Cabin Retrofit status on TG's 747s
Feb 18, 2014, 6:18 am
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Just got TG'ed this evening BKK-HKG. When I booked this yesterday, it was new F. Got the bad news when I stepped into a ten seat F cabin this afternoon.
Oh well, only a 2.5 hour flight. Still a very comfortable seat and at least they've loaded the new entertainment content into the older AVOD system. Was looking forward to the F suite though. And what's up with the tiny bathrooms??? Lavs in business on the 380 are way better. But at least you're not going to get anyone kicking your seat even in old F, unlike that staggered business product.
Oh well, only a 2.5 hour flight. Still a very comfortable seat and at least they've loaded the new entertainment content into the older AVOD system. Was looking forward to the F suite though. And what's up with the tiny bathrooms??? Lavs in business on the 380 are way better. But at least you're not going to get anyone kicking your seat even in old F, unlike that staggered business product.
Feb 18, 2014, 12:47 pm
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Just got TG'ed this evening BKK-HKG. When I booked this yesterday, it was new F. Got the bad news when I stepped into a ten seat F cabin this afternoon.
Oh well, only a 2.5 hour flight. Still a very comfortable seat and at least they've loaded the new entertainment content into the older AVOD system. Was looking forward to the F suite though. And what's up with the tiny bathrooms??? Lavs in business on the 380 are way better. But at least you're not going to get anyone kicking your seat even in old F, unlike that staggered business product.
Oh well, only a 2.5 hour flight. Still a very comfortable seat and at least they've loaded the new entertainment content into the older AVOD system. Was looking forward to the F suite though. And what's up with the tiny bathrooms??? Lavs in business on the 380 are way better. But at least you're not going to get anyone kicking your seat even in old F, unlike that staggered business product.
I guess trying to predict what TG is going to do is near impossible
Last edited by cshel; Feb 24, 2014 at 10:40 am
Mar 21, 2014, 2:23 pm
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Worst J Seat in the World?
Flew the 4p BKK-HKG 744 yesterday and it was the new cabin version. However, found the new J seat one of the worst I've even flown in. In the normal positions it was horrendously uncomfortable with no proper lumbar support and surfing a pillow in the back didn't help much. Also the leg rest does not descend far enough for anyone over 5'-4" in that normal position. (Things are moderately better in the not quite lay flat position.) There is absolutely no functional work or storage space in the "capsule". And when positioned for eating, the tray sits too low and doesn't slide towards the passenger, thus making this an uncomfortable activity. Thank goodness I was only on the plane for 2-1/2 hours! (Though I have two more of these segments later this year but these are in F...BTW TG narrowly wins out over SQ's new regional J seats as "the worst in the world"!)
Mar 22, 2014, 8:28 pm
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Flew the 4p BKK-HKG 744 yesterday and it was the new cabin version. However, found the new J seat one of the worst I've even flown in. In the normal positions it was horrendously uncomfortable with no proper lumbar support and surfing a pillow in the back didn't help much. Also the leg rest does not descend far enough for anyone over 5'-4" in that normal position. (Things are moderately better in the not quite lay flat position.) There is absolutely no functional work or storage space in the "capsule". And when positioned for eating, the tray sits too low and doesn't slide towards the passenger, thus making this an uncomfortable activity. Thank goodness I was only on the plane for 2-1/2 hours! (Though I have two more of these segments later this year but these are in F...BTW TG narrowly wins out over SQ's new regional J seats as "the worst in the world"!)
Mar 25, 2014, 2:10 pm
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However, found the new J seat one of the worst I've even flown in. In the normal positions it was horrendously uncomfortable with no proper lumbar support and surfing a pillow in the back didn't help much. Also the leg rest does not descend far enough for anyone over 5'-4" in that normal position.
Mar 30, 2014, 6:25 pm
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Flew the 4p BKK-HKG 744 yesterday and it was the new cabin version. However, found the new J seat one of the worst I've even flown in. In the normal positions it was horrendously uncomfortable with no proper lumbar support and surfing a pillow in the back didn't help much. Also the leg rest does not descend far enough for anyone over 5'-4" in that normal position. (Things are moderately better in the not quite lay flat position.) There is absolutely no functional work or storage space in the "capsule". And when positioned for eating, the tray sits too low and doesn't slide towards the passenger, thus making this an uncomfortable activity. Thank goodness I was only on the plane for 2-1/2 hours! (Though I have two more of these segments later this year but these are in F...BTW TG narrowly wins out over SQ's new regional J seats as "the worst in the world"!)
Mar 30, 2014, 7:36 pm
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Mar 30, 2014, 9:55 pm
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Well they are 'new' in that they were replaced during the cabin refit. So the J seats which appeared in the 744, 346 and 772 (non ER) were replaced with the angled seats which already appeared in the 772ER and 773. I can't say I really have a huge problem with these seats, although I do recall finding the older version in the 346 and 772 more comfortable.
Mar 31, 2014, 6:16 am
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Well they are 'new' in that they were replaced during the cabin refit. So the J seats which appeared in the 744, 346 and 772 (non ER) were replaced with the angled seats which already appeared in the 772ER and 773. I can't say I really have a huge problem with these seats, although I do recall finding the older version in the 346 and 772 more comfortable.
Apr 1, 2014, 1:59 pm
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Apr 11, 2014, 1:13 pm
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