QF747 J Seating Query

[geordieladinoz]

Hi

I have searched the archive but can find very little on J seating on a QF747, especially with the current changes to the fleet. Thanks to the current Global Sale we have just confirmed our JNB flights for next July/August and the upper deck seating plan has confused me a little as it does not resemble any of the seating plans currently available.

As QF63 is an all daytime flight I would prefer to be on the upper deck as in my limited QFi experience I have only flown A380 and have always wanted to sit upper deck on a 747. 17A/B is intriguing me and given we are the only current booking in J on this flight I thought I would secure them until I got some opinion. Seems very peculiar and I want to imagine that we have an acre of room but I am sure this is not going to be the case?



As the return QF64 involves an overnight and we will want to sleep soon after boarding I thought we may be better off in 4E/F as we will not be as keen for a window seat and unfortunately we are both only SG so rows 1 - 3 are not currently available to us.



Any opinions to help us would be greatly appreciated.

 

[TonyHancock]

My guess would be that 16A/B and 18A/B might be blocked for SAA pax to choose from.

As for the return it looks like a four class config so 4E/F would be the old F seats. (Nice for a sleep.).......be aware that the aircraft might change so you may not find yourself in the F sleeper seats.

 

[mannej]

SAA as part of their codeshare buy certain seats as such, hence the reason you can't see them.

 

[geordieladinoz]

Thanks Tony. It is the same config plane in both directions but I need to experience the upper deck in one direction.

Some friends recently flew 16J/K to FRA and said they thought they were the better J seats. I am sure with the 747's there will be a change of config somewhere along the line, much like the A380 scenario.

 

[Daver6]

Take the two exit row seats on the upper deck if that is where you wish to sit. Bucket loads of leg room.