Qantas' New A321XLR

[RooFlyer]

Welcome to AFF @BM7500 .

Good to get observations from someone who is actually on the aircraft, including the toilet situation, rather than from the usual ‘problem? What problem?’ QF cheerleaders we have on AFF.

 

[Layslow]

Who ever put in fabric seats into the A220 + A321 should be fired. Today my A220 seat base and magazine rack were both deeply stained and the velcro strips coming apart. The 717 fit out was like a private jet compared to this.

 

[downgraded]

Makes sense for passenger circulation, particularly during meals.

But equally a negative for visibility of pax and exits in a safety scenario..
Plus whatever impact extra plumbing/ tanking has.

Overall it seems less favoured among the airlines ordering 321s versus an extra toilet at the back.




As above, the error being that these initial XLRs were destined for JQ and meant to be delivered in 2024, before

"Common" sense from a PAX circulation perspective would say a toilet is required towards the front of Y, especially as these aircraft get stretched in the Y section. Hey, a front toilet would even provide a separator from J and divert those who might have thought about heading to the J cubicle as well. A bit of extra plumbing and a few lost inches of seat space, but seriously, how many flights have less than 3 empty Y seats in them that they couldn't fore go those 3 seats. Pretty similar issue with 9 across 787, load factors on QF flights would suggest that 8 across 787 y would actually cost very little in actual lost seat km revenue and would have provided a layout that was genuinely worth paying a premium for.

 

[Himeno]

Pretty similar issue with 9 across 787, load factors on QF flights would suggest that 8 across 787 y would actually cost very little in actual lost seat km revenue and would have provided a layout that was genuinely worth paying a premium for.

And they could follow JAL as the only other airline using 8 across in a 787 as designed.
JAL markets their 787 Y seats as a premium offering because they are better seats than the rest of the market.