Jetstar Boeing 787 refurbishment adding more Business Class seats

[Saab34]

I can see SYD-ICN loaded with the new config from later this month, 28/4 for example.

 

[moa999]

can see SYD-ICN loaded with the new config from later this month, 28/4

Where are you seeing this?

 

[Saab34]

Where are you seeing this?

SYD-ICN 28/4

 

[moa999]

Did a bunch of searches on SYD-ICN and that's the earliest I can find it. So maybe the aircraft will fly out for paint in the next few days first.

 

[Saab34]

ICN and Japan seems to have the most business demand so I’d be expecting to rotate around those routes. Japan has many sold out Business cabins for next month already.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

An OTT question: Which row is better on JQ flight - row 1 or row 2? Row 1 has a bit more leg room, but cannot put carry on bag (has to go overhead) and no one can recline into your space. Row 2 has less leg room and can put carry on underneath seat in front, and row 1 can recline ...

Defo row 1!!

Your bag in the overhead is only for a few minutes during take off and landing.

The recline in JQ business is very generous, if you’re in row 2 you’ll struggle to get out of your seat to go to the WC if the person in front has reclined.

Also, if you have a regular sized rolla-board… once the cabin quietens down to a snooze, you can prop that in front of you in row 1 and you have a horizontal leg rest, Makes snoozing so much easier!

 

[cmaviation]

It's actually a very efficient refurb at +23 J and -33 Y for a net loss of 10 seats, but also adding a crew rest.

I'm not sure how many seats are blocked for the crew rests on the longer Japanese and Korean flights (it's two In J on the medium distance flights).

Unlike the released map for JQs 321XLRs which are +12 J -36 Y to the 321LRs, though I believe with slightly more pitch in Y for the longer missions.

All 787 flights (excluding Domestic) have two J seats blocked for tech crew.
Longer 787 routes (think SYD-HKT +) have two Y seats for cabin crew blocked.
Additionally, all 787 flights have several seats around the aircraft blocked as available crew rest, however these are released when needed.