• Ugh. Hesitate to post this here because of golf thread but fuck it, I'm not ashamed.

    I got to fly in seat 1A on a BA 747 a couple of years ago. First and only time I had been on a 747 before. Didn't have holidays abroad when I was a kid, by plane anyway. I chose that particular flight just so I could experience the 747 before it was retired. It was epic. You're actually in front of the cockpit and one of your windows has a very slightly forward looking view. No pasenger in 1B either so felt like I had the plane to myself.

    It was an awesome experience as a plane nerd, but flying back in 1A on a 777 really demonstrated how far things have progressed in terms of comfort and noise levels.

    EDIT: If you want to know how wanky it actually was, this is a good write up of 747 1a. https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/07/04/trip-report-seat-1a-on-british-airways-queen-of-the-skies-from-washington-dulles-to-london-heathrow/

  • demonstrated how far things have progressed in terms of comfort and noise levels.

    This. Flew to Vancouver on an a A380 and the quietness and comfort upstairs was simply incredibly. The return leg on a 747 was not quite as nice, but still miles better than the Q400's I used to regularly have to fly in before lockdown work.

    Still glad I managed to get on a BA 747 before they're gone for good.

  • Have you flown on a 777?

    In terms of noise and comfort with BA:

    777 > 380 > 747 > 320

    Emirates wipes the floor with all BA services.

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