Anyone able to confirm if the 'limited-edition' Oroton cases are still dished out in J on overnight flights ex Asia or has it long returned to the basic PJ set and amenity kit? Thanks in advance.
Can confirm the 'limited edition' Oroton kits are still being dished out. Was on QF52 SIN-BNE on Tue and this was waiting for me:
Meanwhile, first time in the new refurbished A333 J. Absolutely loved it.
I was in 2A and Mrs Chooms was in 2E. Didn't mind the consoles of both seats being between us, we still could talk across the aisle when required. Being a red-eye flight, we actually preferred the extra cover from foot traffic.
You could notice the difference in space in front of the seat (noted Row 2 of old J on A333 had three windows, Row 2 of new J has two windows) but it provided easier access to the fantastic new screen and AVOD... didn't have to touch the controller once! Speaking of, the controller being tucked away under a cover is a good improvement on the Skybed... noticed I kept bumping the old controllers a lot.
Footwell: I was a little concerned about the limited space, but my fears were not warranted when I finally settled into bed mode. Could move from sleeping on back to side with ease with my size 11 feet.
I could move between the seat and the aisle with ease even with the console being in the location that it is.
Too late now, but I would like to suggest they should start at Row 1 with the console on the aisle side rather than the window (rather than the even number seats). This would have shielded pax in 1A, 1E and 1K from galley light during the red-eye flights and not made much of a difference to other seats.
Food was ordinary, but sleep was achieved. All in all, best improvement to hard product on QF I have seen since new F was introduced on the A380.
