New Qantas 747-400 3 Class Fitout

[elbarr]

I understand the new Qantas 747-400 3 Class fitout is now in operation.
Assuming Qantas do not change planes on me I will be flying on it in both J & PE early next year.

I am looking for pictures & opinions as to what it is like?

 

[milehighclub]

The first aircraft is still in the hanger getting the upgrade. It will be finished next month then begin flying BNE-LAX-BNE 3 times a week.

 

[connieguy]

The first aircraft is still in the hanger getting the upgrade. It will be finished next month then begin flying BNE-LAX-BNE 3 times a week.

Seat map here?
QANTAS Rumours - The QANTAS Source

 

[elbarr]

Sorry about that. I saw on Qantas Source about the 3 Class 747 swap on 18 September and assumed it was one with the new fitout.

 

[harvyk]

Seems like a lot of J seating considering that they have been frequently allocating J seating to Y+ and Y+ seating to Y... I was almost thinking that they where going to make zone A and UD J seating, zone B as Y+ and everywhere else as Y to prevent giving better seats to those who have not paid for them.

 

[ozmille]

Seat map here?
QANTAS Rumours - The QANTAS Source

With that seat-map the UD becomes even more appealing to me, 6 pax less...

 

[Flying Fox]

I like the layout.

5B & 5J look like great seats to me!

 

[connieguy]

I like the layout.

5B & 5J look like great seats to me!

Noticed those seats too. They look great!

 

[kpc]

I wouldnt be happy with seats 5-8E:evil:, unless of course, op-upgraded from Y, Y+

 

[ejb]

5B looks the go.

Would be very nice to be seated alone when travelling solo.

ejb

 

[Flying Fox]

5B looks the go.

Would be very nice to be seated alone when travelling solo.

ejb

Might be good seats when travelling with Mrs Flying Fox too

 

[under the radar]

Seat map here?
QANTAS Rumours - The QANTAS Source

the qantas source 'rumours' seatmap is slighty incorrect...J/C lavs will be located at doors 2 crossover behind last row J/C DEF seats..also there will be no galley at doors 1 crossover either...effectively zone A will flow openly into zone B...there are also other slight differences around the door 2 galley/lav area and doors 4 and doors 5.. sorry i cant load a pic of the actual layout on here to show you..(im sure someone else will do it soon though!)

 

[serfty]

Makes sense with the Zone A/B flow through as there was really not enough room to have it closed off, even with a row less.

The Skybed Mk II has an 80", same as for the removed First Class seats, but with a 2x2 config. there's no opportunity to overlap.

 

[ozmille]

the qantas source 'rumours' seatmap is slighty incorrect...J/C lavs will be located at doors 2 crossover behind last row J/C DEF seats..also there will be no galley at doors 1 crossover either...effectively zone A will flow openly into zone B...there are also other slight differences around the door 2 galley/lav area and doors 4 and doors 5.. sorry i cant load a pic of the actual layout on here to show you..(im sure someone else will do it soon though!)

The one I can see is like this;

 

[docjames]

Does that mean only 1 toilet upstairs now? That's a nuisance.

Also, it looks like a significant reduction per seat in number of toilets for downstairs J also.

 

[under the radar]

Does that mean only 1 toilet upstairs now? That's a nuisance.

Also, it looks like a significant reduction per seat in number of toilets for downstairs J also.

a reduction..sadly..yes..the 'pacific' configured 744 has 4lavs/66 JCpax..the 'kangaroo' configured has 4lavs/52pax... whereas the 'new' config will be 3lavs/58pax...but there is an 'overflow' lav.(please excuse the pun!!!) that J/C can use just next to the J/C bar area at door L2..that is also utilised by premium Y/C pax...its called 'creative lav usage'...

 

[ozmille]

Does that mean only 1 toilet upstairs now? That's a nuisance.

Also, it looks like a significant reduction per seat in number of toilets for downstairs J also.

Yes that is nuisance, there are 4 less seats but still 1 toilet is not enough I think...

 

[serfty]

New 3 class seat map posted on FT:

The seat map as posted bears out under the radar's comments:

Originally Posted by eoinnz


New 747 seat map

 

[nonpop]

Yes that is nuisance, there are 4 less seats but still 1 toilet is not enough I think...

cough (yes another 'pardon the pun').
I like to select upstairs due to better toilet / seat ratio.
Where it is needed is in that last 1 hr before landing or as we get woken up. Even in J there are often lines as people change out of their PJs and brush teeh, comb hair and do god-knows-what in there that seems to take for ever at times.

 

[parsonstrish]

Unsure if anyone here has exact dates this new seating plane will be rolling out in Oct. Outbound qf15 on 15/10 and return qf16 on 15/11. at moment have seat 4e booked. if new seating comes in, this seat will be gone.
cheers