Poor handling by the FAs.

I plan to fly on QF 28 (SCL to SYD) departing on 30 April 2026, this flight will be on Boeing 787. I have already selected seat 49A. I assume the Antarctic sea ice will be visible in the horizon (looking south instead of looking down).

I know seat 49A is misaligned, but will it actually hinder the viewing? Will the wing flex also obstruct my view?

Having flown SYD-SCL (return) in an 789, albeit in J, your biggest issue will be the awful electronic window shades being locked by the crew. Otherwise, the seat itself looks like it’s in a reasonable position to see stuff if not cloudy.

QF used to fly from EZE on a 744 and a few years ago I was very lucky to score an old F class seat in the nose on a J tix. Four windows with views of ice and then Antartica in the distance! With four engines, they used to fly pretty much the GC route - adjusted for a bit of weather.

AFAIK, the 787s don’t fly nearly as far south due to ETOPS…😔

Ah, I see...thank you for your insights. Probably would have to peep through the portholes in the doors. Btw QFA28 still flies far enough south sometimes, for example on 24 March: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f.../qf28#3ee4cf0d

I have a QF 2 LHR-SIN (A380) coming up and I am in 19K, but see that 11A is open. Generally I avoid overnight flights close to galleys and I know the lounge area in in front of 11A. However some say you get a bit more room and I am taller than average. Worth moving and taking the risk on noise?

11A is right in front of the F and J lounge/sitting area, not galley per se-no food service or prep there at all. Very few people will be using lounge but 10% of the time there may be a child crying or being nursed or obnoxious selfish pax speaking loudly and laughing-usually while drinking. There is also a self serve bar on that A isle side of the lounge. Just make sure the curtains, which seperate the cabin from lounge area, are closed then snapped into place with fasteners to keep them that way so light and noise to an extent, don't disturb you(there is already an overlapping split down the middle of the curtain for access- although some pax will stop in bewilderment wondering how to get through the closed curtain . Some annoying crew will unfasten the curtains for their convenience at times but just get back up and refasten. If it keeps happening ask to see cabin manager to put a stop to it. There is definitely much more room and space in that seat with a larger footwell making sleep very comfortable. The forward smaller J cabin is usually reserved for senior tier QF FF as well as being a much more intimate cabin than what is known as the 'dormitory' rear, larger J cabin. The seat is closer to the window with dividing wall between you and isle as well as having a convenient storage draw in the bulkhead, Enjoy.

Thanks, I moved to 11A and will report back.

Does someone know how the seat selection works on QF when you have booked a ticket by another airline? When I log in with my booking reference then I can select between:

• No preferences
• Aisle
• Window

But can I select a specific seat?

How many PAX on the booking? What aircraft type? What cabin?

If there are fewer free / unblocked seats visible then you won’t get a seat map, just Aisle/Window. This is quite common with J on 737s - where the front row is blocked until T-80 and only QF CL/P1 get access prior. Row 2/3 ought to be visible to OWE (if there enough seats). No/low status PAX can only access Row 3 prior to T-80.

ExpertFlyer should give you an idea of how many blocked and occupied seats there are.

In a significant number of cases when I've encountered no seat map immediately after booking, the seat map has appeared for me when I've checked a day later.

I don't have a F�ExperFlyer subscription. It is the leg SIN-SYD in PE and booked through AY. For one Pax only. I got a seat assigned but wanted to check other options. I have OWE status through AY.

As soon as I'm back home I'll check again.

A free EF login will let you check seat maps - about 4x per day.

Anyway, apart from a possible delay and presenting a seat map (mentioned above), not seeing a seat map for a single PAX usually means that all seats usually available for QF WP/OWE are occupied BUT the front row is potentially availability from T-80.

It�s quite possible the flight is very full given a lot of Aussies have had to rebook (have been rebooked) to bypass the ME.

I see 16A and 16K open on A380 SYD-LAX, with Extra Legroom designation on Seat Selection screen. Anything wrong with these seats?

I apologize for my silly question, but what are these row 40 and row 4?

Bumping this post/query...TIA