Why are there rear facing biz class seats?
Jun 15, 2017, 11:01 pm
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I think the question is why have forward-facing seats? I'll take a rear-facing seat over a forward-facing seat any day.
Jun 15, 2017, 11:03 pm
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777 flys slightly nose up and it is a good sleep for me. Reminds me of sleeping in the same position on the sub, head always up and slightly nose up.
Jun 15, 2017, 11:07 pm
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It's not Polaris. The plane is not used on any Polaris routes. And it's not Polaris service. It's just a lie-flat First on a domestic route w/ domestic service. The sole Polaris-derived amenity (if correctly catered) will be a nice pillow and duvet.
And you really can't see the people "behind you". The TV walls block the "view". You will be facing people on the other side of the aisle, though.
And you really can't see the people "behind you". The TV walls block the "view". You will be facing people on the other side of the aisle, though.
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Jun 15, 2017, 11:11 pm
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Ever notice how the IPTE seats stop at a certain "nearly lie flat" position when you hold the illuminated bed button? Then if you press and hold again, it gets even "flatter? That's to compensate for the tilt of the aircraft. That second position definitely is 180 flat, and if you're in a forward facing IPTE F or C seat, you'll definitely feel like your head is sloping downwards. Nothing a pillow can't fix, however.
Jun 15, 2017, 11:13 pm
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Jun 15, 2017, 11:25 pm
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My biggest issue with the 8-abreast J is there is literally NO overhead storage space. Awful. Make it go away -- although still an improvement over recliners for HNL trips!
Jun 15, 2017, 11:28 pm
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Jun 15, 2017, 11:34 pm
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Yeah - there's a lot of people on Hawaii flights experiencing the lie-flat set-ups for the first time. They put a bunch of stuff on the shelf in front of them and it all flies off as the plane heads down the runway. I don't want to be a know it all and tell them what's in store, but maybe I should.
Jun 15, 2017, 11:46 pm
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I've not done it and thought afterward what a mean person I was for staying silent.
Since I can't win, I now alternate between the two.
Jun 15, 2017, 11:48 pm
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Yeah - there's a lot of people on Hawaii flights experiencing the lie-flat set-ups for the first time. They put a bunch of stuff on the shelf in front of them and it all flies off as the plane heads down the runway. I don't want to be a know it all and tell them what's in store, but maybe I should.
Jun 15, 2017, 11:54 pm
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Yeah - there's a lot of people on Hawaii flights experiencing the lie-flat set-ups for the first time. They put a bunch of stuff on the shelf in front of them and it all flies off as the plane heads down the runway. I don't want to be a know it all and tell them what's in store, but maybe I should.
Jun 16, 2017, 12:00 am
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Of course, we were actually just pushing back, but I'd completely forgotten I was in a backwards facing window seat, so when I caught the movement out of the corner of my eye my brain immediately had the plane headed in the wrong direction...
The only difference between forward and backwards here is whether it happens on takeoff or landing...
