![]() ![]() When we boarded it turned out a Karen around 40ish and her kid were in our. However, due to covid in this airline, ours was the last group to be called to board. Air France has an interesting compromise – an open seat with curtains. For a little context here, I was traveling with my kiddo from the states to my home country, which takes around 8 hours with connections, so I booked first-class seats for both of us. Qantas Airbus A380 first class seats are arranged in a 1-2-1 layout. 2020 First offers the latest design and comfort – BA’s has doors and Lufthansa’s is more open. Singapore Airlines’ A380s have just six first class seats, spread across three rows on the upper deck, in a 1-1 layout. But the revamped Qantas First suites are almost identical to the original ones, and maintain the same 1-1-1 layout spread across the first five lower deck rows. ![]() Cabin First offered by Emirates, Etihad and Singapore Airlines enjoy a high degree of privacy, their own room if you like. The latest first seats might be divided into two categories, which I call “2020 First” and “Cabin First”. Since they retired their 747s, first is a 777-exclusive on Cathay - and with an off-brand red carpet to boot. Qatar Airways seems to be focused on Qsuite ( see article ), Cathay Pacific now only offers first on a few routes to Europe and the Americas and it is no longer possible to fly first on Cathay all the way from London to Australia. I was lucky enough to fly this seat twice, once on London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi (an almost empty flight, so I could take lots of pictures) and once on Dubai to London Heathrow.Ĭlockwise starting from the top left we have Singapore Airlines suites, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Emirates shower and Qantas.Īs some airlines abandon first class, others have made it better than everįor many airlines this was as far as they took first class. I think BA were looking to remind people of driving a luxury car or perhaps even going on a yacht. Notice how the pine-effect panelling in the first version is replaced with walnut effect and the original blue fabric becomes grey on the seat and brown on the side. But seats that turned into beds were a new thing.īA refreshed their original first class design with the help of designer Anya Hindmarsh in the 2000s. ![]() With blue seats, pine-effect panelling and fresh flowers on show I thought it looked a bit like the hanging gardens of Babylon! I certainly desired to fly in it and to this day I believe that seeing this cabin was a big influence in my career choice.īunks were available in the early days of flight on airlines like Pan Am and TWA, the American pioneers. But if you’re traveling on a long-haul flight in first class, you’ll immediately notice a massive difference: Long-haul first class could mean an entire suite in the sky. I was flying from London to Seattle on holiday with my parents in 1996 and although we did not turn left I got a good look through the curtain when boarding. First class seats offer an upgrade from economy on short-haul flights. …which was the first time I ever saw a first class cabin. ![]()
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