First A330-300 retrofitted with full flat seat
May 9, 2020, 11:24 pm
#76
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Bangkok & Dublin
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I flew this aircraft out to Perth on March 8th., and back on March 12th., and I sat in the "Throne" seat, (11J/14J). I have to say it is by far the best of all the Business Class seats in the THAI fleet. Loads of space in the footwell, tons of storage space, and plenty of surface space on the left and right of the seat. The lie flat seat is also comfortable, and appears to be a bit wider than the seats on the A380, B787 etc.
The other seats on the aircraft appeared to have varying space around them, considerably less space than in the B/J seats, and the last seat row space appeared to be very small indeed. So, if traveling alone on this aircraft, I would recommend you make every effort to get a B or J seat.
The other seats on the aircraft appeared to have varying space around them, considerably less space than in the B/J seats, and the last seat row space appeared to be very small indeed. So, if traveling alone on this aircraft, I would recommend you make every effort to get a B or J seat.
May 11, 2020, 9:45 am
#77
Join Date: May 2005
Location: UK
Programs: ROP *G, BAEC Gold, HH Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 969
I flew this aircraft out to Perth on March 8th., and back on March 12th., and I sat in the "Throne" seat, (11J/14J). I have to say it is by far the best of all the Business Class seats in the THAI fleet. Loads of space in the footwell, tons of storage space, and plenty of surface space on the left and right of the seat. The lie flat seat is also comfortable, and appears to be a bit wider than the seats on the A380, B787 etc.
The other seats on the aircraft appeared to have varying space around them, considerably less space than in the B/J seats, and the last seat row space appeared to be very small indeed. So, if traveling alone on this aircraft, I would recommend you make every effort to get a B or J seat.
The other seats on the aircraft appeared to have varying space around them, considerably less space than in the B/J seats, and the last seat row space appeared to be very small indeed. So, if traveling alone on this aircraft, I would recommend you make every effort to get a B or J seat.
May 13, 2020, 1:00 am
#78
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Bangkok & Dublin
Programs: Thai ROP Platinum; BA Gold; Marriott Bonvoy Titanium For Life; IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 375
Hi @kinchai,
I have flown in pretty much all the best window seats on the A380, and my favourite is first row window in the second cabin, in Business Class. It's a smaller cabin with more privacy. However, I much prefer the A330 seat for comfort and the Throne seat for storage.....much better storage than the A380
I have flown in pretty much all the best window seats on the A380, and my favourite is first row window in the second cabin, in Business Class. It's a smaller cabin with more privacy. However, I much prefer the A330 seat for comfort and the Throne seat for storage.....much better storage than the A380
Oct 5, 2021, 4:43 am
#79
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Oct 10, 2021, 10:21 am
#80
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 128
Those 3 aircraft, the oldest 333 in the fleet, have been added to the for-sale list, while the 12 with 2-2-2 seats are retained.
Oct 10, 2021, 2:04 pm
#81
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Jul 30, 2022, 6:06 am
#82
formerly rt23456p
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 1,210
I think it's a worse seat than the B/E Diamond, the only advantage being that you'll get a number of single seats with the Vantage. In addition to the footwell issue, there's the "coffin" sensation (which doesn't really bother me) and typically very hard padding and an immovable armrest which really constricts the width (both of which do).
I assume TG got a very cheap price for a last generation seat. There are far superior products (e.g., Cirrus and Vantage XL) which have been approved for the 330.
I assume TG got a very cheap price for a last generation seat. There are far superior products (e.g., Cirrus and Vantage XL) which have been approved for the 330.
Jul 30, 2022, 6:09 am
#83
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Join Date: May 2017
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Air China, China eastern and China southern all loves to fly A333/A332s to Europe non premium routes when they don't have enough 777's, Air China have even flown PEK-YVR using 330s, while it was still flying PEK-MAD pre-pandemic.