Feb 4, 2017, 11:04 am
Airbus A350: seating Q&A
Nov 8, 2019, 7:31 pm
#122
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First time on 350 non q suite ( was changed 24hrs before ) had seat 1 k . Would not take that again as there was a lot of noise disturbance from galley - night flight. Leakage of light through curtains to. Like the aircraft overall but think with. A full j class cabin crew have to work exceptionally hard with dine on demand request and I found that the service was slow at times. There were 6 staff working as well. The forward toilet was impossible to use as the crew had set up galley service and you had to dance around trolleys etc.
Apr 11, 2020, 5:32 pm
#123
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Travelling as 2AD and 2CH and only one of us needs an extra legroom Y seat on the A350-900. What is a good seat? 17 ABCD? Can I pre pay and confirm it now? MMB does not give any option to pick seats.
Apr 13, 2020, 4:12 am
#124
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Lack of seat choosing options in normal times usually means that there is uncertainty on the airframe type or an airframe swap pending. Given the current situation though all bets are off. When are you due to fly?
Apr 14, 2020, 5:40 am
#125
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Later on this year. Spoke with QR and they advised that since its booked through CX they can't offer paid seat options. This is only for QR ticketed fares.
Apr 4, 2021, 4:27 pm
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I know there are certain seats that get served first on this aircraft since the cabin is divided into zones for business class service. Does anyone know which ones are the best for faster and more attentive service? I reserved 3A, but am worried I will be served last since they tend to do service like one FA does one corner of the cabin 1-3 and the other does 4-7 or something like that. Does anyone know?
Apr 5, 2021, 5:47 am
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I know there are certain seats that get served first on this aircraft since the cabin is divided into zones for business class service. Does anyone know which ones are the best for faster and more attentive service? I reserved 3A, but am worried I will be served last since they tend to do service like one FA does one corner of the cabin 1-3 and the other does 4-7 or something like that. Does anyone know?
Apr 5, 2021, 10:22 am
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Agreed, but I am trying to understand the FA service pattern. I can see that as ending up as a forgotten pax experience with some crews
Feb 19, 2023, 12:06 pm
#131
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Feb 21, 2023, 10:43 am
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But I should perhaps have re-phrases my selves.
Looks they have started flying https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a7-anr
Feb 21, 2023, 11:23 am
#133
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Thanks for sharing. My impression where that all was grounded due to the legal dispute and that flying would have increased the scope of the lawsuit. Have not seen any A350 in DOH either at any gate.
But I should perhaps have re-phrases my selves.
Looks they have started flying https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a7-anr
But I should perhaps have re-phrases my selves.
Looks they have started flying https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a7-anr
The lawsuit happened because those planes with excessive paint peeling were deemed unsafe to fly, so those not affected by the issue (which tends to be newer planes) weren't grounded.
Mar 8, 2023, 3:56 am
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