Thai Airways A350 flying to MEL in July?!
Jan 10, 2018, 1:48 pm
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MEL has a double daily TG service. One of those services switched to the A350 late last year. The second is slated to do the same from 1 Feb this year. It looks like that plane is coming from the London flight as both changes happen the same day.
Jul 12, 2018, 3:25 pm
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The A or K seats are best, beside the window and quite private. 15A/K being the pick of the bunch. The rest are too close to the galley or WCs (and there is substantial noise from the galley at the rear of the biz class cabin as it’s used to prepare coach meals. So lots of noise, and for extended periods of time.
Jul 12, 2018, 4:59 pm
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The A or K seats are best, beside the window and quite private. 15A/K being the pick of the bunch. The rest are too close to the galley or WCs (and there is substantial noise from the galley at the rear of the biz class cabin as it’s used to prepare coach meals. So lots of noise, and for extended periods of time.
As this is the single international route i regularly travel, it was with great anticipation i awaited the arrival of this aircraft. After many a flight on the A330, and then flirting with a 777, only to be swapped out on me twice, anything was an improvement. But i have to say, once in the seat, i was very disappointed with the offering.
Great plane!! Don't get me wrong - love it! - but such a lost opportunity for Thai with the seat selection. Yes there are other airlines with similar, but there are others that are leapfrogging ahead. I guess im already being spoiled with the QR & SQ offerings,
The seat is very narrow and in lie flat not much room for a tall person, with space in foot well also tight. The aisle seats further disadvantaged being open to movements in the aisle - so lying on your side, with legs bent because of lack of room length wise, and between seat wall and aisle was plain uncomfortable.
A & K are window seats without the aisle issues, but same narrow/length issues. With 2/3 of the seats on the aisle, thats makes them very premium seats IMO.
The limitations so great that i have to say, i will not be considering the night flight anytime soon.
Yes aisles rear of cabin are closest to busier economy gallery.
After my first flight on the A350, I wrote to TG expressing my disappointment (and to comment on service issues on that flight). Interestingly i did not get a reply. First time that has happened, as i have written in the past, both positive & negative feedback, and have had a reply. (no resolution, but corporate acknowledgement nonetheless).
next flight booked. daytime. window seat.
Jul 13, 2018, 4:32 am
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TBH i can’t see any advantage of those seats being so close to the forward galley and WCs. I’d still be shooting for seats in the mid cabin.
Jul 13, 2018, 4:39 am
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Jul 13, 2018, 2:57 pm
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It then really depends on numbers of kids and things like proximity to toilets and are window seats important etc.
We usually preferred the centere block of 3 (or 4) for ease of exit. Parent on aisles and kids in the middle. More so for the flights BKK-AKL as these are overnight.
Jul 14, 2018, 1:46 am
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As this is the single international route i regularly travel, it was with great anticipation i awaited the arrival of this aircraft. After many a flight on the A330, and then flirting with a 777, only to be swapped out on me twice, anything was an improvement. But i have to say, once in the seat, i was very disappointed with the offering.
Great plane!! Don't get me wrong - love it! - but such a lost opportunity for Thai with the seat selection. Yes there are other airlines with similar, but there are others that are leapfrogging ahead. I guess im already being spoiled with the QR & SQ offerings,
Great plane!! Don't get me wrong - love it! - but such a lost opportunity for Thai with the seat selection. Yes there are other airlines with similar, but there are others that are leapfrogging ahead. I guess im already being spoiled with the QR & SQ offerings,
Jul 14, 2018, 8:28 pm
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The newer SQ J seat on the A350 receives a lot of negative feedback...particularly with regard to sleeping position. It certainly looks amazing, but for many is ergonomically flawed. I haven't really been a fan of any SQ J seats for 10 years now...particularly the wide benches that first appeared on the A380.
I have flown the SQ A350 J seat a few times between bne-sin it is visually a very nice seat however terrible for sleeping and still awkward in recline.
Jul 15, 2018, 4:02 pm
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Thanks - We have made the seat selections already.
Depends on a few things. If your ticket is W or V class, then you will be consigned to the rear of the aircraft, if a higher economy sub-class, K/T/Q/H you will be able to select almost any seat in the economy cabin less exit row and bassinet.
It then really depends on numbers of kids and things like proximity to toilets and are window seats important etc.
We usually preferred the centere block of 3 (or 4) for ease of exit. Parent on aisles and kids in the middle. More so for the flights BKK-AKL as these are overnight.
It then really depends on numbers of kids and things like proximity to toilets and are window seats important etc.
We usually preferred the centere block of 3 (or 4) for ease of exit. Parent on aisles and kids in the middle. More so for the flights BKK-AKL as these are overnight.
Jul 16, 2018, 7:30 am
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The A or K seats are best, beside the window and quite private. 15A/K being the pick of the bunch. The rest are too close to the galley or WCs (and there is substantial noise from the galley at the rear of the biz class cabin as it’s used to prepare coach meals. So lots of noise, and for extended periods of time.