Yeah economy class on a 747 sucks as much as it does on any other airliner.

PaulHoule 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No, it is much nicer than the 737/A320 class. Just thinking of the curve of a 737 makes my neck knot up. Bigger planes like the 747/757/767/777 are much more comfortable as well as modern planes like the A220/E195. 737 class planes are so ubiquitous that many passengers have no idea another experience is possible.

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rbanffy 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My dislike for widebody airliners is that the odds of getting a window seat are much smaller.

What’s even the point of flying if you can’t look at the world from up high?

	▲	alistairSH an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Reserve your seat then. Doesn’t cost that much on most airlines.
	▲	tacostakohashi 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The 767 2-3-2 layout is my favorite, with only 1 middle seat per row, yet still two aisles so you can use one while the other is blocked, or walk little loops if it's not.

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wat10000 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I’ve flown on a wide variety of planes, and never found any difference in comfort from the plane itself. It’s all about the seats.

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apelapan 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

On the A380 you get to enjoy the higher ceiling also in economy. It does make quite a difference for how cramped you feel, even though the leg room might be the same.

And both B747 and A380 fly much calmer than the smaller, lighter widebodies, which is equally nice for passengers on all classes.

	▲	rootusrootus an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The A380 is probably the smoothest flying plane I've been in, but in my experience it has one slightly annoying behavior quirk that degrades from my ability to enjoy it. Granted, I've only flown in one a few times, so I may have just been unlucky. But at cruise, the autopilot surges and coasts on a slow repeating schedule. Ease off and float for a bit, get just a little bit low and throttle up slightly to catch it, rinse and repeat. Not terribly noticeable when awake, but when I try to sleep I'm acutely aware of that sensation. So far my personal favorite is the 787. About the only thing 'bad' I can say about it is that all the mechanical bits are kinda loud, like the flaps and stuff, and are very noisy inside the cabin. But it cruises so nice, and the lower pressurization altitude and increase in humidity is noticeable on a long flight.

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wiredfool 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

One time I got an entire center row of 5 seats going from Seattle->Heathrow overnight.

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dylan604 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I had a long haul flight from DFW-SYD that had plenty of empty seats to the point they offered an upgrade to guarantee you'd be the only person in the row. Best spent $100 ever related to airfare.

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robin_reala 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I had that SF to Heathrow once, though I recollect four seats? Only time I’ve ever had a lie-flat bed on an aircraft.

	▲	rbanffy 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		3-4-3 and 3-5-3 are relatively common on 747 and 777 IIRC.