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My Qantas flight is a Finnair “wet lease”, meaning it’s Finnair equipment and crew but Qantas supplies including food, drink, amenity kits etc. The most talked-about feature of Finnair’s product is the “no-recline” business seat.
Sounds odd but I think it works quite well. The seat itself is generously proportioned, at least in its sitting portion. There is a wide, curving backrest that doesn’t move in any way, and a flat bed that is divided into two parts by two tilting panels. For normal sitting, these panels are rotated down for the passenger’s feet to rest on the floor, and to lie flat, they swing up to form a continuous horizontal surface extending into a rather narrow footwell.
You want to lie down, just swing the panels up, move your bum forward, and lie down.
Looking at the thing, front to back, you get a tunnel for your legs. This is my main criticism of the seat, but it’s not a huge one; the tunnel is a little cramped and rolling over from one side to the other could be a little difficult for side sleepers. The…
