How many AFFers will be on the first JQ787 commercial service MEL OOL Nov 13?

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Hvr said:
And here's the newspaper report.



There's some photos as well, wonder if any AFFers got their mug in the paper?
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Liam is around 9 years late ;)

I was the first person to check-in for a commercial pax flight out of AVV, which was AVV-SYD.

Apparently my mug was plastered over Japanese TV, go figure. I also made the HUN (I think I was doing a Starjump, very embarrassing!), the internal Linfox newsletter and other media too. Pictures of me shaking then premier Steve Bracks' hand whilst having a mouthful of muffin (no innuendo; they were handing out free muffins).

I also won a flight on Lindsay Fox's chopper for me and 3 friends that I never took (apparently there was 'no expiry' to it, but i'd feel rude calling and pulling a DYKWIA now).
 
I did the flight yesterday MEL-OOL... had 25A.. Flew down from CBR.. The engines are huge and the take off was really quiet... As for comfort.. I wouldn't want to do 9-10 hours in the seat. In Seat video was pretty good although couldn't get my iPhone or iPad to work through the screen. And the smell of that new leather... I had most of the media sitting near me in the middle section.. But for Jetstar it'll be a good plane.. But i have my little certificate and bag full of goodies.. I looking forward to QF getting them in 2016.... hopefully
 
drewbles said:
I'd love to know what you call 'unreasonable' leg room. To me, any part of my knees touching the seat in front is not reasonable ;)
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Then by your definition, no economy seat is reasonable for me! :)
Can you convince my boss of this fact, and that I need to fly business now.
(yeah ok - so front rows/emergency exits are the way around this - hence i am always logging onto my bookings at -T80 to ensure I get row 4/23)

I will often not move to an earlier flight when I arrive at the airport for this very reason - I am not giving up my row 4 leg room, for being home an hour early. I can work in the QP just as well as I can work at home.

I am only 5ft 10 , but economy ranges from knees just touching the seat in front - to shear agony whenever the seat in front is reclined (I have screamed out in pain before, when the person in front , without warning went from straight to full recline in 1 sec flat.)
 
jedinite said:
Then by your definition, no economy seat is reasonable for me! :)
Can you convince my boss of this fact, and that I need to fly business now.
(yeah ok - so front rows/emergency exits are the way around this - hence i am always logging onto my bookings at -T80 to ensure I get row 4/23)

I will often not move to an earlier flight when I arrive at the airport for this very reason - I am not giving up my row 4 leg room, for being home an hour early. I can work in the QP just as well as I can work at home.

I am only 5ft 10 , but economy ranges from knees just touching the seat in front - to shear agony whenever the seat in front is reclined (I have screamed out in pain before, when the person in front , without warning went from straight to full recline in 1 sec flat.)
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Well said. At 6'4", I dislike all economy seats. OK, regardless of height, I hate all Y seats ;)
 
ABC1 said:
On a good day when I stand up straight I'm 6ft.. My knees were touching the seat in front on the 787.
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Im 5'8 and my legs were touching the seat the seat in front. Scampered back to business class.
 
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