Qantas' New A321XLR

[Saab34]

Staggering that they continue to have blunders in the configuration department. I mean, seriously, what a joke.

 

[SYD]

I can't see that we've heard from the CEO since the commercial launch. So here's one report (probably paywalled, sorry)

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/qantas-a321xlr-gets-airborne-as-ceo-defends-poor-toilet-to-passenger-ratio/news-story/7e0ad23bc188958c4833e89a4fd5e86b

Hmmmm ...

But lets be fair and hear how they listen.

The irony is they pinched those aircraft off JQ and no one would have batted an eyelid about the coughty config (pun intended). What was JQ thinking?…

 

[RooFlyer]

What was JQ thinking?…

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What would Alan want?

Ah. $$$

 

[SYD]

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What would Alan want?

Ah. $$$

They’re actually proper loos compared to what IB have shoehorned into the rear galley (all three loos).

It really is odd that they didn’t put a 3rd one portside aft, like many A321 operators have. They’re a bit pokey but do the trick. And don’t take away seats or $$$…

 

[RooFlyer]

They’re a bit pokey but do the trick. And don’t take away seats or $$$…

So maybe it was just spite? or just habit, to do the minimum? Sorry, I know I'm being unkind, but honestly .... why? Did they do a survey and find that JP pax's bladders were more robust than Qantas pax?

 

[moa999]

Did they do a survey and find that JP pax's bladders were more robust than Qantas pax?

The difference is JQ doesn't reserve toilets for special pax in its narrowbodies as it's (until the XLRs) all Y seating (they do in the 788)

So the JQ 321LRs have three toilets over 232 Y pax - or a 77:1 ratio...
And based on the proposed seatmaps for JQs 321XLR, one assumes the 12 J/PE and 196 Y pax will have to share all three toilets for a 69:1 ratio.