Thanks for the quick reply Ben. Yes there are 4 rows on the seat map per MelTraveller so old F & it will be a great blast from the past to my first ever F flight many moons ago
K
not quite, at least from what I could see. I took MEL-HKG and HGK-MEL it recently, it's 4 seats per row for rows 1 and 2, with the same business class seats as the rest, as far as I could see. Main benefit is a storage space/coat hanger space right in front between the two sides on row 1. Row 2 aisle might be better as the other side is further away from you, personal preference though. Row 3 has 6 seats (2-2-2), but the middle ones have additional storage in front of them and no other seat in front, so it's also a different take on it as it seems to give you more space, I didn't mind 3E. It still gives the feeling of a small cabin with only 14 people, more intimate even than the upper deck
Agree for downstairs, 5B/K would be better as no other seat next to them, just a storage bin - but then with more people in the cabin. 5K wins due to not being next to the door, ie. if you're early you don't get stepped on by the other J people walking in (at least when loading in HK, I think loading in MEL the door was next to the stairs).
And for what it's worth I reckon the new J seats in the 330 are way better, I'd go to another port to fly to HK on those, usually it's about $20 extra to do MEL-BNE-HKG compared to MEL-HKG, if MEL is a 747 and BNE a 330 ...