ALL QF's 330's to get lay flat Business seating - Including Domestic

[JessicaTam]

OK I give up. I don't know who the female 'celebrity' in the photo is. Any clues?

 

[BadgerBoi]

OK I give up. I don't know who the female 'celebrity' in the photo is. Any clues?

I'd already asked and got no response so I guess nobody knows...

 

[Princess Fiona]

I'd already asked and got no response so I guess nobody knows...

I'm reliably informed by OzMark that it's Lindy Klim

 

[Ansett]

I'm reliably informed by OzMark that it's Lindy Klim

And here is the link confirming it

Lindy Klim enjoys Qantas' new business class seats | Daily Mail Online

 

[serfty]

I'm reliably informed by OzMark that it's Lindy Klim

Ahh! Another Princess!

 

[eminere]

Is the woman a "celebrity"? I recognise the two men, but not her.

Sorry, missed your question. As the other have posted the woman pictured is Lindy Klim. A well-known local socialite amongst the fashion and ladies-who-lunch crowds but hardly A-list.

Why Neil Perry and his smiling mug is in every PR shot, despite the launch being essentially all about the new seat and not new food, is beyond me.

 

[serfty]

Sorry, missed your question. As the other have posted the woman pictured is Lindy Klim. A well-known local socialite amongst the fashion and ladies-who-lunch crowds but hardly A-list.. ...

She is indeed Royalty - at least in Indonesia - being a "being the niece of Ida Cokorde Pamecutan XI, the king of Denpasar.[SUP][/SUP]"

 

[yohy?!]

what Lara Bingle wasn't available?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

what Lara Bingle wasn't available?

where the bl@@dy hell was she?

(sorry, couldn't resist that one)

 

[knasty]

So it seems that most airlines are now choosing either reverse herringbone or the staggered forward-facing designs for recent/future rollouts, and both VA and QF have followed the trend. Does anyone know what the density difference is between the two?

 

[jasonwlin]

I'm a bit sad. I'm travelling to Hong Kong on QF J mid December and thought that I might get the new seats (earlier articles I read didn't distinguish the domestic rollout). Looks like with recent news, that won't happen...

 

[mannej]

I'm a bit sad. I'm travelling to Hong Kong on QF J mid December and thought that I might get the new seats (earlier articles I read didn't distinguish the domestic rollout). Looks like with recent news, that won't happen...

Seeing that you were flying in the early days of the roll out, you were never guaranteed the new seats regardless.

 

[BadgerBoi]

I'm reliably informed by OzMark that it's Lindy Klim

Thanks! I'm none the wiser but at least the poor girl has a name (I guess I don't watch enough commercial television?)

 

[BadgerBoi]

what Lara Bingle wasn't available?

rehab?

.....

 

[jasonwlin]

Seeing that you were flying in the early days of the roll out, you were never guaranteed the new seats regardless.

It was more because the first few articles just said that roll out was Dec 2014 with no mention that it was only for domestic flights. Maybe it was just wishful thinking haha.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

So it seems that most airlines are now choosing either reverse herringbone or the staggered forward-facing designs for recent/future rollouts, and both VA and QF have followed the trend. Does anyone know what the density difference is between the two?

Picking the 77W as the only example I can think off the top of my head where multiple operators devote the roughly the same space to different seating types (ie the entire cabin between doors 1 and 2) the results are as follows:

• regular angled beds: KLM - 35 seats SeatGuru Seat Map KLM Boeing 777-300ER (77W)

• reverse herringbone: CX - 26 seats SeatGuru Seat Map Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER (77G) Three Class

• staggered 1-2-1 with double 'couple' seats in some middle sections: TG - 24 seats (although they have more space for WCs, so that might increase by a couple of seats) SeatGuru Seat Map THAI Boeing 777-300ER (77W)

• staggered QF 1-2-1 style: Air Canadia - 36 seats SeatGuru Seat Map Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER (77W) Three Class

It seems the QF vantage seats take up the same or little more room than regular angled beds!

Air Canada is the only operator with a direct comparison between herringbone and staggered on the 77W. The herringbone has 24 seats and the staggered 35. AC herringbone is here: http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Air_Canada/Air_Canada_Boeing_777-300.php

 

[Mr_Orange]

Why Neil Perry and his smiling mug is in every PR shot, despite the launch being essentially all about the new seat and not new food, is beyond me.

I couldn't understand why that long-haired twit was there either.

 

[RooFlyer]

And here is the link confirming it

Lindy Klim enjoys Qantas' new business class seats | Daily Mail Online

Fair dinkum, even skimming that article made be feel vomitus.

Jetset beauty Lindy Klim shows off slender legs playing the perfect passenger as she promotes latest Qantas seats which allow snoozing during take off and landing

Hmmm .. which seats, although uncomfortable actually prevent pax sleeping during take-off and landing? The ones with sharp pints that stick out in the back and into pax's legs (slender or not)?

The seats will allow passengers the possibility to fully recline during take off and landing so passengers can continue snoozing as they arrive at their destination.

Oh!

Along with a shot she said: ‘Such an honour to join @qantas @neilperryrockpool and the inspiring (and very funny!) Qantas CEO Alan Joyce this morning to reveal the new #AirbusA330 cabin upgrade #marcnewson #timetofly #instyle.’

Listening to her must be a chore, as she enunciates "at" and "hashtag" all the way through ...

In her hand luggage she says she just takes ‘face wipes, lip gloss, head phones and cashmere wrap and drink lots of coconut water’.

I'll know who to ask when I'm after some coconut water.

‘My uniform doesn’t really change that often, ripped skinny jeans, little kitten heels, leather jacket or blazer, black or white T-shirt and Converse.
I just take those in a suitcase and a beautiful dress to see me through and that’s about it. During the day I put my Connies on and heels at night.’

Me, I just take some unripped fat jeans, steelcap boots, blazer, shirts, jocks and a spare pair of socks. I take those in my suitcase and a beautiful dr ... um ... some nicer shirts and pants and that's about it. During the day I put my clothes on and pyjamas when I'm flying but nothing on my feet at night.

What, you didn't need to know all that? Why on earth why not?

Tell me its all a spoof - and there aren't really people like that on earth.

 

[eosphoros]

Picking the 77W as the only example I can think off the top of my head where multiple operators devote the roughly the same space to different seating types (ie the entire cabin between doors 1 and 2) the results are as follows:

• regular angled beds: KLM - 35 seats SeatGuru Seat Map KLM Boeing 777-300ER (77W)

• reverse herringbone: CX - 26 seats SeatGuru Seat Map Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER (77G) Three Class

• staggered 1-2-1 with double 'couple' seats in some middle sections: TG - 24 seats (although they have more space for WCs, so that might increase by a couple of seats) SeatGuru Seat Map THAI Boeing 777-300ER (77W)

• staggered QF 1-2-1 style: Air Canadia - 36 seats SeatGuru Seat Map Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER (77W) Three Class

It seems the QF vantage seats take up the same or little more room than regular angled beds!

Air Canada is the only operator with a direct comparison between herringbone and staggered on the 77W. The herringbone has 24 seats and the staggered 35. AC herringbone is here: SeatGuru Seat Map Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER (77W) Two Class

I don't think that is a good comparison. The AC staggered seats are inferior compared to QF. It is important to first observe that they don't maintain a consistent 1-2-1 stagger. Rather, 1-2-1 is only the configuration in every second row. The other configuration is 2-2-2. The result is that the cabin is configured thus:

2-2-2
1-2-1
2-2-2
1-2-1

The result of this product choice is that AC have crammed 8 more seats into their 7 rows than they otherwise would have had using a 1-2-1 configuration in every row. I think it is safe to say that the AC product is inferior.

EDIT:
Did a quick search and it turns out AC uses the regular Vantage product. On a 777, the specs are: 44" pitch, 77.3" bed length, 20.7" width. The XL Vantage that QF has chosen has these specs: 45" pitch, 79" bed length, 23" width.

If indeed AC had opted for the XL Vantage, they would have had to keep a 1-2-1 configuration all the way through. The result would be that their cabin would have 28 seats.

777 Specs: http://www.thompsonaero.com/img/lopas/l/b777.jpg
A330 Specs: http://www.thompsonaero.com/img/lopas/l/a330.jpg

This was quite informative: http://www.thompsonaero.com/index.php/lopas/

 

[roncritch]

Ah Lindy was very diplomatic...always sitting down when next to the CEO