Is this a Y+ cabin with skybeds and Y+ seats?

[Katie]

After my luck with QF15/16 in the past year and scoring J seats for Y+ tickets, I'm a bit confused with this seat map for Y+ tickets I purchased in the 90th Birthday sale.


I'm used to the config of the 2 class 747 that has been doing QF15/16 for the past 4 years (that I know of, that's how long I've been flying it after work made me switch to QF in 2006).
I know others have made mention that from 2011, with the 747 reconfigs to add Y+, QF15/16 will be going to a proper 3 class config. I know Serfty had responded to posts before that if it's a 2-3-2 config, it's a skybed. So I'm guessing that my automatically-assigned-by-QF seat of 29B is a Skybed, and the 2-4-2 rows in Y+ are proper Y+ seats. That seems to be the case from the only seat map I can find that shows this config for a 4 class plane.

Of course, the reservation is for next May, so there could be aircraft changes, etc, but that's what I've been assigned for now.

 

[Mal]

I can't give a definite answer, but suspect it's this config:

http://www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/744-56J40PY275Y.pdf

With some seats blocked out due to a codeshare with American Airlines.

But happy to be corrected.

 

[Katie]

Mal, it could be, but I've got that config in another booking for SIN-SYD a day-and-a-half before I fly to LAX. (Yes, I am a crazy woman, but I'm sure others on this board have done crazier things than arrive from Europe or Singapore one day and fly to LAX the next day).
I don't have time to fiddle screenshots of those seat selection pages to remove personal info, maybe tomorrow, but for that SIN-SYD flight, I'm seeing all Y+ rows as 2-4-2, with the couple of 2 only rows down by the side of the galley/J upper deck stairs.

Having the two sets of Y+ bookings right next to each other is probably adding to my confusion ... At least the other 2-3 flights in Y+ are in the A380, so there's only one seating config ... for now ... if the A380s are flying then ...

 

[Ewing]

Actually, it's a 4 class 747-400ER:
Onboard Seat Maps for the Boeing 747-400 Extended Range Aircraft

Business class is zone A (the F cabin), zone B and zone F (upstairs).

Premium economy is zone C which has two rows of skybeds (2-3-2) and two rows of PE seats (2-4-2).

Economy is Zone D (28 PE seats and 47 Y) as well as zone E.

This config is a frequent visitor to the route but of course is subject to change. I currently have it on QF16 booked for March 4th as well (I'm booked in Y+ and was assigned 29K at booking which is a skybed).

-Shaun

 

[Katie]

And the config for the Y+ cabin changed last week. I got an email from QF telling me my flights had changed, and I needed to confirm details online. Changed from a skybed in 29B to standard Y+ in 35B.
Will be submitting a points upgrade request as soon as possible in Feb. And expect at worst case to travel in the class/seat that I booked.