SCAT15F From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 402 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 10668 times:
Does anyone know if Lufthansa or any other airlines have opted for the upper deck galley stowage option? This was supposed to free up 12 seats resulting in 479 passengers in a Boeing configuration. Granted, no one is using that particular seating configuration, but the extra floor space should be worth at least 8 seats in a Lufthansa config.
BigMac From Suriname, joined Nov 2003, 317 posts, RR: 11 Reply 2, posted (3 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 9472 times:
I have a "related" question... Wouldn't it be more efficient if Boeing installed the stairs to the upper deck the other way around (walking up the stairs from the back to the front of the aircraft)? This way the slope of the rear of the upper deck would not be wasted and would free up more space for seats.
seachaz From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 214 posts, RR: 9 Reply 3, posted (3 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 6128 times:
Quoting BigMac (Reply 2): Wouldn't it be more efficient if Boeing installed the stairs to the upper deck the other way around (walking up the stairs from the back to the front of the aircraft)?
From a space efficiency standpoint you're probably correct, however that puts the bottom of the stairs away from any exits. As it is now the bottom of the stairs are aligned with Exit 2 I making for more efficient boarding.
Zkpilot From New Zealand, joined Mar 2006, 4739 posts, RR: 10 Reply 4, posted (3 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 4876 times:
Quoting seachaz (Reply 3):
From a space efficiency standpoint you're probably correct, however that puts the bottom of the stairs away from any exits. As it is now the bottom of the stairs are aligned with Exit 2 I making for more efficient boarding.
Not to mention that they need to be by doors in a ditching situation as the UD doors are not sliderafts.
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