marks7389

Correct. The legs you have to climb over are not those of the person sitting next to you, they are those of the person sitting behind them (if reclined) , i.e. a stranger in most cases.

It may be worth noting that Club Suite in bed mode is supposed to be somewhat longer than the older Club World sleeper seat, albeit your legs are fully enclosed. Personally I'd go for the aircraft that has Club Suite, albeit it is never guaranteed, even though I'm a big fan of the A380.

Juliet34

Good morning all,Just received an email from British Airways saying that our flights seats from Singapore have been changed due to operational reasons.On going to manage my booking, it appears that there are choices for both an upper deck as well as a lower deck. Flight number is BA0012 on the 9th of April, Singapore to London Heathrow. Am I to assume this is an airbus A 380? If so, what are the best world traveller seats to choose as right now I seem to have the pick of that cabin-we are a couple so like the idea of twin seats.


Many thanks in advance for all your wisdom.James.

corporate-wage-slave

I haven't travelled WT on the A380, but I've seen it often enough. There is a separate thread confirming that as things stand, BA intends to run the A380 to SIN again, and there is quite a bit of commentary that upper deck on BA's A380 is one of the best economy options out there, it's very popular at least. The window seats also have side storage cabinets, quite deep ones, which is useful and when closed the top surface is also very useful. So yes you want upper deck and then perhaps consider POSH, port out, starboard home (a UK centric perspective admittedly). Because of the large number of passengers I would give yourself about 3 rows from any WCs. Use Aerolopa for more guidance.

PETER01

Yes that's an A380 seatmap there. I have travelled in this upper deck cabin a few times and it's quite good for economy. Here is a photo of one of my trips in 80K. There is no window however this is definitely worth the trade off due to the huge amount of legroom. It's an overnight flight so a window isn't that much use anyhow really. These window seats don't have a side bin either but again this is worth it.

The toilet's weren't really an issue here either or at 70AB/JK which I've travelled in as well. The row 70 exit seats have a slight advantage in that you're not looking at the toilet door compared to row 80 and your off the plane a little bit quicker however it is a bit busier foot traffic wise as your at the front of economy and more passengers are using the loos there at the 70's but overall it's not really an issue.

Row 20 downstairs is OK as well but as there's 2 of you and there's 3 seats if I were you I'd stay in the pairs upstairs.

See here for more info.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21948492-post42.html

https://www.aerolopa.com/ba-type-38a

Exsilver

My experience of 70 AB/JK is that it gets cold at floor level, I put a bottle of water on the floor by the door and it froze!

Misco60

I received a notification that my seat has changed on my flight to BOS next June (my £800 flash sale bargain). It appears that the flight is now being operated by an A380 with old CW, so I've gone for 53K on the upper deck - the side facing away from the sun, direct aisle access, no-one climbing over me, several windows. The wiki says that this seat might be noisy, but it's a daytime flight so that won't bother me. This looks to me like potentially the best CW seat on the plane - anyone know better?

Aerolopa is a great resource, by the way. Thanks to everyone who created it.

maninthebox

Could anyone expand on the "51D and 51F: no half barrier" comment in the summary? Does that mean the barrier does not go down to half? My wife and I are flying ORD to LHR, and we were planning on just choosing seats for free once they open, but we're nearly 2 months out and the seats are already starting to fill up so we are getting nervous.

We're considering 51E & 51F so she could sit forward since she gets motion sickness, and not have to step over or be stepped over. It is a night flight, so I'm not concerned about a window, and I also rarely get up during a flight so I'm not worried about me having to step over someone. We also have the option of 53E/F, but then she'd potentially have someone stepping over her. On the lower level, 15A/B are still available, but I'm concerned about those being near the lavatory.

GM1985

Appreciate you posed this question a couple of weeks ago but sharing the info in case helpful.

I tend to suffer quite badly from motion sickness when travelling backwards in a car (e.g. a Hackney cab or people carrier). But have flown rearwards in CW a few times with no ill effects whatsoever. The A380 in particular when taxiing and taking off is very smooth and you’re not as aware of the motion as you would be in a car.

PETER01

53K is a good seat and not really noisy in the 2 or 3 times I've been in it, well I never really noticed it. I much prefer the UD overall.

sfvoyage

Just learned of aircraft type change from A380 to 777 (1-2-1 configuration) for both my SFO-LHR-SFO flights next spring. Should I expect more aircraft changes between now and then (back to A380 or something else)?

corporate-wage-slave

It's entirely possible, yes.

Mar7nC

I’m debating 56 AB or 14 EF - both have bassinets
14 downstairs so no window 56 upstairs but person in window would need to
climb over a stranger? Need advice!

PETER01

Welcome to Flyertalk and the BA forum.

Personally I'd take 56 AB. The stepping over (the passenger in 57B) isn't really that big a deal and having a few side bins is handy for keeping bits and bobs.

You could take 14EF so it's a little cocoon but have a passenger either side of you.

Here's a seatmap on Aerolopa.

https://www.aerolopa.com/ba-type-38a

E25

Slightly unusual question perhaps. With regard to upper deck economy seating, which is the first row where those in a window seat will have a view of what is below rather than just the wing? 73 or 74 maybe? TIA

Telecasterman

go for the rear small cabin with 2 at the window ..