April 4, 2018: Some airlines, like Virgin Atlantic, offer flat bed seats — seats that turn into beds on many long haul flights — but on older aircraft, like the A340, it takes a flight attendant to set up and dismantle the bed. And, once you’ve commited to being flat, you have to have the flight attendant return to bring the seat (and associated parts and bedding) back to a seating position. Check in with Seat Guru (be aware – not always on top of aircraft models for your flights) and the airline to know the “lay of the land” as it were! Some of the best seating in all class configurations is offered on the ultra high teach 787 — and a few updated 777’s — the TC advises to keep with Boeing and stay away from most any AirBus model — most cramped and very uncomfortable — even for walking down the aisle!!
