225SG

I have been lucky and managed to bag a return in F from LHR to Sin using the amex 241 and off peak.

The massive avios binge all started a year or so ago when we flew the first and only time in F to NYC.

We flew on a 747 then and I enjoyed being in seat 1b for one leg being in the nose.

We are flying on a 777-300 outbound and a a380 back looking at seatguru.
I'm 're read g the various very useful guides on here again so thanks to anyone that has contributed to them.

my question is have there been any changes good or bad since last year? The a380 cabin is obviously slightly different and looks good how is the 777?

cheers

LTN Phobia

A380 F seats give you substantially more privacy (and a bit more space IMO) than 777.

No substantial change since last year that I can think of.

Oaxaca

The _Banking_Scot

Hi,

IMHO, whilst the A380 F is better thand the 777-300 F, the 777-300 F is still very good ( IFE will be better than the older IFE on some of the 747s ) and feels more spacious than the 747 ( albiet without the feeling of being in the nose with no one in front of you)

Regards

TBS

Tobias-UK

I agree with you, I can't make my mind up about the B789 F cabin either. The aircraft is obviously significantly narrower than the others and it is certainly noticeable, especially when moving about the aisles.The seat, whilst very comfortable, is a little smaller than the others.

allturnleft

Tobias-UK

That's what I like!

LTN Phobia

I like the 'cubbyhole' effects of it. I don't want to have a nose around, and I don't like being nosed around.

787 F is even better in that respect (feels more private) than the A380 F, although I fundamentally dislike the 787 due to the window heat.

If I had a choice between the A380 and 777, I'd prefer the A380 by quite a bit, although I personally like the 2K on 777-200 (not the 77W) as there's no passenger seat behind it and I find the traffic volume to be low on that side due to crew rest seat behind it.

1010101

The A380 is better than the 777. I don't think the seat itself is much different but there is more space around you and even at takeoff the engines are but a distant hum. I like that there is also a large area around the front doors that you can use to stretch your legs if staff are not sleeping there, and you have the benefit of the improved air quality and smoother ride.

When BA first got their A380s there was a special menu and different coloured PJs but those have all been removed now. Service is pretty much the same across all aircraft.

Both are a million miles away from the 747 which really is pushing the boundaries of a First Class designation these days. You will find the A380 and 777 are much better.

Blueboys999

I find this thread useful but I'm thinking that the responses are mostly from the perspective of solo travellers. I have couple of 2-4-1's to use up but no experience of F on either the 380 or 787. I'm wondering which of all the BA F options is best overall for a couple who want to feel they are travelling together rather than as 2 individuals?

LTN Phobia

Middle pairs are the only option for that.

If you book two seats across the aisle from each other, you would barely see each other as placement of seats is staggered a bit, and tandem is very much tandem and you won't see each other.

1010101

I have travelled as a couple on the A380. I think the middle seats are too far apart, you have to really lean forward to see each other and are still some distance apart, and you have to walk out of the cabin and around to join them in the buddy seat. The best options are two seats in the same aisle, window+window or aisle+window. At least then you can quickly move between each other's seat area.

Blueboys999

Many thanks.

I was thinking more about which pair layout gives the best level of interaction. My admittedly limited experience on other airlines is very mixed on that point.

LTN Phobia

All the middle pairs seem much the same in terms of how much interactions you can get with each other.

Having said that, F often isn't really the best environment for interactions (and certainly the case with BA F IMO), due to distance between seats. Even the middle pair has a bit of a distance between seats, and even with the privacy screen fully open, it's not really the most interactive environment.

If I really want to interact with my travelling companion (never happened so far, I must admit - my husband and I both prefer a window seat so we either go tandem, or if that's not available, we'd take any window seat, often ending up at the opposite end of the cabin, and that often means we've only said 10 words to each other for the whole flight if that but doesn't bother us), I'd choose the middle pair in CW instead of F.

Beaulieu

I guess I would be an outlier when I say I much prefer the 777 to the A380 in terms of the seat! The seat on the 747 is definitely the smallest but still ranks highly in my estimation as the trade off of space and flying in the nose still rings quite highly for me.

When it comes to travelling as a couple, I'd tend to agree that F in general isn't great for interaction. I've flown as a couple on the 747, A380 and 787 and when I've been sat in the middle seats we've always thought having the windows would have been preferable.