Seat 71D - QF A380

Kurt A · #1 19th February 2010, 02:00 PM

Hi all,

A friend of mine posted this in his blog...

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Thanks to SeatGuru, I found out that interestingly enough, seat 71D (left aisle, middle section) has no seat in front of it; ie- no 70D. Why this is, I have no idea, but I sure as hell don't care when I can book what should be a hectare of space in front of me (well, by economy class standards at least) with no extra charge.

(However, if anyone has flown this aircraft and can tell me what bizarre obstacle may actually be there in place of a seat which makes it not so desirable, please let me know!)

Anyone noticed the same? Thoughts?

Cheers,

Jason Le · #2 19th February 2010, 02:03 PM

The space is used for an emergency escape hatch from the crew rest underneath.

Tim C · #3 19th February 2010, 02:04 PM

Kurt et al,

This is an escape hatch for the crew rest facility. It is one of my preferred Y seat's on the 388 and your TV pops out of your arm-rest. Great seat, especially since they cut out the free exit seats. But shhhh, dont tell everyone

Cheers

Tim

Sarah C · #4 19th February 2010, 02:21 PM

Jason is right - you can clearly see the hatch. I was in 70F on a trip home, and it seems any seat in that area is very popular (even 70C is requested often). It is amazing how taking one seat out creates a lot of space for those around it.

Kieran Wells · #5 19th February 2010, 05:17 PM

All are correct, i got shown how this escape hatch works from the crew rest area when i flew on OQB last year and was let down in the crew rest.

Karl M · #6 19th February 2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim C

Kurt et al,

It is one of my preferred Y seat's on the 388 and your TV pops out of your arm-rest.

Tim

Well that's a down side for me. You wont be able to watch the take off's & landings from the tail cam! Just like you cant do in business class either!

Tim C · #7 20th February 2010, 08:23 AM

There is still a PTV in the back of 69D which I could see the tail cam clearly from 71D. Although id personally be more than happy not to have the tail cam for J legroom on a 13 hour sector.

Ian Garton · #8 21st February 2010, 05:49 PM

When I flew the QF A380 recently I was allocated seat 80K.
This is another without a seat in front.
There seems to be a few of these 'bonus' seats on the A380, something to keep an eye on when checking in.

James B · #9 22nd February 2010, 08:51 PM

Pics of the special seats you guys speak of ... seat 80A/K is the one behind the door bustle ... plenty of leg room

now you just have to find the 4 other special Y seats hidden on the 380

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