Flight: Iberia IB 6275 from Madrid to Chicago Equipment: A359 (Airbus 350-900) Class: Business Seat: 3E – 3G, Middle Aisle Seat Specification: Full Flat, 180 degree recline, Seat pitch: 78″. Seat width: 26″ Iberia used to operate this route using Airbus A346 in the past and recently upgraded it to an Airbus A359. The business class seats and configuration stayed the same with a 1-2-1 direct aisle access to all seats. The middle rows are better for families traveling together and we got the “honeymoon seats” where the middle seats are really close together and the arm rests face the …
Airline Reviews Iberia ReviewsAirline Review: Iberia – Business Class (Airbus 359 with Lie Flat Seats) : Madrid – Chicago (IB 6275)
Airline Reviews Iberia ReviewsAirline Review: Iberia – Business Class (Airbus 340 with Lie Flat Seats) : Chicago – Madrid (IB 6274)
Flight: Iberia IB 6274 from Chicago to Madrid Equipment: A359 (Airbus 350-900) Class: Business Seat: 1E – 1G, Middle Aisle Seat Specification: Full Flat, 180 degree recline, Seat pitch: 78″. Seat width: 26″ Iberia flies a couple of different aircraft types in this route (for example A340 and A350) and we got the fly the older A340-600 aircraft. The business class still features 1-2-1 layout with direct aisle access to all seats. The middle rows are good for couples traveling together while the window seats are better for solo travelers. The odd number middle rows are next to each other …
Airline Reviews American ReviewsAirline Review: American Airlines – Business Class (Boeing 787 with Lie Flat Seats) : Frankfurt – Dallas (AA 71)
Flight: American Airlines AA 71 from Frankfurt to Dallas Equipment: B787 (Boeing 787-8) Class: Business Seat: 2 D & H (Middle row seats with direct aisle access) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 60 “. Seat width: 21 ” American Airlines operates a Boeing 787-8 aircraft between Frankfurt and Dallas. There are 28 lie-flat seats with 1 – 2 – 1 configuration in Business class. Some seats are rear-facing while others are standard forward facing. Bottomline: Seat: ***** Service: *** Food: **** The seat was long, quite comfortable and even though it was a daytime flight, had no trouble sleeping …
Airline Reviews Etihad ReviewsAirline Review: Etihad Airways – Business Class (Boeing 787 with Lie Flat Seats) : Abu Dhabi – Frankfurt (EY 01)
Flight: Etihad Airways EY 01 from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt Equipment: B789(Boeing 787-9) Class: Business Seat: 11H & 5A (Rear facing and forward facing seat in aisle) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 73 “. Seat width: 22 ” Etihad operates twice daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Frankfurt, both on Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Business class consists of 28 seats with 1 x 2 x 1 configuration. The seats are in staggered layout with the odd number rows facing the aisle (less privacy) while even numbers facing the window (more privacy). Service started with pre-departure beverage. We chose a refreshing lemon-mint drink. …
Airline Reviews Reviews Singapore AirlinesAirline Review: Singapore Airlines – Business Class (Airbus 330 with Angled Flat Seats) : Seoul – Singapore (SQ 607)
Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 607 from Seoul to Singapore Equipment: A333 (Airbus 330-300) Class: Business Seat: 16 D, Middle Aisle Seat Specification: Angled Flat, 172 degree recline, Seat pitch: 60″. Seat width: 24.5″ MilesPointsTravel Disclaimer: This review is solely the work of Karen. I personally did not fly this segment. The last time I flew on Singapore Airlines business class was during our Maldives trip with my hubby. Since then the business class cabin seems to have undergone some cosmetic refresh but essentially still have angled-flat seats with 2 x 2 x 2 configuration. Although they are not full lie flat, I was not …
Airline Reviews Asiana ReviewsAirline Review: Asiana Airlines – Business Class (Airbus 380 with Lie Flat Seats) : Los Angeles – Seoul (OZ 203)
Flight: Asiana Airlines OZ 203 from Los Angeles to Seoul Equipment: A380 (Airbus 380) Class: Business Seat: 21K, Window Seat Specification: Full Lie Flat, 180 degree recline, Seat pitch: 80.4″. Seat width: 21.3 ” MilesPointsTravel Disclaimer: This review is solely the work of Karen. I personally did not fly this segment. It was exciting as always to ride an A380 business class, this time with Asiana. When I flew Asiana business class last time, it was on a Boeing 777-200 LR. The seat configuration is the same in both the aircrafts with 1-2-1 with direct aisle access for all seats. I had pre-selected row 21 …
Airline Reviews American ReviewsAirline Review: American Airlines – Business Class (Airbus A321 32B Transcon with Lie Flat Seats) : New York – Los Angeles (AA 300)
Flight: American Airlines AA 300 from New York to Los Angeles Equipment: A321(Airbus 321 (32 B) Transcon) Class: Business Seat: 7 D-F (Window – Aisle Pair) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 75.0 “. Seat width: 19 ” American Airlines has flat bed seats for Business and Open Suites for First Class for its coast to coast premium transcontinental flights. There are 20 flat bed seats in 2 x 2 configuration in business class. For these long haul transcontinental flights, I was happy just to get flat beds even though in a different setting I would have preferred direct aisle access for all …
Airline Reviews Qatar Airways ReviewsAirline Review: Qatar Airways – Business Class (B773(Boeing 777-300ER) with Qsuites) : Doha – New York (QR 701)
Flight: Qatar Airways QR 701 from Doha to New York Duration: 13 hours 45 minutes Aircraft: B773(Boeing 777-300ER) Class: Business Seat: 3E-F (Rear facing Middle Qsuite seats part of Quad setup) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 79.0 “. Seat width: 21.5 ” Ever since Qatar Airways announced the Qsuite product launch I have been dreaming of trying this one out. We finally were able to travel on a Qsuites equipped Boeing 777-300 ER plane from Doha to JFK. The business class cabin comprises of 48 closed suites with some middle seats being part of a Quad setup (ideal for a family of …
Airline Reviews Qatar Airways ReviewsAirline Review: Qatar Airways – Business Class (Boeing 777-300 with Lie Flat Seats) : Johannesburg – Doha (QR 1364)
Flight: Qatar Airways QR 1364 from Johannesburg to Doha Duration: 8 hours 50 minutes Aircraft: B773(Boeing 777-300ER) Class: Business Seat: 2J – 2K (Window & Aisle) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 78.0 “. Seat width: 21.8 ” Qatar Airways flies a Boeing 777-300 ER between Johannesburg and Doha. The business class has 42 seats (7 rows with 2 x 2 x 2 configuration) that convert into flat beds. In current day and age, not having business class with direct-aisle access for all seats is not competitive any more. However, the seat had a lot of space in front and I was traveling …
Airline Reviews Cathay Pacific ReviewsAirline Review: Cathay Pacific – Business Class (Boeing 777-300 with Lie Flat Seats) : Hong Kong – Johannesburg (CX 749)
Flight: Cathay Pacific CX 885 from Los Angeles to Hong Kong Duration: 12 hours 50 minutes Aircraft: B773(Boeing 777-300ER) Class: Business Seat: 15D (Middle row with direct aisle access) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 82.0 “. Seat width: 21 ” Cathay Pacific operates a 3 class (Business, Premium Economy & Economy) version of Boeing 777-300 ER between Hong Kong and Johannesburg. There are 40 business class seats laid out in 1 x 2 x 1 configuration with all seats having direct aisle access. Meal service started soon after takeoff. The chilli prawns were kind of bland and Karen’s Beef Tenderloin was not much …
Airline Reviews Cathay Pacific ReviewsAirline Review: Cathay Pacific – Business Class (Boeing 777-300 with Lie Flat Seats) : Los Angeles – Hong Kong (CX 885)
Flight: Cathay Pacific CX 885 from Los Angeles to Hong Kong Duration: 15 hours 25 minutes Aircraft: B773(Boeing 777-300ER) Class: Business Seat: 18D (Middle row with direct aisle access) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 81.0 “. Seat width: 21 ” Cathay Pacific operates multiple daily flights between Los Angeles and Hong Kong and all of them are on Boeing 777-300 ER in 1 x 2 x 1 configuration with all seats having direct aisle access. I had selected row 17 for my parents and next row for me and my wife. Each seat provides plenty of privacy because of the angle of seats …
Airline Reviews Reviews UnitedAirline Review: United Airlines – Business Class (Boeing 747-400 with Lie Flat Seats) : Frankfurt – San Francisco (UA 59)
Flight: United Airlines 59 from Frankfurt to San Francisco Duration: 11 hours 35 minutes Aircraft: B744 (Boeing 747 – 400) Class: Business Seat: 6G – 6H Seat Specification: Flat bed seats (rear facing), Seat pitch: 76″. Seat width: 20″ United operates a Boeing 747 for its Frankfurt – San Francisco route with business class in both upper and lower decks. In upper deck its in 2 x 2 configuration and in lower its 2 x 4 x 2 configuration. Its kind of insane to put 8 business class seats in same row and I would otherwise actively try to avoid such flights. I was …
Airline Reviews Reviews UnitedAirline Review: United Airlines – Business Class (Boeing 767-300 with Lie Flat Seats) : Houston – Munich (UA 102)
Flight: United Airlines 102 from Houston to Munich Duration: 10 hours 20 minutes Aircraft: B763 (Boeing 767 – 300) Class: Business Seat: 2A – 2B Seat Specification: Flat bed seats, Seat pitch: 75″. Seat width: 21″ United operates a Boeing 767-300 ER (2 Class Configuration) on Houston – Munich route. There are 30 Business class seats with 6 rows of 2 x 1 x 2 configuration. Since we were flying as family we selected the window-aisle seats instead of the middle single seat. The seats are fine if you are traveling with a family member but if traveling alone I would prefer to have the …
Airline Reviews Qantas ReviewsAirline Review: Qantas – Business Class (Airbus 380-800 with Lie Flat Seats) : Melbourne – Los Angeles (QF 93)
Flight: Qantas QF 93 from Melbourne to Los Angeles Duration: 14 hours 25 minutes Aircraft: A388(Airbus 380-800) Class: Business Seat: 18 F (Not a true flat bed, Middle row with direct aisle access) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 78 “. Seat width: 21.5 ” This was my first ever flight on Qantas as well as an Airbus 380 aircraft. I was very excited to fly on this behemoth of a plane. We made our way to the upper deck boarding bridge. The upper deck includes the business class in the front and premium economy and economy in the back. Karen boarded from the lower …
Airline Reviews Cathay Pacific ReviewsAirline Review: Cathay Dragon – Business Class (Airbus 320-200 with Recliner Seats) : Hong Kong – Kolkata (KA 168)
Flight: Cathay Dragon KA 168 from Hong Kong to Kolkata Duration: 4 hours 15 minutes Aircraft: A322 (Airbus 320-200) Class: Business Seat: 10A (Window seat in 2 x 2) Seat Specification: Recliner seats Seat pitch: 42″. Seat width: 20″ Cathay Pacific operates Airbus 320-200 (Version 1) in its Hong Kong – Kolkata route which features 2 rows of recliner seats in Business and rest is economy cabin. For a 4 hour flight, it mostly serves its purpose although I have been on flights of that length that had full lie-flat seats or angled flat seats on other carriers. I was surprised when the FA’s showed up …
Airline Reviews Cathay Pacific ReviewsAirline Review: Cathay Pacific – Business Class (Boeing 777-300 with Lie Flat Seats) : Los Angeles – Hong Kong (CX 897)
Flight: Cathay Pacific CX 897 from Los Angeles to Hong Kong Duration: 15 hours 15 minutes Aircraft: B773(Boeing 777-300ER) Class: Business Seat: 18K (single seat with direct aisle access) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 81.0 “. Seat width: 21 ” MilesPointsTravel Disclaimer: This review is solely the work of Karen. I personally did not fly on this segment. Cathay Pacific operates 4 daily flights between Los Angeles and Hong Kong of which all are on Boeing 777-300 ER. The aircraft features 53 flat-bed seats in business class in 1-2-1 reverse herringbone configuration. The veal chipolata was really tasty and did not taste anything …
Airline Reviews Cathay Pacific ReviewsAirline Review – Cathay Pacific – Business Class (Airbus 330-300 with Lie Flat Seats): Hong Kong – Bangkok (CX 705)
Flight: Cathay Pacific CX 615 from Hong Kong to Bangkok Duration: 3 hours Aircraft: A333(Airbus 330-300) Class: Business Seat: 16K (single seat with direct aisle access) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 82.0 “. Seat width: 20.2 ” My Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok was operated by an Airbus 330-300 featuring lie-flat seats in 1-2-1 configuration. For such a short flight (3 hours), even a recliner seat would be just fine by me. I did the long haul LAX – HKG flight 2 years back on a similar flight on Cathay Pacific and was very happy with the seat. After …
Airline Reviews Delta ReviewsAirline Review – Delta Airlines – Business Class (Boeing 767-300 with Lie Flat seats): Seattle – Beijing (DL 129)
Flight: Delta DL 129 from Seattle to Beijing Duration: 11 hours 50 minutes Aircraft: B763(Boeing 767-300) Class: Business Seat: 1C-1D (Middle Rows) Seat Specification: Flatbed seat, Seat pitch: 76.0 “. Seat width: 21 ” Delta operates a Boeing 767-300 on Seattle – Beijing route with a 26 Flat bed Business Class in 1-2-1 configuration. I was happy to have redeemed a total of 280,000 Skymiles for this one-way trip for 4 of us. I had forgotten to select seats and after arriving in Seattle the agent assigned me and Karen 1 C-D (first middle row) and my parents 7 C-D (last middle row). Compared to other business …
Airline Reviews KLM ReviewsAirline Review: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – Business Class (Boeing 747 with Lie Flat Seats) : Amsterdam – Los Angeles (KL 601)
Flight: KLM KL 601 from Amsterdam to Los Angeles Duration: 11 hours 5 minutes Aircraft: B744(Boeing 747-400) Class: Business Seat: 1J-1K (Window-Aisle) Seat Specification: Flatbed seat, Seat pitch: 63.0 “. Seat width: 20 ” I knew what to expect in the lower deck of the 747 KLM business class after traveling in it for the first time just a few hours earlier on Nairobi to Amsterdam flight. After boarding I took a few quick pictures of the cabin and me and Karen got seated. I really liked the 1A seat but it only is suitable for solo travelers. Soon after sitting down, the flight attendant came by …
Airline Reviews KLM ReviewsAirline Review: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – Business Class (Boeing 747 with Lie Flat Seats) : Nairobi – Amsterdam (KL 566)
Flight: KLM KL566 from Nairobi to Amsterdam Duration: 8 hours 15 minutes Aircraft: B744(Boeing 747-400) Class: Business Seat: 1J-1K (Window-Aisle) Seat Specification: Flatbed seat, Seat pitch: 63.0 “. Seat width: 20 ” I had booked our return flight from Nairobi back to USA on KLM using Delta Skymiles. I had never flown KLM before but knew that both segments were on the Boeing 747 which featured the newly redesigned business class with flatbed seats instead of old angled flat. I had selected seats on the lower deck because of good reviews of the 2J-2K seats although in hindsight I should have selected upper deck cabin for at …