Upper or Lower deck?

I am flying UC SFO/LHR on VS20 in March and am advised by the rep that suites are scheduled to be in place on my inbound flight:D

She offered us seats 1A and 2A on the upper deck, and from the seat guide (suites version) I'm not sure whenether they will be good seats or not. Can you tell me generally whether it is better flying on the upper or lower deck and what factors I should consider (better/worse service, noise, busy, etc)? Also, when flying UC on the upper deck, does it mean going through PE to get to the stairs, and if so, is this problematic? Many thanks in advance for your advice.

Nice! I've only flown UC once (SFO > LHR) and that was on the older seats. On that flight, IIRC, I had seat 3A. My experience from flying that one and in PE is that I'll *always* take the upper deck rather than lower deck - it's quieter and seems more relaxed to me I've read reports about a "sleep zone" being on the upper deck on the returns to LHR - someone with experience of the suites will have to help you with that.

Aside from that, I'm not sure about any difference in service levels between the decks, nor have I encountered any problems with going through PE to go downstairs either - I doubt you'll be accosted

Cheers

Michael

Have not tried the New Suite yet, but have sat in seat 2C on the Upper deck to JFK,It is a lovely cabin to sit in and YES its better than the main deck.
More personal service, relaxed and calmer, real clubby feel.
UPPER DECK FOR ME.

I prefer the nose (zone A) of a 747 in UC. Reasoning is that the upper deck can seem a little cramped compared with the nose section, and you sometimes get the PE passengers barging through to use the UC WC rather than their own. Row 7 gets my vote -- one row back from the closet and in front of the therapist station. In suite configuration row 8 is slightly better to due to bin space.

BC

Hi,

Especially on night flights I do like the Upper Deck of the 747-400 ( quieter, I seem to be served quicker and I like the neat side storage bins for the window seats.)

On my flight back from SFO ( 6th Jan ) I did not notice any PE passengers coming forward to use the toilets.

The nose section is also ok.

I would probably try to avoid the section with the bar as depending on the flight there may be some noise although during my flights the bar was unoccupied for considerable periods of time.

Regards

TBS



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[Bazz]

Hi rod10,

The only part of your questions not covered by other members refers to having to pass through PE to get to the stairs, this is true as you can see from the Seat Ratings cabin layout. It is not a problem, the aisle on the upper deck is particularly wide so you will not disturb the less fortunate, neither will they attack you!

Bazz
Still Flying

Hi,

Yes, indeed.I even walked down to the bar in my UC sleep suit and was not touched once by the PE passengers:D


Regards
TBS

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[Bazz]

Bet you were disappointed?

Bazz
Still Flying

[RichardMannion]

TBS, now thats not very PC is it.

People seated in W obviously know a good offering - to be honest as much as I love flying in J, W is more than adequate for a short trip over the Atlantic to the East Coast..... (Completely Un-PC now)....unl;ess we are talkign about the MCO route. We all knwo what the class system is on that route

Thanks,
Richard

Hi,

Of course, it was dark at the time after diiner with the lights off;)

Regards

TBS

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