7 Days in Lisbon, 8 Hours in London: Qantas A380 Y, Heathrow Lounges, TAP to Lisbon

[Jumbojet Lover]

As for 3 hour RJ flights, those can't be too comfortable either! That said, I haven't yet flown on Embraer RJ's so I would probably try to get myself on one of those just to check out the equipment, if the opportunity arises...

Of all the regional jets I've taken, Embraer 170/190 are my favourites. Just need to try the CSeries for a fair comparison

[yflyer]

As someone based in North America traveling fairly frequently between both coasts, transcontinental narrowbody flights are an unfortunate reality, difficult to avoid. I've resigned myself to that misery (on US carriers in economy no less). That's nothing though, compared to being on a regional jet for more than 3 hours - imagine that!
http://www.gcmap.com/featured/20180607

Yes, agree it is seems to be mostly narrowbodies for US transcon flights. I have a 4 hour SFO-ORD sector coming up operated by a 737-900 and I am not looking forward to it! My return ORD-SFO is a 757, which I don't mind since there aren't that many opportunities for me to fly on 757's these days, since that type seems to have become quite rare in Asia.

As for 3 hour RJ flights, those can't be too comfortable either! That said, I haven't yet flown on Embraer RJ's so I would probably try to get myself on one of those just to check out the equipment, if the opportunity arises...

[Jumbojet Lover]

On a related topic, I am really not a fan of 4 or 5 hour flights on a narrowbody, whether an A320 or a 737. Even when the seats recline, these flights are just too long to feel comfortable in a narrow single-aisle tube...

As someone based in North America traveling fairly frequently between both coasts, transcontinental narrowbody flights are an unfortunate reality, difficult to avoid. I've resigned myself to that misery (on US carriers in economy no less). That's nothing though, compared to being on a regional jet for more than 3 hours - imagine that!
http://www.gcmap.com/featured/20180607

[yflyer]

Always enjoy your trip reports, yflyer! Just wanted to ask how you found TAP's non-reclining economy seats? These days I find that I almost always recline my seat as soon as I am able to even on the shortest flights. This is especially so when I want a good rest on board, so I can't imagine not being able to do so

Thanks, Jumbojet Lover!

Regarding the TAP slimline non-reclining seat, I found it fine for a short haul flight -- no worse than any other narrowbody. I probably wouldn't be too happy on flights longer than 2 hours in this type of seat, though.

On a related topic, I am really not a fan of 4 or 5 hour flights on a narrowbody, whether an A320 or a 737. Even when the seats recline, these flights are just too long to feel comfortable in a narrow single-aisle tube...

[Jumbojet Lover]

Always enjoy your trip reports, yflyer! Just wanted to ask how you found TAP's non-reclining economy seats? These days I find that I almost always recline my seat as soon as I am able to even on the shortest flights. This is especially so when I want a good rest on board, so I can't imagine not being able to do so

[yflyer]

Detailed TR with lovely photos, yflyer! Makes me want to go back for another few days.

Thanks, CarbonMan! Lots of good airfare deals to Lisbon these days.

[CarbonMan]

Detailed TR with lovely photos, yflyer! Makes me want to go back for another few days.

[yflyer]

Another brilliant TR from your esteemed pen, yflyer.

Thanks, loldude333!

Lisbon is such a pretty place!

It is, isn't it! A dream destination for photographers...

[loldude333]

Another brilliant TR from your esteemed pen, yflyer. Lisbon is such a pretty place!

[yflyer]

Wonderful TR, yflyer!

Great pictures of Lisbon as well! Almost everything I hear about Lisbon, and Portugal in general for that matter, for visiting has been consistently positive, and I too would love to visit sometime.

Thanks SQGamespeed! Yes, apart from Lisbon, my friends also recommended Porto and other cities/towns in this picturesque country with so much to offer to visitors. I can't wait for the opportunity to head back there...

[yflyer]

Thank you for sharing.

Thanks, 9V-JKL!

The food at IIIMPAR looks amazing!

The reason I headed there a second time was to try their tenderloin steak with the egg on top, swimming in IIIMPAR's signature steak sauce! It looked so good on my colleagues' plate that I had to head back to try it!

[SQGamespeed]

Wonderful TR, yflyer!

Great pictures of Lisbon as well! Almost everything I hear about Lisbon, and Portugal in general for that matter, for visiting has been consistently positive, and I too would love to visit sometime.

[9V-JKL]

Thank you for sharing.

The food at IIIMPAR looks amazing!

I slept very soundly on this flight. I normally sleep fine in Y, but this flight was especially comfortable.

Part of the reason might have been my choice of seat: My seat on this flight was 80C. This was an aisle seat just behind the row 79 emex row where row 80A had no seat in front of it.

Which seat was better? 80A or 80C? At first glance 80A (Or 80K across the aisle) would be a top choice, and Qantas charges a fee to select that seat, however remember this: 80A had a fixed armrest, whereas the armrest between 80B-C was movable. That meant if no-one was in 80B, the lucky passenger in 80C could raise the armrest and have some additional space -- there was no obligation to share the empty space with 80A as the 80A-B armrest was a fixed solid armrest.

On this flight, 80B was empty, and the lucky pax in 80C was me...

The mark of a true professional traveller!

[yflyer]

That's a lot you typed in one day.

Ya...spent the long weekend reliving my trip to Lisbon and London while writing it all up...

Wish I could travel as much as you do...

Be careful what you wish for!

[balajih67]

That's a lot you typed in one day. Wish I could travel as much as you do... Maybe in the future.