Leather seats throughout on short haul aircraft...?
Jan 15, 2009, 1:53 am
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Leather seats throughout on short haul aircraft...?
Just boarded my flight to DUB (A320) and it's the first time I've seen leather seats Down the back as well...
Is this new?
Sitting first row behind Business, in the AC seats ( as some of you might have read in my post yesterday) and I must say legroom is really really tight!!!
Do these aircraft have tighter seat pitch for some reason? Or am I just not used to traveling down the back very often...
Is this new?
Sitting first row behind Business, in the AC seats ( as some of you might have read in my post yesterday) and I must say legroom is really really tight!!!
Do these aircraft have tighter seat pitch for some reason? Or am I just not used to traveling down the back very often...
Jan 15, 2009, 2:02 am
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Yes, seats are all leather on short haul.
Not surprised re pitch. BD pitch is actually decent, however the silly metal bar on the convertable seats take away what little room there is. Personally I wish they would put in the LX seats which are much more comfortable.
Not surprised re pitch. BD pitch is actually decent, however the silly metal bar on the convertable seats take away what little room there is. Personally I wish they would put in the LX seats which are much more comfortable.
Jan 15, 2009, 2:13 am
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Not quite. As per the FAQ, many are still cloth but are being recovered over time.
See this thread from 2006:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...her-seats.html
See this thread from 2006:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...her-seats.html
Jan 15, 2009, 3:54 am
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Not quite. As per the FAQ, many are still cloth but are being recovered over time.
See this thread from 2006:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...her-seats.html
See this thread from 2006:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...her-seats.html
Jan 15, 2009, 4:24 am
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I had one the other week - a genuine short haul a/c. Didn't see the registration though.
I don't like them either - slippery, tatty-looking and the blue clashes with the rest of the kindergarten colour scheme (what wouldn't?).
I don't like them either - slippery, tatty-looking and the blue clashes with the rest of the kindergarten colour scheme (what wouldn't?).
Jan 15, 2009, 5:30 am
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Jan 15, 2009, 6:05 am
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http://www.icns.com.au/qflyer/qantas.html
Obviously I just keep getting the same a/c although that said, I must admit that almost all my recent flights have been on A319s with the exception of an A320 over to AMS.
Jan 15, 2009, 6:06 am
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We are in 100% agreement. The customised Recaro seats they have give acres of legroom, are comfortable and look pretty decent no matter if in Y or J. Overall, LX really are Europe's best carrier at the moment.
Jan 15, 2009, 6:13 am
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...or we could add to the one that already exists 
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/8437083-post2.html
It already has exhaustive long-haul and mid-haul configuration information and the only difference between short-haul a/c l is the seat coverings, exterior paint and extent of convertible seating. I suppose we could have the full list for the sake of completeness - perhaps I could add regional, too (before it gets flogged off...)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/8437083-post2.html
It already has exhaustive long-haul and mid-haul configuration information and the only difference between short-haul a/c l is the seat coverings, exterior paint and extent of convertible seating. I suppose we could have the full list for the sake of completeness - perhaps I could add regional, too (before it gets flogged off...)
Jan 15, 2009, 8:55 am
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...or we could add to the one that already exists
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/8437083-post2.html
It already has exhaustive long-haul and mid-haul configuration information and the only difference between short-haul a/c l is the seat coverings, exterior paint and extent of convertible seating. I suppose we could have the full list for the sake of completeness - perhaps I could add regional, too (before it gets flogged off...)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/8437083-post2.html
It already has exhaustive long-haul and mid-haul configuration information and the only difference between short-haul a/c l is the seat coverings, exterior paint and extent of convertible seating. I suppose we could have the full list for the sake of completeness - perhaps I could add regional, too (before it gets flogged off...)
