New A380 premium economy - anyone know the seat recline?
David Z
I'm looking at making a trip soonish so this is of particular interest to
me. The new premium economy seems to be the way to go? The price is about
double that of economy ($4k versus $2k, on average), but offers a 19.5" seat
width - very decent. Apparently economy seats on the Qantas 747s are only
17.25" wide, so these premium seats are actually closer in width to business
class than they are to economy, but with a price tag that's much closer to
economy! Qantas also mention that the seats recline "9 inches" but don't
actually specify the angle, nor the seat pitch. Does anyone know where this
information could be found? The 747s are supposed to have a 6-degree seat
recline and 32" pitch - how would the new premium compare to this? Also, do
the standard economy seats on the A380 retain the 17.25" seat width or are
they wider? I'm loving the fact that each seat comes with 110V power and
wi-fi internet access - will this be free? =)
Peter Fanelli
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Yep, just another cattle truck despite all the hype.
David Z
seats and 18" seat width, which is superior to Qantas? Makes no sense ...
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Joanne
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Premium Economy Class Seat
As a Premium Economy Class guest you can enjoy the privacy of a 32 seat (40
seats on some flights to the US) cabin that is hosted by a dedicated flight
attendant throughout your flight. On board you can enjoy the comfort of the
spacious 19.5" wide Premium Economy seat, with ample legroom, fold out
footrest and 9" recline. The Premium Economy seat offers a multitude of
features including literature pocket and waterbottle holder, in-arm meal
table, laptop power and an 8.4" in-arm digital touch screen video monitor.
Premium Economy will be located on the main deck of B747 aircraft with 32
seats in a two-four-two configuration. On the A380, the cabin will be
located on the upper deck with 32 seats in a two-three-two configuration
Source: http://en.flyerwiki.net/index.php/Qantas_Premium_Economy_Class
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RT
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>> Does anyone know why Jetstar, a supposedly low cost airline, has
>> *leather* seats and 18" seat width, which is superior to Qantas?
>> Makes no sense ...
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> are SO low cost that they don't choose their own cabin furnishings)
> use leather. It's easier to clean spit and vomit off leather. They
> love it when the proletariat misinterpretes the presense of leather
> as being indicative of 'luxury'.
Dunno who was doing all the spitting and spewing on Concorde, then. BA had
all pale blue leather but it sure wasn't low cost.... Still got a leather
compendium (given to every passenger) in its original sealed plastic from
that flight <smirk>
Qansett
same>
David Z
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Read my post - this doesn't answer any of my questions (and I actually
stated a lot of this information in my post). Interesting that there only
seems to be one fixed 'drink/snack' table per 2 seats. I can see a lot of
potential conflict over this...
RT
>>> actually specify the angle, nor the seat pitch. Does anyone know where
>>> this information could be found? The 747s are supposed to have a
>>> 6-degree seat recline and 32" pitch - how would the new premium compare
>>> to this?
Using the old 1 in 60 (my calculator has died of old age) I reckon it'd be
about 10 degrees.
Joanne
knowledge, enjoy!
http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/A380/index?int_cam=au:a380:promohome
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