EY Apartments vs. LH First Class

[boomy]

Boomy (and others), what is the best seat in The Apartment? What about F on 777?

On A380 any forward facing apartment is good. On B777 K side is better as the toilets are located in front of A side.

 

[TomVexille]

On A380 any forward facing apartment is good. On B777 K side is better as the toilets are located in front of A side.

Is there an issue with the rear facing ones?

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Is there an issue with the rear facing ones?

I had no idea there was rear facing seats - so I had a bo-peep:



Crikey I hate herringbone seats cause I am not facing straight forward - no way I could tolerate those 'cough about' things! Dead set - you really sit there facing opposite direction to flight direction? Seriously?

 

[TomVexille]

Crikey I hate herringbone seats cause I am not facing straight forward - no way I could tolerate those 'cough about' things! Dead set - you really sit there facing opposite direction to flight direction? Seriously?

Yup, 5 of the 9 seats face backwards.

 

[hossein_au]

On A380 any forward facing apartment is good. On B777 K side is better as the toilets are located in front of A side.

Cool, thanks mate! I'll call EY to organise a (good) seat ASAP.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Dead set - you really sit there facing opposite direction to flight direction? Seriously?

Much safer in the event of an emergency. I'd take a rear facing seat in a heartbeat if they are offered.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Much safer in the event of an emergency. I'd take a rear facing seat in a heartbeat if they are offered.

They are all yours MEL. Would love to hear the views of others - facing opposite direction to plane travel acceptable to others?

 

[blackcat20]

I'd much rather travel backwards any day of the week. I already choose revese seats of trains and trams.

 

[boomy]

Is there an issue with the rear facing ones?

Well yes, they don't face forward

I've tried rear facing on BA J, it was terrible, never again!

 

[RooFlyer]

Is there an issue with the rear facing ones?

I had no idea there was rear facing seats - so I had a bo-peep:

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Crikey I hate herringbone seats cause I am not facing straight forward - no way I could tolerate those 'cough about' things! Dead set - you really sit there facing opposite direction to flight direction? Seriously?

They are all yours MEL. Would love to hear the views of others - facing opposite direction to plane travel acceptable to others?

I flew 3K (backwards facing) and didn't have a worry in the world! The only relevant times are on take-off and landing - the forces are different from what you are used to, but so what? During the 90% that's cruise, when you are in an apartment, you can't really tell the way you face, especially with the window shades down. Have another Champagne and think of ... well, whatever floats your boat

The bed is at 90 degrees to the direction of travel. No forces during cruise, so again, no effect on me lying there.

I've also flown BA reverse herringbone J and it also didn't worry me.

 

[JohnM]

They are all yours MEL. Would love to hear the views of others - facing opposite direction to plane travel acceptable to others?

Certainly. MUCH safer in the event of an abrupt stop.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

I had been meaning to ask boomy about the landscape bedding concept - that would worry me also. Fully understand I am a slice short of a full loaf but I was born into the bus industry with hundreds vehicles with standard seating layout - anything off full front facing I have serious trouble with.

Unlike bc I cannot sit backwards on a train / tram for 2 mins - I would prefer to stand.

 

[TomVexille]

Well yes, they don't face forward

I've tried rear facing on BA J, it was terrible, never again!

Understood. So nothing actually wrong with it

I flew 3K (backwards facing) and didn't have a worry in the world! The only relevant times are on take-off and landing - the forces are different from what you are used to, but so what? During the 90% that's cruise, when you are in an apartment, you can't really tell the way you face, especially with the window shades down. Have another Champagne and think of ... well, whatever floats your boat

The bed is at 90 degrees to the direction of travel. No forces during cruise, so again, no effect on me lying there.

I've also flown BA reverse herringbone J and it also didn't worry me.

That's what I thought. I've had quite a few flights facing backwards so I'm not unfamiliar with the concept. They were all on WN however

 

[Cruiser Elite]

You guys often select your seats based on your expectation of a major incident?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

You guys often select your seats based on your expectation of a major incident?

It is prudent to do so. If all other things are equal but one seat is safer, why not choose the safer seat?

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Much safer in the event of an emergency. I'd take a rear facing seat in a heartbeat if they are offered.

You have already informed us you sleep all the way in your bed so in this instance rear facing seat not much help to you MEL - best you don't choose those apts with back facing seats you'd be scooted out of bed me thinks MEL.

 

[boomy]

You guys often select your seats based on your expectation of a major incident?

If this was the case then no one should fly in F

 

[kpc]

I flew 3K (backwards facing) and didn't have a worry in the world! The only relevant times are on take-off and landing - the forces are different from what you are used to, but so what? During the 90% that's cruise, when you are in an apartment, you can't really tell the way you face, especially with the window shades down. Have another Champagne and think of ... well, whatever floats your boat

The bed is at 90 degrees to the direction of travel. No forces during cruise, so again, no effect on me lying there.

I've also flown BA reverse herringbone J and it also didn't worry me.

Agree. Recently I flew to Auh seatef backwards and returned seated forwards. Really nade no difference and as RooFlyer said, your bed is perpendicular to direction of travel regardless.

 

[boomy]

I had been meaning to ask boomy about the landscape bedding concept - that would worry me also. Fully understand I am a slice short of a full loaf but I was born into the bus industry with hundreds vehicles with standard seating layout - anything off full front facing I have serious trouble with.

Unlike bc I cannot sit backwards on a train / tram for 2 mins - I would prefer to stand.

The bed position didn't bother me, I slept well (Bollinger and friends may helped a bit ).
On the second, more shorter flight I found the bed comfortable for lounging and watching TV, even during turbulence.

Everyone is different off course but when I sat rear facing it was all good until turbulence started, then I suffered from motion sickness

 

[Bindibuys]

They are all yours MEL. Would love to hear the views of others - facing opposite direction to plane travel acceptable to others?

I have flown BA J Syd-Sin facing the back and had no qualms.
Would I "pick it?" Yes on BA J (loved the privacy) on the EY prob not, but if no choice in the matter, then so long as the plane does what it's told - go up safely, stay up, come down safely - then which way I face is irrelevant.