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Qantas Airways Passenger Seat choices and Qantas Airways Seat Recommendations |
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Find the best airline seat for your next flight with
Qantas Airways. All recommendations and suggestions are provided by your fellow passengers (not the airline!) .... so hopefully you will be able
to benefit from their recent air travel experiences with Qantas Airways.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 737-800NG
Flew twice on their latest aircraft. Improvements in cabin were evident. Issue was the seats were
uncomfortable. Whilst it was evident seats had been narrowed and leg room was minimal I would have
struggled if the seat in front reclined at all to the point an argument surely would have followed.
Seats felt like sitting on wood with major back and neck aches experienced. Now considering no longer
being a frequent flyer with them if this becomes standard. Yes I travel a lot domestically and
international.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Business Class : Airbus A380-800
Rows 11-13 are at the front of the Business cabin on the upper deck. Don't be fooled when
seat-map websites warn against the seats in this cabin because of "heavy traffic" - these
first three rows are divinely quiet and private. The only problem is that this front-of-house
business cabin is sometimes called "Emerald City", ie. Qantas reserves these seats for
highest-tier Qantas Frequent Flyer passengers and OneWorld Emeralds. Don't expect to be
offered these seats at on-line check-in unless you are logged in. It never hurts to ask at
the check-in desk, it's well worth it.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
First Class : Airbus A380
5K at back of cabin. Normally a fan 1 or 2A for quick get-aways, 5K is a bassinette suite so
has a slightly different configuration to all others, extra shelving being one of its
advantages. The other benefit, being last row in cabin, is that only crew walk past. With
toilets at front, the forward seats get more passengers traffic on a floor that bounces so
much it can wake you! There is absolutely no noise from the galley behind you.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 737-800
Economy Seat - Row 4 on Qantas 737-800 is a great choice when sitting in economy class. It is
directly behind business class seating with extra leg room. The other advantage is being close to
the front of the plane for disembarkation when you arrive.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 747-400
Seats D and G have boxes which operate the inflight entertainment under the seat in front of them.
This seriously restricts leg room which is always at a minimum in Economy anyways. You've been
warned, avoid at all costs.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 737-800
Exit row seats , usually 13ABC DEF run out fast on domestic QF flights, so it pays to get to check-
in as early as possible. There is loads more legroom here. I got 13F DRW-SYD and it made the journey
a lot better.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 737-800
Avoid seat before the exit row - think Row 11 or 12, the seat doesnt recline.
Also row 29 last row seat cannot recline either and sometimes used by unaccompanied minors.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 737-400
If using the web Check in go for Row 12 (Exit Row) as there are almost always a spare couple of
seats available.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 737-800
Row 9 on the 737-800 has no windows on either side. Avoid this row if you want to be able to look out - you will only get a view of the bulkhead. This
can be a good thing if you want to sleep e.g. on an early morning flight, but if you like to look outside the plane, you will not be able to.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 737-800
This is supposed to be an exception for travelling on QF 075 and 076 PER - SIN via Denpasar, ROW 1 -
3 are using business class seat with 2 - 2 seating instead the normal 3 - 3 configuration on economy
class. you may need to book early for this seat, and it is more comfortable as it gives you more
room
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 747-400
Avoid 38A and 38K on Qantas B747-438s if you want a window seat. These seats (in most
configurations) have no window but the wall of the aircraft instead with little or no opportunity to
see out. The result is a remarkably cramped environment
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : A330-300
Seats 28B or 28J can sometimes yield an empty seat beside you because the window seat doesn't have a
window & I guess the airlines don't like to allocate a window-less seat unless the plan is full.
It's good to have an empty seat beside you on a long haul.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Business Class : A330-300
Row 2 is the best. Row 1, particularly 1J & 1K are disturbed a lot during the night with
the toilet and fluro lights right in front.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
First Class : Boeing 747-400
In the last Row (4) there are 2 seats with baby basinettes next to them. If not used, they
create a whole lot of extra space to put your clutter in. The disadvantage of sitting in
Row 4 - you are next to the galley and get all the noise and the light (while trying to
sleep).
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Business Class : Boeing 747-400
For Business Class on Qantas 747-400's, Row 16.
This is the emergency exit upstairs. There's more room than First Class if you sit
anywhere in row 16.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Business Class : Boeing 747-300
Seats 5E or 5F are in the centre of the nose section and have a fantastic amount of legroom
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Business Class : Some 767-300 series
It is worth checking the website for the seating plans for a particular flight. Some
767-300 series, particularly between Sydney & Auckland have 5 abreast Club Class seating,
the old International pitch with plenty of space between the rows The "A" seats are quite
on their own with superb space between seat and window. The remainder seats are 2 abreast
across the cabin.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 747-300
40H, 40J are right behind business and the crew rest seats, and only a seat row from the
exit area, allowing plenty of room and a more intimate section of the economy cabin. Row 46
is exit row with heaps of leg room. Row 58 is exit row with heaps of leg room, but adjacent
to the galley.
Qantas Airways Passenger Seat Tip
Economy Class : Boeing 747-300
Best seats on emergency exits: 29BC (if available for economy), 46BC/HJ, 58BC/HJ. Good
seats on emergency exits : 46A/K, 58A/K (some less space due to the emergency slide door
mechanism). Note that row 46 is close to the toilets so there is many people moving around
and some bad smell from time to time. Row 58 doesn't have these inconvenient but there is
more vibrations as it is closes to the end of the plane). Other good seats (just after
walls in the middle): 34DEFG, 47DEFG.
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