for example) in the future if you really want to.
In First, you're in the pointy nose of the plane.
In upper deck, hey you're upstairs.
Both area cool but I'd probably take the first "in the nose" experience since you'll likely fly upstairs on a plane (A380 for example) in the future if you really want to.
Mar 12, 2017, 5:32 pm
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Thanks. I actually flew in the nose a long time ago. Actually i think it may have been in the first row. It was in the Wardair days (an amazing Canadian charter who was later bought by Canadian Airlines and then merged with AC. Wardair only offered Economy and depending on how early you checked in (way before online checkin or internet), you could ask to be seated upstairs or downstairs. I ended up getting the nose against the wall which meant starring at a wall (no IFE) and too close to the movie screen, for a 8 Hr night flight to Paris.
I was young (18) and didn't know better back then.
I was young (18) and didn't know better back then.
Mar 13, 2017, 8:05 am
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Anyhow, my flight switched to a 333, so this is no longer an option. (This particular flight has switched a few times between a 744 to 333 since I booked it, so who knows what will happen by the time I fly). I'll keep 2A to ensure I remain in the Business cabin 
Mar 25, 2017, 2:01 pm
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While first on Asiana 747-400s is hardly state of the art, it's leagues better than the angled business seats on the plane.
Sit in 2A, and ask an attendant for a tour of the upper deck (the flight deck is upstairs, and passengers generally don't wander up there).
Sit in 2A, and ask an attendant for a tour of the upper deck (the flight deck is upstairs, and passengers generally don't wander up there).
Mar 25, 2017, 6:54 pm
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The plane is switched back to a 330, so don't have this "problem" anymore. Asiana has switched equipment a few times since I booked, so maybe I'll go back to a 747 again, but even if not, it's no big deal, it's not a long flight at all (something like 3 hours from ICN to HKG), so not a problem if it's angled flat. I don't plan to sleep on this morning flight.
Mar 27, 2017, 2:44 pm
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I am booking an F itin JFK-ICN-HKG, appears they are only offering J on the 747. Is this an issue of saver space not being open, or are they selling the seats in the nose as biz and you get the F seat with J service? If i'm connecting from an OZ F flight should I be able to get one of the F seats in the nose? Last time I was in the nose of an OZ 744 I was the only passenger, was a lovely flight.
Mar 27, 2017, 6:59 pm
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I am booking an F itin JFK-ICN-HKG, appears they are only offering J on the 747. Is this an issue of saver space not being open, or are they selling the seats in the nose as biz and you get the F seat with J service? If i'm connecting from an OZ F flight should I be able to get one of the F seats in the nose? Last time I was in the nose of an OZ 744 I was the only passenger, was a lovely flight.
F seats on flights sold as 2 class are usually either blocked off entirely, or only available to revenue passengers, and not to award tickets.
Mar 28, 2017, 4:59 am
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Not quite accurate...my award redemption on the Asiana ICN > HKG leg was originally on a 744 and I was able to select 2A which was in the lower (F) cabin. (They have since made an equipment change to a 333). So it's possible to select a seat in the F section on award tickets.. I made my redemption through Aeroplan, if that makes a difference, but selected my seats via Asiana directly.
I'm surprised the JFK flight is 2 class though. I thought they only had them on short hauls.
I'm surprised the JFK flight is 2 class though. I thought they only had them on short hauls.
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Mar 28, 2017, 5:27 am
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Not quite accurate...my award redemption on the Asiana ICN > HKG leg was originally on a 744 and I was able to select 2A which was in the lower (F) cabin. (They have since made an equipment change to a 333). So it's possible to select a seat in the F section on award tickets.. I made my redemption through Aeroplan, if that makes a difference, but selected my seats via Asiana directly.
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OZ JFK-ICN is 3 class service on their flagship A380 metal.
Mar 28, 2017, 3:11 pm
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Not quite accurate...my award redemption on the Asiana ICN > HKG leg was originally on a 744 and I was able to select 2A which was in the lower (F) cabin. (They have since made an equipment change to a 333). So it's possible to select a seat in the F section on award tickets.. I made my redemption through Aeroplan, if that makes a difference, but selected my seats via Asiana directly.
I'm surprised the JFK flight is 2 class though. I thought they only had them on short hauls.
I'm surprised the JFK flight is 2 class though. I thought they only had them on short hauls.