A summary of all Qantas Business Class seats

[AFF Editor]

We've put together a summary of all the different Qantas Business Class products out there:

The Ultimate Qantas Business Class Seat Guide

A great Business class seat can make all the difference between a restful and an uncomfortable flight.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

You can leave a comment or discuss this topic below. Do you have a favourite seat or a tip for someone who's new to Qantas Business Class?

(While this thread is about Qantas Business Class seats, AFF also has a long-running thread on Qantas Business Class meals & service!)

 

[bussyboy]

To be fair, wifi availability isn't related to the business seat, just the aircraft type - happy to be corrected on this point.

One aspect that might become more interesting in future is having Bluetooth IFE on the A350-1000. I don't recall this in any other QF J seat to date, but certainly a great feature IMO!

 

[Lynda2475]

Where the refurbished A380 shines over the B789 is with window storage on window seats. Although the seat is identical, it is so much nicer having somewhere convenient for your hand bag or shoes, and not having to put handbag in overhead bin for take-off and landing.

 

[SYD]

Where the refurbished A380 shines over the B789 is with window storage on window seats. Althought the seat is identical, it is so much nicer having somewhere convenient for your hand bag or shoes, and not having to put handbag in overhead bin for take-off and landing.

Not to mention PJs, blankets and pillows can be stashed there until required.

 

[Sprucegoose]

Where the refurbished A380 shines over the B789 is with window storage on window seats.

I would always pick a 380 over a 78X (same seat) as it is a larger and, therefore, IMHO, a more comfortable aircraft (forgetting the 'bar' area)

I still prefer four engines over two,

 

[MelbFlyer]

Where the refurbished A380 shines

But until all the Qantas A380s are refurbished (ie. 100% / no chance of getting an aircraft with the horrible 2-2-2 layout in business class), I'd still 100% pick a 787 or even an A330 if available on a particular route.

 

[cove]

The 737 business class is a pretty bad joke for us in Perth. It should be half the price of an A320 business class seat.

 

[Sprucegoose]

The 737 business class is a pretty bad joke for us in Perth. It should be half the price of an A320 business class seat.

I'm setting up a ‘go fund me’ page for all you sandgroppers. The discinimatoon and iinequity you lot face is beyond the pale.....especially if self funding travel.

In your case, a raging employment market and little competition create an indifference to airline customer service and therefore pricing (in general). Upside is you live in one of Australia's best cities so life is not all bad.

I can do the eastern states in a 737, it's a state of mind. There were times I did that trip weekly and for months at a time. So the real issue is the price and that's a little political.

Start a ‘treat us fairly’ campaign with you local member.

 

[Daver6]

Would be useful to add another column to the table. That is, number of J pax per J toilet.

 

[djkelly69]

But until all the Qantas A380s are refurbished (ie. 100% / no chance of getting an aircraft with the horrible 2-2-2 layout in business class)

I thought all of the QF A380s back in service after Covid had been refurbed?

 

[kpro]

There's technically two types of J seats on the 737. The older planes have the BE Aerospace Millennium and the later ones have a Recaro recliner.

Notably, its the Recaro seats that have built in IFE, and IMO they look more modern and are less likely to suffer from a headrest that slides down by itself.

I suppose they're too similar to warrant distinguishing?

 

[hachoo]

I thought all of the QF A380s back in service after Covid had been refurbed?

SYD to HKG features the old 2-2-2 Skybeds.

 

[kpro]

Some of the more recent ones that returned have yet to be refurbished.

According to the Qantas website, they're VH-OQA, VH-OQC & VH-OQL.

 

[Sprucegoose]

SYD to HKG features the old 2-2-2 Skybeds.

I would need therapy to fly the old sky beds. It was like sleeping on the side of a mountain.

 

[AIRwin]

It was like sleeping on the side of a mountain.

Your ski poles may come into handy?

 

[Sprucegoose]

Your ski poles may come into handy?

You're not wrong. Those seats were terrible. I wasted a large chunk of my life trying to prop those bloody seats up with my hand carry (which was not dimensionally nimble).

Must be a WP thing?

 

[dk4]

There's technically two types of J seats on the 737. The older planes have the BE Aerospace Millennium and the later ones have a Recaro recliner.
...
I suppose they're too similar to warrant distinguishing?

And, foot rest completely different, with a comfortable flip out pad rather than horrible metal bar, and adjustable in length for longer legs, plus lumbar support (when it works)... all up, four buttons to work the millennium seat rather than just two, IIRC.

 

[VPS]

I wish I'd read this before I came back on the 380 - I chose 19k and not only is it further to get to the storage space (would have preferred an even row) but 19K has a blocked storage space because it used for something else. Very annoying

The bulkhead rows (11 & 16) offer more room for your feet when sleeping. If you’re travelling solo, look for a window seat in a row where the seat is directly beside a window (this is every second row, due to the staggered configuration) for more privacy.

 

[Albert_Thurgood]

The 737 business class is a pretty bad joke for us in Perth. It should be half the price of an A320 business class seat.

Agree totally with this!

Also, the Table provided in the AFF newsletter article is incorrect.

The 737s operating out of Perth that I flew on recently have cloth seats, not leather. The leather seats are for eg SYD-AKL. Also the Perth 737s do not have entertainment screens.

So damn right the price should be much lower. Currently Qantas charges as much for return eg PER-MEL as some airlines charge for J flights to Europe or USA.

 

[bussyboy]

Can't believe I just paid for QF J on SYD-AKL route in a 737; will be interesting to see the comparison to LATAM business on the same route.