My view on QF Prem whY

[Evan]

Well i have been op'uped recently a few times and last night again from whY to Premium whY (The joys of travel this time of the year on full flights being WP/OWE)

For those who are wondering, yes the middle seats may have a little extra leg room but you wont notice it unless your in the middle trying to climb over somebody !

As a comparison in the last week i have flown SQ 773 regional J, JL 763 regional J and QF 744 Premium Economy, i would rate them like this...

1.) SQ regional J - best sleeping position
2.) QF Premium whY - Most comfortable seat, idea for daytime flights
3.) JL regional J - similar to QF PE but i felt QF PE has a little extra comfort for tall people and width.

I still feel ripped off if i was going to pay for it because i used to buy the cheap WT+ BA tickets and so QF just seems expensive. But for the extra comfort on day flights or flights where you are awake i highly rate it... for sleeping.... well the recilne is not enough to really sleep as well as the SQ regional J. I like to sort of turn sideways and thats not possible on PE but sort of is on the SQ seats as they seem to recline more.

For long flights if business saver fares were available and you wanted to sleep i say if you can afford it spend the money on J. But i know a lot like me cant justify that.

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[KitKat]

Thanks for your review on QF Y+. Am doing a MEL-SIN in Y+ day flight but return overnight, so have placed an upgrade request to J for return leg and will keep fingers crossed.....

 

[Evan]

Good luck with the upgrade !
Yes, well when i had seen it on flights i did not think it looked that special, and when you hear only 2' extra width you think it may not be a big difference but with a couple of flights i feel it is pretty good.

Wine and food is better than whY.

I hate SIN-MEL , its just too short to get enough rest really, i always feel dead the next day, since both SIN and MEL are home for me i just get a couple of hours when i get home.

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[munitalP]

...(The joys of travel this time of the year on full flights being WP/OWE)...

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I am contemplating seperating my travel companion and my bookings for this reason. I believe that my chances of any OP-Up or requested upgrades will be less if traveling with a Gold

If this is not the case, I truley am WP... :shock:

Mr!

 

[Evan]

I am contemplating seperating my travel companion and my bookings for this reason. I believe that my chances of any OP-Up or requested upgrades will be less if traveling with a Gold

If this is not the case, I truley am WP... :shock:

Mr!

I have done that before and it worked for me maybe.. i was traveling with a NB and i knew the flight was 100% so i made sure our bookings were not linked... then again another time on CX with the same NB we both got Op-Uped.
I have no idea if it makes a difference or not.

WP and proud of it

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[Sprucegoose]

Thanks for your review on QF Y+. Am doing a MEL-SIN in Y+ day flight but return overnight, so have placed an upgrade request to J for return leg and will keep fingers crossed.....

Welcome. what do they hit you for that in points?

 

[Evan]

Welcome. what do they hit you for that in points?

W -> J MEL-SIN should be 25k points each way.

disc whY -> W should also be 25k points...
From full Y its only 10k points and a WP would earn 7498 points on that trip in whY, so if ever you get a full whY fare like SIN-MEL its a no brainer to put in the upgrade request since it effectively only costs 2500 points ! which is probably as many as you earnt to book the fare on your credit card assumeing it was not booked by your work.

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