Sep 1, 2013, 4:03 am
Last edit by: Prospero
MMB/Expertflyer Aircraft Code: 388
Upper deck
Main deck
Summarizing based on comments thus far:
First
This post shows the seat map and individual seat ratings for First:
First Cabin A380 Seat Ratings
In order of rating:
Club World Upper deck
Club World Main Deck
World Traveller Plus Upper Deck
Photos: courtesy of PETER01
World Traveller Upper Deck
World Traveller Main Deck
Upper deck
Main deck
Summarizing based on comments thus far:
First
This post shows the seat map and individual seat ratings for First:
First Cabin A380 Seat Ratings
In order of rating:
- 2 A/K
- 1 A/K
- 3 A/K
- 2 E/F
- 3 E/F
- 4 E/F
- 4 A/K
Club World Upper deck
- 50AB and 50JK: the B and J seats don’t have anyone climbing over them. There’s nothing else ahead of these seats, so this area should be fairly quiet. However, the A and K seats ... would have to lean forward a long way to look out of the single window serving this row. Good if you like having a very private space and don’t mind stepping over someone to get out. Bad if you like looking out of the window.
- 50J for longest bed is the best. However, you only have a curtain between you and the stairs and right hand side forward loo. Should be okay but might be noisy. Partial barrier around feet.
- 51D and 51F: no half barrier either so very good for tall people and first row of CW cabin so good for food and ease of access to loo without any galley.
- 53AB and 53JK: the window seats have direct aisle access, so in theory these would be a lot like 64A and 64K on the 744. Unfortunately, potentially noisy.
- 56B has a bit of extra length but also a partial barrier.
- 59AB and 59JK: the window seats here also have direct aisle access. However, as others have mentioned, because the CW and WT+ cabins partly overlap at this point, these seats (and particularly the heads of the 59B and 59J passengers) are directly in line with the WT+ centre bulkhead bassinets, so possible noise concerns if baby behind. You can see the close proximity in the photo above for 60 DEF
- Middle seats: since there's only a single middle seat, it's rather nice and isolated and private, at least while the dividers are up. When dividers go down it's face to face with your seatmates to the left and right. Couples who are using a middle seat will probably be better off choosing EF rather than DE, because the extra space to the right hand side of the E seat means the E and F seats are closer together.
Club World Main Deck
- 10J definitely winner for the most length but partial barrier around feet and galley noise may be an issue. However, also first to get food!
- 10A and 10K for window seats only. The rest have absolutely NO view as the wing is massive and all you see is reflecting Silver and a lot of flex!
- There is a reported experience from 13AB of in-flight vibration and resonances which were enough to disturb sleep.
- Avoid 15AB and 15JK due to proximity to the two loos that are right beside and behind this seat. (CW loo behind 15B and 15J, WT loo beside these seats although behind a curtain, near continuous use!)
- General note: due to the curvature of the fuselage, the window seats on the main deck have a greater gap between the seat and cabin wall than the equivalent upper deck seats, thus providing more wiggle room for your legs and toes.
World Traveller Plus Upper Deck
Photos: courtesy of PETER01
- Bulkhead seats: The legroom in the bulkhead rows of 60DEF, 61AB and 61JK is fairly good, but I’m not sure that I would take these for a night flight as you can still get closer to horizontal in the rows behind. If that’s your favoured sleeping position, the absence of leg-rests in those rows won’t matter too much.
- Row 67: The quietness of the aircraft will mean that the toilets at the aft of the WT+ cabin are much more likely to be disturbing in this area (particularly to 67AB, 67DEF, 67JK and 68DEF) than, say, to 15AB on a mid-J 744.
World Traveller Upper Deck
- Centre block bulkheads 70DEFG and 80DEFG have tables in fixed armrests, as one would expect. This noticeably constricts the width of the seat. The armrest between D and E is a conventional lift-up armrest – so if choosing these rows, D and E are better than F and G. Another thing about these bulkhead rows, which are in line with the exits, and the adjacent exit rows (70AB, 70JK, 80AB and 80JK), is that there is a noticeable hissing noise from the slipstream.
- 80D and 80E are the same and could be great for space or for couples that want to lift the armrest during the flight to get closer or sleep.
- Rear cabin: any WT seat in rows 80 to 83 would be very nice indeed as long as: there is not a stag group pissing it up here when you want to sleep! Apparently, they may offer this cabin to groups so need to be a bit careful in selecting this exclusive cabin. Also, there is noticeable galley noise in this rear cabin, and it gets worse the further aft you get.
World Traveller Main Deck
- 25D is the throne seat on the Main Deck in WT. (no seat in front of them).
BA Airbus A380: Which are the best seats? Master discussion thread
Jan 30, 2017, 9:32 am
#1276
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However the window is quite important for me!
Any clue about the service? Does it start from row 1 (in the unlikely event for instance all passengers decide to have their meal at the same time) or does it go by status (as I guess the meal choice)? Never realized so far as I have always been lucky enough to grab rows 1 or 2.
Cheers
Jan 31, 2017, 10:18 am
#1277
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Missus, 6yr old and I will be going to HKG in July in CW. Outbound will be 3 of us, and I'll be returning separately from them.
I guess outbound, upper deck is best bet? But I'm not sure to get DEF, or AB+B in front, or ABD? Perhaps something like 53AB+52B? This is assuming we have free choice as we don't have status.
Return I guess is simpler. Stick them in 53AB, and I can get 53A?
I guess outbound, upper deck is best bet? But I'm not sure to get DEF, or AB+B in front, or ABD? Perhaps something like 53AB+52B? This is assuming we have free choice as we don't have status.
Return I guess is simpler. Stick them in 53AB, and I can get 53A?
Feb 10, 2017, 9:50 pm
#1278
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Club World question
My wife and I will be on an overnight flight on the A380. After looking at various options we decided on 57K and 58J. Our thinking was that for most of the flight the cabin will be dark, and my wife in 57K would be climbing over my feet instead of a stranger if she needed access to the aisle for the restroom.
Has anyone ever used this approach for A380 seating?
Has anyone ever used this approach for A380 seating?
Feb 10, 2017, 11:21 pm
#1279
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Not a bad idea. I recently sat with wife in 57J and 57K. I had a few beers and had to get up several times. The stranger I climbed over was polite the first couple of times, but then he wasn't too pleased. So afterward I thought about doing it your way for a future flight.
The drawback of course is that you and your wife will have to sit and face total strangers without being able to chat comfortably to each other.
The drawback of course is that you and your wife will have to sit and face total strangers without being able to chat comfortably to each other.
Feb 14, 2017, 5:25 pm
#1280
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Good evening everyone.
I am going to California with my girlfriend in a few days, flying from Heathrow to LAX (~11hrs).
From the above wikipost (Link) looks like the 75AB have something different from the standard seats.
I've tried to search for the reason why they are marked with the red rectangle in the image but I cannot find out why.
PS. I am almost 2 meters high (~6 feet 6¾ inches) and legroom is quite a problem for me.
If I can't figure out why, I could go for row 70JK ok 80AB, but I am just curious about 75AB (I'd like to have a window)
Thank you everyone
Have a good evening
I am going to California with my girlfriend in a few days, flying from Heathrow to LAX (~11hrs).
From the above wikipost (Link) looks like the 75AB have something different from the standard seats.
I've tried to search for the reason why they are marked with the red rectangle in the image but I cannot find out why.
PS. I am almost 2 meters high (~6 feet 6¾ inches) and legroom is quite a problem for me.
If I can't figure out why, I could go for row 70JK ok 80AB, but I am just curious about 75AB (I'd like to have a window)
Thank you everyone
Have a good evening
Feb 14, 2017, 6:37 pm
#1281
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Good evening everyone.
I am going to California with my girlfriend in a few days, flying from Heathrow to LAX (~11hrs).
From the above wikipost (Link) looks like the 75AB have something different from the standard seats.
I've tried to search for the reason why they are marked with the red rectangle in the image but I cannot find out why.
PS. I am almost 2 meters high (~6 feet 6¾ inches) and legroom is quite a problem for me.
If I can't figure out why, I could go for row 70JK ok 80AB, but I am just curious about 75AB (I'd like to have a window)
Thank you everyone
Have a good evening
I am going to California with my girlfriend in a few days, flying from Heathrow to LAX (~11hrs).
From the above wikipost (Link) looks like the 75AB have something different from the standard seats.
I've tried to search for the reason why they are marked with the red rectangle in the image but I cannot find out why.
PS. I am almost 2 meters high (~6 feet 6¾ inches) and legroom is quite a problem for me.
If I can't figure out why, I could go for row 70JK ok 80AB, but I am just curious about 75AB (I'd like to have a window)
Thank you everyone
Have a good evening
Feb 15, 2017, 3:20 am
#1283
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Feb 18, 2017, 5:56 am
#1285
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Hi all,
I'm travelling LHR - HKG next week in WT. Currently there's the following showing as available:
UD:
71K (amongst other 2 seaters up there)
80J/K
LD:
20 B/H/J/K
What would everyone suggest is the best seat of those? Happy to pay a premium for an exit if it's worth it.
Look forward to your thoughts!
I'm travelling LHR - HKG next week in WT. Currently there's the following showing as available:
UD:
71K (amongst other 2 seaters up there)
80J/K
LD:
20 B/H/J/K
What would everyone suggest is the best seat of those? Happy to pay a premium for an exit if it's worth it.
Look forward to your thoughts!
Feb 18, 2017, 8:27 am
#1286
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Hi all,
I'm travelling LHR - HKG next week in WT. Currently there's the following showing as available:
UD:
71K (amongst other 2 seaters up there)
80J/K
LD:
20 B/H/J/K
What would everyone suggest is the best seat of those? Happy to pay a premium for an exit if it's worth it.
Look forward to your thoughts!
I'm travelling LHR - HKG next week in WT. Currently there's the following showing as available:
UD:
71K (amongst other 2 seaters up there)
80J/K
LD:
20 B/H/J/K
What would everyone suggest is the best seat of those? Happy to pay a premium for an exit if it's worth it.
Look forward to your thoughts!
80K would be my first choice. Downsides? No window, no side bin and one of the last off the plane. However the unlimited legroom on the HKG flight is in my view definitely worth that. The mini-cabin is very quiet too. Re the window, half (ish) of your flight will be in darkness anyhow given it's an overnighter. I carry a rucksack with a big thick jersey which acts as a great footrest once your're up to cruising altitude.
20B/J are middle seats so not great for a solo traveller or are there are 2 of you flying?
71K is OK but has a row in front of you. It has a side bin and a window if thats important to you but legroom would always trump it for me. Here is a photo of 80K.
You can see photos of row 20 in the Wiki.
Here is the UD rear mini cabin and 80K.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21948492-post42.html
Last edited by PETER01; Feb 18, 2017 at 8:34 am
Feb 19, 2017, 2:12 am
#1287
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Traveling with a 4 year old. Have us in 53j/k on the upper deck. Are the lavatories on both sides the same size or one bigger? Also, thinking about the lower deck e/f seats, but with the outside seats in recline, I would probably have to hold my child over one seat and dont want to trip or fall, but I guess could set him over then I could jump over.
Any suggestions or recomendations? Also, most seats are open at this time, so can move around.
Any suggestions or recomendations? Also, most seats are open at this time, so can move around.
Feb 19, 2017, 5:16 am
#1288
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Traveling with a 4 year old. Have us in 53j/k on the upper deck. Are the lavatories on both sides the same size or one bigger? Also, thinking about the lower deck e/f seats, but with the outside seats in recline, I would probably have to hold my child over one seat and dont want to trip or fall, but I guess could set him over then I could jump over.
Any suggestions or recomendations? Also, most seats are open at this time, so can move around.
Any suggestions or recomendations? Also, most seats are open at this time, so can move around.
A pair of middle seats on the lower deck would be great as you will be side by side and facing the same way which might work better for both of you.
However you could take J and leave your child in 53K, which is not classed as an exit seat and which has direct aisle access. Personally, that is what I would do.
Feb 19, 2017, 5:58 am
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[QUOTE=PETER01;27929240]The lavs at the front of the upper deck are a good size, one being a little bit bigger than the other IIRC. The right hand side one is very big as per the photo.
A pair of middle seats on the lower deck would be great as you will be side by side and facing the same way which might work better for both of you.
However you could take J and leave your child in 53K, which is not classed as an exit seat and which has direct aisle access. Personally, that is what I would do.
Thanks Peter,
Those are the seats I've chosen for the outbound to SFO, hope the noise doesnt bother us too much and it's on the right side, so the lav's should be better for him. On the return, the same seats are open, so debating on sitting there again, or a bit more in the middle, as I hope he sleep most of the way back.
A pair of middle seats on the lower deck would be great as you will be side by side and facing the same way which might work better for both of you.
However you could take J and leave your child in 53K, which is not classed as an exit seat and which has direct aisle access. Personally, that is what I would do.
Thanks Peter,
Those are the seats I've chosen for the outbound to SFO, hope the noise doesnt bother us too much and it's on the right side, so the lav's should be better for him. On the return, the same seats are open, so debating on sitting there again, or a bit more in the middle, as I hope he sleep most of the way back.
Feb 19, 2017, 7:33 am
#1290
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It doesn't matter, as you can just as easily access either one of the forward toilets - they are on either side of the top of the stairs.
For what it's worth, the left-hand toilet has two changing seats; the right-hand toilet doesn't have even one (an annoying omission). If there is any difference in size between them, they are both so big that IMHO it makes no other difference.
For what it's worth, the left-hand toilet has two changing seats; the right-hand toilet doesn't have even one (an annoying omission). If there is any difference in size between them, they are both so big that IMHO it makes no other difference.