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I personally far prefer the A350 due to it being more spacious and having window shades (don't like the dimming windows).
What do you prefer?
What do you prefer?
I personally far prefer the A350 due to it being more spacious and having window shades (don't like the dimming windows).
The A350 seems to be better than the 787 in terms of humidity and air quality to me.I've not used a 350, but one of the reasons I think the 787 is a great aircraft is the LCD cabin shades. I like to be able to look out of the window throughout the flight and do not like to sleep on day flights (and can't sleep on night flights). The new 787 shades allow me to do this without flooding the cabin with light and annoying people. A brilliant idea.
The 787's higher humidity and lower cabin altitude are also superb, though I don't know if the 350 matches these?
OK, some airlines have made them a bit rubbish with a slightly tight seating layout (but even as a very big person it's not *that* bad), but the aircraft is a good product, definitely a big step in travelling environment.
The dimming windows are nice, but seem unreliable and slow to operate. A traditional window shade on top of them would be great.
No, it wouldn't, because it would cause me to have to have the blind shut during a day flight when I wish to look out just so some people can sleep during the day, which is only forced on people to make things easier for the cabin crew
Why? Surely the rule would still be to have it on the darkest setting, as it seems to be on most 787s now?
Glad it's not just me who can't sleep on night flights!
All but one have chosen 3-3-3 in an aircraft designed for 2-4-2. The Dreamliner is a horrific backstep in passenger comfort. The A350 is superior and most importantly, wider.OK, some airlines have made them a bit rubbish with a slightly tight seating layout (but even as a very big person it's not *that* bad), but the aircraft is a good product, definitely a big step in travelling environment.
Something people seem to have missed about the 787 is that the cabin crew can forcibly lock the window shades to the darkest setting. You can’t see anything really on the darkest setting, really.
All but one have chosen 3-3-3 in an aircraft designed for 2-4-2. The Dreamliner is a horrific backstep in passenger comfort. The A350 is superior and most importantly, wider.
Have I actually been on one? I've been on tens of Dreamliner flights, more than I care to remember of which in economy, mainly on BA and Virgin, two in the last two weeks and not by choice. No shoulder and elbow room, seat in face, equipment box cramping foot space. Very hard to sleep and get off drained and aching. Great in premium economy and above. Awful in economy, both width and pitch. It didn't have to be like this, but the airlines have chosen dense configurations.You can if it's light, I had it on the lowest setting for a while and could still see out. But that's no different to cabin crew coming round and shouting at you if you open the blinds, as they seem to do on most airlines - and in that case you can't see out.
Have you actually been on one? I genuinely didn't find it that bad, and I am really not a small person.
All but one have chosen 3-3-3 in an aircraft designed for 2-4-2. The Dreamliner is a horrific backstep in passenger comfort. The A350 is superior and most importantly, wider.
I suspect Boeing knew that just about all operators would go for 9Y instead of 8Y, even if the early publicity was all about the extra comfort of 2-4-2...
In the end Boeing will do what airlines want, as if they don't they won't sell any planes.