Row 2 or 3 for A380 old suites?
Jan 22, 2019, 8:41 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: SAN
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Row 2 or 3 for A380 old suites?
I was able to score an award SIN- FRA - JFK next year. I’m currently booked in seats 3 C/D. Any advice if I should switch to 2 C/D ? I’ve been reading many past reviews online and almost everyone was in 3 C/D. Thanks!
Jan 23, 2019, 8:44 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2017
Programs: United, AA, BA, AF
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Did you score saver or standard award? Looking for FRA->JFK (which I know is harder to find space on anyways), but can only find standard.
Everything I've read is don't redeem F standard on the old suites, just saver if you can get lucky enough to land it. Would ya'll agree?
Everything I've read is don't redeem F standard on the old suites, just saver if you can get lucky enough to land it. Would ya'll agree?
Jan 25, 2019, 3:32 am
#6
Join Date: Jul 2017
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Advantage awards have very poor value whether it’s Y, J, F. As long as you have options (eg: miles aren’t expiring immediately or other similar reasons) avoid booking any type of Advantage award. Now a lot of folks would want to get the new leather (and cabin) smell of the new R and they don’t mind booking the Advantage awards. For the rest of us Saver represents the best value by far.
Last edited by PiperAtGatesofDawn; Jan 25, 2019 at 4:13 am
Jan 30, 2019, 10:03 pm
#7
Join Date: Jun 2004
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If your flight is after Jun 1 2019, you're guaranteed to be in the new suites class.
Feb 1, 2019, 12:35 pm
#9
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: SAN
Programs: Stanby life since 2007
Posts: 81
Did you score saver or standard award? Looking for FRA->JFK (which I know is harder to find space on anyways), but can only find standard.
Everything I've read is don't redeem F standard on the old suites, just saver if you can get lucky enough to land it. Would ya'll agree?
Everything I've read is don't redeem F standard on the old suites, just saver if you can get lucky enough to land it. Would ya'll agree?
Thanks for everyone replying.
Feb 2, 2019, 1:02 am
#10
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Location: AU
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Personally I think there's a bit more 'sense of space' in row 3 as the walls don't go up to the ceiling. I like this better than row 2 where the bulkhead is right in front.
Feb 2, 2019, 1:38 pm
#11
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Sydney
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My wife and I did 4 sectors in the "classic" suites SYD-SIN-FRA-JFK and LHR-SIN last August. I'd prefer row 3 over 2 because there is a slightly better sense of space, but really no difference. The one thing I would mention is there is some kind of quite noisy electric pump or motor (possibly air conditioning) above row 3, which is noticeable. I wonder if it is better in row 2.
Feb 2, 2019, 8:32 pm
#12
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I've had a number of flights where I had a window seat for sitting and was lucky to get a double bed for sleeping. It has always been Row 2.
2C & 2D
2C & 2D