A few days ago I had the chance to fly Emirates' brand new 777 first class between Dubai and Brussels. The seat has a lot of innovative features, and because of the unique aspects of different seats, I've had several readers ask me what I think the best seat in the cabin is. I actually…
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Would definitely go for the middle one - looks more spacious from my perspective - and the virtual window is a 'gimmick' but bound to get people attracted to them - i am!
Let's do a similar ranking for the A380 suites for those of us heading to Milan soon.
In these seats one has the sensation of full privacy but is that actually the reality? Is there no place where crew can look in or monitor by camera? Or could one completely one hang out in boxers same as you might in a hotel room?
(Truth be told I would not really welcome people sleeping disrobed in an airline seat. I would also not welcome assuming I had full privacy and then learning crew had ability to see me....even if I wasn’t doing anything necessary to hide.)
Steiner binos, very nice.
I just can't get over the Alfred Neuman shaped decoration...I'd have a tough time staring at that. I guess I'd put on the eye shades...
@Lucky Why is the seat map inaccurate? What's the problem with just depicting one compartment behind another? Also, are the minibars refrigerated?
Q. What's the best seat in Emirates new 777 first class?
A. Simple. Any seat I'm sitting in baby!
Can you flip the virtual windows so you can see out of either side of the plane? Clearly in one view the plane will (sort of) appear to be flying backwards and it would be very odd landing or taking off but at cruise it would be great if you can chose to watch the alps or the sunset/sunrise...
Thanks for you thoughts
My order:
Window away from galley
Window near galley
Middle seat away from galley
Middle seat near galley
My rationale:
I love looking outside. All over. (Up, down, forward, backwards)
Noise comes from the galley, which could in theory bother me especially when sleeping
But having somebody in a suite with a closed door across from me? Not so much.
I have to wonder: are a lot of flyers agoraphobic or something?
I’ll probably never fly this because of the price and routes and because I don’t fly solo... but they are stunning
The seat map with staggered E and F makes sense. If you are travelling as a pair, it would tell you which seats to choose. I would imagine the choices for couples go:
Best - 2F and 2K
2nd Best - 1A and 1E
3rd and 4th best 1A and 2A or 1K and 2K.
If for example you chose 2A and 2F as a couple, you would have a long walk to see each other.
For the A380 F, here is my preference for someone traveling alone.
1. 2K
2. 2A
3. 3K
4. 3A
5. 1K
6. 1A
7. 4K
8. 4A
9. 2F
10. 2E
11. 1F
12. 1E
13. 3F
14. 3E
If traveling with another person, then:
1. 2E/F
2. 1E/F
3. 3E/F
@ David -- Hah, nope, you can just see out of one side for each set of virtual windows.
@ Malc -- Nope, they're not refrigerated. I suspect the logic of showing the seats staggered is to make it easier for people traveling together to pick suites that are logically better together.
@ John -- There's no camera and you do have full privacy. Presumably there are circumstances under which they're probably technically supposed to check on you (like if the seatbelt sign goes on), but otherwise you really do have an incomparable amount of privacy.
@ Lucky - Would you agree that an even better seat would be one that is rear-facing? In 1970, I flew from Lyneham (UK) to Hong Kong in a RAF VC10. All of the passenger seats were rear-facing. - for safety in the event of a crash, I guess.
You are all mislead by the inaccurate seat map.
Easy, 2 rows of 1x1x1
with the doors to the center suites opening at opposite sides.
So let me get this straight. Mr Solar Powered prefers virtual sunlight to actual sunlight. Man, the contradictions.
The question about the lack of binoculars in the middle seat was a joke, right? If not, I would suggest checking out an introductory book on optics. Optics is one of the more fascinating portions of physics.
How insulated are the quarters from noise in the galley, walkway or the other cabins? I don't like to sleep with noise cancelling headsets.
I’ve flown it and had 2F, as someone who flies waaaaaay too much, the virtual windows excited me so much that I’d MUCH rather one of the middle seats than a window.
@ Lucky
How many JAL Miles/Alaska Miles will be required to fly from London Stanstead to Dubai on this route?
I have to say that virtual windows are a very cool gimmick. However I don't feel comfortable exposing myself for hours to the artificial light of 3 additional big screens (plus 1 huge TV screen).
@Mark - every time you write "it's" without an apostrophe, it's so irritating
Having said that - I'd suggest we let Lucky just be who he is.