wco81

Do you have to pay for a ticket for the infant to get that bassinet space?

fone

Only if you have an infant travelling with you. Otherwise, you should be able to call and ask for the space, if available. Note that you might be moved if a passenger travelling with infant requires the space.

Jaunt411

Review of SQ A350 J ... does mention the cramped leg/feet room when sleeping.

http://www.traveller.com.au/airline-...chester-gv3s4e

chazrt

Yes, no problems reserving 11. I usually book my flights early and have gotten 11 quite a few times on my trips to San Fran.

sqzulu

4 months out, row 11 was available. Close to 3/2 months m, they blocked it. And calls to kf informs me that they have blocked it for passengers with infants. Do they have bassinet points in the mini cabin?

crazycrab955

1. There's no such thing as "mini cabin" on the A350 -- There are several rows in each area of business class. Perhaps you have it confused with the 77W?

2. There are no bassinet attachment points in row 11 of the A350. None in row 11 of the 77W either.

FN-GM

Are you sure you're not on the A380 as the 4 class version has bassinet on row 11.

sqzulu

Sorry! Referring to the 7wr

1readyset2go

I booked mine 10 months out and I was not allowed row 11 when I called in to get my seats, but I was allowed row 19 for some reason? This is on the SIN-MAN-IAH route.

I am a little confused on if row 19 is better for tall people than the other rows. I have heard a little of "yes it is" and "no its smaller". Can anyone tell me for sure if I need to try and get another seat than my 19A, as I stand 6' 2"

crazycrab955

Then you're in the wrong thread...

To reiterate: no bassinets in row 11 of the A350 nor the 77WN/WR. The old 77W config did indeed have bassinet points in row 11, but there are fewer and fewer of the 2006-J 77Ws due to ongoing refurbishment.

safari_7

How is the Business class on the Singapore-SFO route? It's a mighty long flight ...... How does this compare to EK J ?

pokfur

I don't think SQ will be pleased with me for posting this, but recently after listening to a lot of moaning about how the new J seats aren't great on the A350 and have been "shoehorned" into the aircraft, I did a small comparison.

I've only flown the A350 J on short-haul flights and I have always felt they were exactly the same as those on the 77W but the comparison has blown my mind away. There is a width difference in the footwell after all!! And I guess for some who are taller, it makes all the difference between a good and a bad seat.

Have a look:

A350:


77W:


I would say the difference is about 3 inches or so.

The length of the side padding seemed to be similar:

A350:


77W:


But again the depth of the 77W footwell seeemed deeper. You can also see the width difference in the pictures below.

A350:


77W:


So there you go! There is a difference after all. To me it wasn't significant enough to notice until I made an actual comparison. However I have yet to fly the A350 long-haul, so perhaps only in bed-mode would I notice it. Unlike the 2006 J where the 77W and A380 versions are quite obviously different, SQ has managed to make the differences here so subtle that I still can't quite figure out where the inches have been shaved off the back of the seat. My suspicion is that the mirror and storage compartment have been made slightly narrower in line with the narrower footwell.

I think only the tallest of customers will notice the difference (and wonder what's going on), but for most average height people like me, it wouldn't affect us much, if at all.

Phaze

That's been mentioned quite a few times in this thread - if anything they wouldn't be pleased at this entire thread rather than just your post. I wonder if they'll take note and rectify things for the ULR. 19 hours in that seat will really p1ss a lot of taller people off.

terbangalways

Good Job ^ Pokfur

safari_7

@pokfur - Thanks a lot ...... I shall not be flying SQ on that route to SFO ...... at 6feet 1 I don't think i am going to be comfortable for that long ....

Info much appreciated!