I'm very relieved to read that Qsuite 2 won't be based on the horrible Adient Aerospace product that is QR's "Business Suite" on their 789 aircraft. That's a really lousy product. Granted, it has walls and a door, but that's it. There is zero storage space, it's very cramped, and the walls an...

Are you sure you flew a Qsuite and not a 789? The 789 has the "Business Suite" product, not a Qsuite. This is the Adient Aerospace seat mentioned above. Yes, it has walls and a door, but that's it. There is zero storage space, it's very cramped, and the walls and door are too low to provide any p...

It's the Aussie anti-thong (flip-flop) thing. They're viewed as low-class, so banned in many places (even surf lifesaving clubs' restaurants). That's why they're banned but sandals and slides are OK.

Yes, it was possible in the old days, before 9/11 and "abundance of caution."

I have many fond memories of flying 747s. CX with their "coffin" business class seats upstairs, BA and QF in 1AK in the nose -- the curvature of the fuselage meant that from seats 1A or 1K one could see forward, and the two seats were close enough for people flying together to interact. My spouse...