The A380 economy experience-post it here.
#61
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Warsaw / London
Programs: price is a king
Posts: 820
without emergency exit row (75) A380 is a total mess. The only upside is the quiet cabin. Rest (army of people onboard, huge queues @ immigration, slow service) kills flying experience in Y.
Booked A346 few weeks ago on a similar route WAW-XXX-SFO. Now fighting for 26ACHK.
mfk
#62
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: MEX
Programs: TK G,UA *S
Posts: 1,145
+1
without emergency exit row (75) A380 is a total mess. The only upside is the quiet cabin. Rest (army of people onboard, huge queues @ immigration, slow service) kills flying experience in Y.
Booked A346 few weeks ago on a similar route WAW-XXX-SFO. Now fighting for 26ACHK.
mfk
without emergency exit row (75) A380 is a total mess. The only upside is the quiet cabin. Rest (army of people onboard, huge queues @ immigration, slow service) kills flying experience in Y.
Booked A346 few weeks ago on a similar route WAW-XXX-SFO. Now fighting for 26ACHK.
mfk
#63
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: UA GS MM, Marriott Life Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Southwest Alist pref, various others of little note
Posts: 2,772
I would choose it over the UA 777, dunno about the PCO 777, haven't had the pleasure.
I liked it a bit less than LH's renovated 747 economy class (which we flew right before, HKG-FRA), because that seat cushion actually tilts down sightly when you recline.
In an odd way I was more satisfied with E on the A380 than I was with business. The business product on the A380 is pathetic, and there are so many seats that the service suffers compared to what you get on other aircraft. The E product is better than competitors, especially when you leave out E+ on United, so I was quite happy with it.
#67
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 504
Never spent a night in 76A. I thought it was like 33A on the 744, where I definitely prefer 32B. Got a return from IAH on my schedule. Should I go for 76A or 75B then given my 744 prefrences?
#68
76A/K is a seat where there is no seat in the bulkhead row in front of you.
You get the advantages of the bulkhead, a lot of legroom and no need to disturb anybody when getting up. The additional advantage over row 75 is that people waiting for the lavs don't bother you in 76A/K.
You get the advantages of the bulkhead, a lot of legroom and no need to disturb anybody when getting up. The additional advantage over row 75 is that people waiting for the lavs don't bother you in 76A/K.
#69
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 504
76A/K is a seat where there is no seat in the bulkhead row in front of you.
You get the advantages of the bulkhead, a lot of legroom and no need to disturb anybody when getting up. The additional advantage over row 75 is that people waiting for the lavs don't bother you in 76A/K.
You get the advantages of the bulkhead, a lot of legroom and no need to disturb anybody when getting up. The additional advantage over row 75 is that people waiting for the lavs don't bother you in 76A/K.
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#70
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SIN (with a bit of ZRH sprinkled in)
Posts: 9,503
#71
Yep, but I wouldn't mind swapping... They are both the same to me
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Doing really well so far when flying the A388 in Y, never had anything other than 75 or 76A/K and only somebody next to me...
And since I don't really like C on the A388 with that big cabin, this is a nice and cheap alternative. Especially since it's my own money.
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Doing really well so far when flying the A388 in Y, never had anything other than 75 or 76A/K and only somebody next to me...
And since I don't really like C on the A388 with that big cabin, this is a nice and cheap alternative. Especially since it's my own money.
#72
The door protrudes inside just a little, no problems getting out. And sometimes the are people standing in the free space before 75 that bump into you when you are sleeping. So I think 76A/K is even better.
#73
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: SFO
Programs: VS Gold
Posts: 1,230
I have a couple of questions, please, as Ill be travelling with my 8 yr old son.
1. Has anyone been in row 50 (the first row in Y?). The rows with TVs in the armrest are not so good in case he wants to sleep and lie partly in my lap. Seatguru does not mention TVs in armrests even though its bulkhead.
2. Which door is used for Y boarding usually in SFO ?
1. Has anyone been in row 50 (the first row in Y?). The rows with TVs in the armrest are not so good in case he wants to sleep and lie partly in my lap. Seatguru does not mention TVs in armrests even though its bulkhead.
2. Which door is used for Y boarding usually in SFO ?
#74
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: In between BRU, AMS, DUS and LUX...
Programs: AF/KL Plat, BA Gold, A3 Gold, IHG Diamond, MR Gold, HH Diamond, ALL Platinum
Posts: 1,051
The only time I flew LH 388 was this spring between SFO and FRA. The Y cabin was about 90% full, with only 2 SEN in Y and several FTL, and I was seated on 76A. This was a pleasant experience I have to say, especially on an overnight flight, with the seat 76B blocked and a very nice neighbour in 76C to chat with. Easy to leave the seat without disturbing anybody, the only drawback is the IFE located under the seat.
The cabin crew was also very nice, and like the MUC-SFO flight I took 2 weeks before, most of the cabin crew were working part-time for LH (students).
The boarding in SFO was somehow chaotic (I mean there were 500 pax to board !) with F and J pax boarding in the upper level and Y pax in the lower level. *G travelling in Y were eligible to board with F and J pax, but asked to board downstairs...
Disembarked at the infamous C gates in FRA. That was a first for me, and hopefully the last.
The cabin crew was also very nice, and like the MUC-SFO flight I took 2 weeks before, most of the cabin crew were working part-time for LH (students).
The boarding in SFO was somehow chaotic (I mean there were 500 pax to board !) with F and J pax boarding in the upper level and Y pax in the lower level. *G travelling in Y were eligible to board with F and J pax, but asked to board downstairs...
Disembarked at the infamous C gates in FRA. That was a first for me, and hopefully the last.
#75
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: LH FT, IB
Posts: 77
I have a couple of questions, please, as Ill be travelling with my 8 yr old son.
1. Has anyone been in row 50 (the first row in Y?). The rows with TVs in the armrest are not so good in case he wants to sleep and lie partly in my lap. Seatguru does not mention TVs in armrests even though its bulkhead.
2. Which door is used for Y boarding usually in SFO ?
1. Has anyone been in row 50 (the first row in Y?). The rows with TVs in the armrest are not so good in case he wants to sleep and lie partly in my lap. Seatguru does not mention TVs in armrests even though its bulkhead.
2. Which door is used for Y boarding usually in SFO ?
In any case, the armrests are fixed, so, not so good for what you pretend (but an excellent row if you are travelling alone)