Renato1
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Our Jetstar trip in Business Class from Melbourne to Bangkok was pretty good. Being in Business, I actually managed to sleep for two hours on a flight to anywhere, for the very first time.
The Somewhat Annoying Things.
1. The aspect that enabled me to sleep a bit was that the seats were bigger and went back further than Economy seats. But the downside was that it made it harder for the person behind that seat (especially when in the middle of three seats) to get up and out of his seat, than would have been the case in Economy. Also, when the seat in front went back all the way, it meant the TV screen was in a lower and less comfortable viewing position than it would otherwise have been in Economy.
2. We were in two of the middle three seats in the third row. We came to think of ourselves as being in the "After-Thought Row". For example, my wife's tray wasn't taken away for around 30 minutes after they started collecting trays from the others - and she had to buzz them to have it taken away. Similarly, the people in the front, and to a slightly lesser extent in the second row, were very often being asked if they wanted coffee or drinks or something else - whereas that was much less frequent in the After-Though Row, where we had to buzz the staff more frequently for the same thing.
Similarly, my wife decided to buzz them for a cup of coffee about twenty minutes after seeing others in the front row offered cups of coffee (and then smelling the nice smell coming down our way), and she promptly got one - but it was nearly cold and with a bitter, stewed taste (i.e. most likely the dregs of what the others got earlier).
That said, it was still an enjoyable flight. One attendant was very chatty and gave me good advice for our stay in Bangkok.
My conclusion is that if one is offerred an upgrade to Business like we were, one will most likely wind up in our row. Don't become the "After-Thought" - buzz the staff, ask them what they are offering people in the front rows, and ask them to offer the same to you.
Regards,
Renato
P.S. My wife just reminded me of another annoyance. The couple sitting next to us in third row window seats were offered the choice of appetisers (gnocchi or some fish-vegetable thing). When the attendant came to my wife, my wife said she wanted the gnocchi, but the attendant said to her that No - she only had a choice of main meals, not of appetisers.
So the thought had to cross our minds about passengers who upgraded versus those who paid outright.
The Somewhat Annoying Things.
1. The aspect that enabled me to sleep a bit was that the seats were bigger and went back further than Economy seats. But the downside was that it made it harder for the person behind that seat (especially when in the middle of three seats) to get up and out of his seat, than would have been the case in Economy. Also, when the seat in front went back all the way, it meant the TV screen was in a lower and less comfortable viewing position than it would otherwise have been in Economy.
2. We were in two of the middle three seats in the third row. We came to think of ourselves as being in the "After-Thought Row". For example, my wife's tray wasn't taken away for around 30 minutes after they started collecting trays from the others - and she had to buzz them to have it taken away. Similarly, the people in the front, and to a slightly lesser extent in the second row, were very often being asked if they wanted coffee or drinks or something else - whereas that was much less frequent in the After-Though Row, where we had to buzz the staff more frequently for the same thing.
Similarly, my wife decided to buzz them for a cup of coffee about twenty minutes after seeing others in the front row offered cups of coffee (and then smelling the nice smell coming down our way), and she promptly got one - but it was nearly cold and with a bitter, stewed taste (i.e. most likely the dregs of what the others got earlier).
That said, it was still an enjoyable flight. One attendant was very chatty and gave me good advice for our stay in Bangkok.
My conclusion is that if one is offerred an upgrade to Business like we were, one will most likely wind up in our row. Don't become the "After-Thought" - buzz the staff, ask them what they are offering people in the front rows, and ask them to offer the same to you.
Regards,
Renato
P.S. My wife just reminded me of another annoyance. The couple sitting next to us in third row window seats were offered the choice of appetisers (gnocchi or some fish-vegetable thing). When the attendant came to my wife, my wife said she wanted the gnocchi, but the attendant said to her that No - she only had a choice of main meals, not of appetisers.
So the thought had to cross our minds about passengers who upgraded versus those who paid outright.
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