Seating on the refurbished Qantas B747 (Four-Class).

Seating on the refurbished Qantas B747 (Four-Class).

The following questions relate to Economy on the Qantas B747 (Four-Class).

Seats

- Are 41HJK a good set of seats or poor? I ask because the seat-selection interface shows a single lone row here.

- If it's not good, which seats are recommended? 40ABC?

- Does Economy have the old Y seats (like the A330)?

QF6

- If this Four Class config. is sold on QF6, is it likely to still be sold as two-class (as per the usual A330).

- If it is sold as two-class, will a Silver member be able to select forwards into the W cabin? If so, when does it open?

All seating opens up T-80 hours on QF.

So if the W cabin is going to be opened for selected Y pax, it will be at the usual T-80?

I thought things were a little different for International flights? I could be wrong. 

Either T-80 or when OLCI opens.

The old seats are similar to the A330 with the small inflight screen.

Thanks! At least it's familiar, so I know I should be able to get some kip in it.

There are no 2 class left in the B747 fleet.  PE should be sold on the B747.

This is on QF6, which is normally operated by a two-class A330. It's currently showing as a four-class B747 for my flight date. I was therefore wondering if it is still going to be sold as two-class, but I'll check if I can book W on that flight, which should give me an answer.

Weird, it's showing Premium Economy as being sold. Does anyone know if this locks out any possibility of QF6 Y pax being able to sit slightly forward (i.e. in W)?

Row 41 has slightly limited recline because of the bulkhead behind it so may not be particularly comfortable.  41HJK is probably shown as a solo row in the seat-selection because 40HJK is reserved for crew rest.   40ABC would be much more comfortable.

Alright, thanks! 

Watson,

I would go with the best exit seat availabe to you to cover.That said over to many years of flying should this remain a 4 class aircraft as you say,usually those booked in J get a seat in first with J service as first is not sold and if i have it right you as a silver member may get PE or a J seat with PE  catering.Enjoy. 

That's what I was going for, yes. I'm not big by any standard, so it's not like I need any more legroom, but I do like a good bulkhead. I'm reluctant to fork out the AUD90 for the exit row, though.

I will hold out hope - it's about nine weeks out - that the magic will remain intact and I get access to a better seat.

(I suppose I should hope that there are sufficiently few J passengers that day so all the W passengers get moved up, but as a lowly PS I don't expect to get a J seat.)