A380 First Class Seating
#76
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: YVR - Vancouver, with most winter weekends in Whistler.
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I would probably take an outer seat (A/K). Who knows, your seat mate in (E/F) may be louder than any galley.
I can't say that I have noticed a difference between the A side or the K side.
I can't say that I have noticed a difference between the A side or the K side.
#77
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: HKG • Ex SFO, NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP; Marriott Amb; Hyatt Globalist; Shangri-la Diamond; IHG SpireAmb; Hilton D; Accor G
Posts: 3,319
Anyone know the difference between a regular and "accessible" seat? Seems on my flight 4K is accessible while 4A is not.
I usually go for the window seats since I fly mostly solo. I've flown on the upper deck of the A380 on a few other products (e.g. OZ and EY F) and the curvature has never bothered me (that said, I do hate those windows since you can't really see anything). A bit disappointing that EK shoves 4 suites across on the upper deck when EY has 2 and SQ puts theirs on the substantially wider lower deck.
I usually go for the window seats since I fly mostly solo. I've flown on the upper deck of the A380 on a few other products (e.g. OZ and EY F) and the curvature has never bothered me (that said, I do hate those windows since you can't really see anything). A bit disappointing that EK shoves 4 suites across on the upper deck when EY has 2 and SQ puts theirs on the substantially wider lower deck.
#80
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 71
I'm flying SFO-DXB in a couple weeks and most of the entire cabin is blocked. Flying solo, and the only window seats left are 4AK. 1EF2EF are also free.
- Is the galley proximity going to be a major issue in 4AK? Is it actually set back vs. the 3EF and directly adjacent to the galley?
- 4K says it's an accessible seat, 4A is not. Which is better? What's the difference?
- Is the galley proximity going to be a major issue in 4AK? Is it actually set back vs. the 3EF and directly adjacent to the galley?
- 4K says it's an accessible seat, 4A is not. Which is better? What's the difference?
#81
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: Mileage Plus, AAdvantage
Posts: 424
I'm flying SFO-DXB in a couple weeks and most of the entire cabin is blocked. Flying solo, and the only window seats left are 4AK. 1EF2EF are also free.
- Is the galley proximity going to be a major issue in 4AK? Is it actually set back vs. the 3EF and directly adjacent to the galley?
- 4K says it's an accessible seat, 4A is not. Which is better? What's the difference?
- Is the galley proximity going to be a major issue in 4AK? Is it actually set back vs. the 3EF and directly adjacent to the galley?
- 4K says it's an accessible seat, 4A is not. Which is better? What's the difference?
#82
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
I don't think galley proximity is a major issue, but certainly worth avoiding if you can. In addition to that, I also don't like the galley wall next to row 4, it makes it feel a little claustrophobic IMO. The best seats for solo travelers are 2-3A/K. Btw, just don't go by what seats are shown blocked on the seat-map, call them to ask for it. I had noticed row 3 seats always showed blocked on one of my reservations, but was able to select it upon calling EK.
As above call EK and get a better seat unblocked.
#83
Join Date: Jan 2010
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#85
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Posts: 424
So surely EY apartments are way more spacious but have some non-trivial drawbacks too.
Disclaimer: I haven't traveled in EY apartments myself.
#86
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
The EY layout is certainly more space efficient as it gets rid of one aisle and puts that space in the suites themselves. But they have a couple of drawbacks. A relatively minor one is that some of the seats are rear facing. But the bigger issue is that since the seats don't turn into bed, their recline is limited and hence are worse than EK seats for lounging. Also have heard that their bench bed is kind of firm.
So surely EY apartments are way more spacious but have some non-trivial drawbacks too.
Disclaimer: I haven't traveled in EY apartments myself.
So surely EY apartments are way more spacious but have some non-trivial drawbacks too.
Disclaimer: I haven't traveled in EY apartments myself.
#87
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Posts: 424
Thinking of trying the apartments once, but will require an extra hop for me as I usually fly out of SFO.
#88
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
One thing which could be a plus to some is that one does feel rather isolated. Even though one doesn't interact with other pax in F with EK one can see the other suites and the shape of the cabin, with EY I barely took note of other pax existing and the design makes one not really take note of where in the aircraft one is (I don't want to say disoriented, but the word neutral describes the product pretty well). If it's just a minor detour give it a shot, especially on a long leg. I flew to AUH for the weekend purely to try it out.
#89
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: Mileage Plus, AAdvantage
Posts: 424
It's really not that significant, and there's no additional footrest, one can however rest one's feet on the "bed". It probably reclines about twice as much as an economy seat if I recall correctly, it was one of the first things I noticed. The seat is also very angular and I found it slightly uncomfortable, probably because I like to lounge and curl up a bit, as others on the EY forum have said they don't find it to be uncomfortable. This is purely subjective. Overall it's still an amazing product, I flew it twice, however on BOM-AUH-BOM so did not get to have a full night's sleep to fully review it.
One thing which could be a plus to some is that one does feel rather isolated. Even though one doesn't interact with other pax in F with EK one can see the other suites and the shape of the cabin, with EY I barely took note of other pax existing and the design makes one not really take note of where in the aircraft one is (I don't want to say disoriented, but the word neutral describes the product pretty well). If it's just a minor detour give it a shot, especially on a long leg. I flew to AUH for the weekend purely to try it out.
One thing which could be a plus to some is that one does feel rather isolated. Even though one doesn't interact with other pax in F with EK one can see the other suites and the shape of the cabin, with EY I barely took note of other pax existing and the design makes one not really take note of where in the aircraft one is (I don't want to say disoriented, but the word neutral describes the product pretty well). If it's just a minor detour give it a shot, especially on a long leg. I flew to AUH for the weekend purely to try it out.
Not sure why couldn't they provide more recline as there seems to be enough space between the bench and the seat.
#90
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,266
It's all down to personal preference. My personal recline requirements are either (i) for watching films/eating, in which case I'm not reclined all that much, or (ii) bed position. I very seldom keep my seats at a heavy recline, so the limited recline of EY (and, indeed, SQ in both F and J) has never been a problem.
Ditto to the firmness of the bed. Best sleep I've had on a plane.
Ditto to the firmness of the bed. Best sleep I've had on a plane.