Qantas to trial new overhead bins

[Brad M]

Tiger was it Ray ?

QF only offloading pax via the front door makes it slow , and the holds are normally empty by the time the last pax are off....if there is not heaps of mail freight or similar...

DJ using rear stairs makes pax movement alot faster, and quicker turn arounds too...

[Zac M]

BUMP

VXC is possibly the aircraft, One of my colleagues mentioned a 737-800 without the seat back with different overhead lockers overnighted in CBR on Thursday night. The two 738s in CBR on Thursday night were VZL and VXC so safe to assume VXC...it had some down time at the beginning of the month.

[Brad Myer]

Yep VXC is the trial aircraft...

It has:

*New style overhead bins
*New modern overhead panel design
*Improved cabin lighting
*Fixed divider between J and Y class

If successful the improvements will be rolled out on all the original non IFE B73Hs.

Cheers

[Dave C]

Flew on it the other day.

Looks Awful. Bins are too low, and no curtain between classes makes it feel like a classic. Fail.

[Ash W]

Some pics can be found in this link.

Dave interesting to hear the bins are too low. Now whilst a different product I have read elsewhere that the retro bins are the same size and style as those on the newer BSI 737's.


http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qanta...rbishment.html

[Dave C]

Yes. The bins seem to be much lower than the sky interior ones. They look very similar except that they look like a home job, rather than the great look on the BSI ones. And when they are open, they seem to come right out into the aisle. The old bins were better.

[Zac M]

I cleaned VXC yesterday and the lockers are terrible, they hang way to low and require the crew to close them before cleaning can commence, they are left closed for boarding. Personally I feel that they are too big and make the cabin feel a little claustrophobic, That said the divider looks better that the standard one.

[Ash W]

So I take it they are bigger than those on the BSI aircraft? If so it is a surprise because they look the same as those in BSI 737's.

[Zac M]

Yeah they are bigger, and come down at a lot lower.

[Thomas Collins]

Bins are too low

Good. Easier for smaller people to place/remove luggage without having to reach so considerably...