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Anyone fly Royal Jordanian business class longhaul recently?

Posted by: julia1 on Mar 8, 13 at 01:04 PM Posted in: Air Travel Tagged: Airlines Jump to last reply

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As it says in the topic title above, looking for personal experience from anyone who has flown business class on Royal Jordanian in the last year or so. Looking for more, and perhaps less expensive, One World options from London to Bangkok, in addition to British Airways.

In particular, wondering about comfort of seats in business for sleeping. Seat Guru reports seats are angled lie-flat, not flat-bed as on BA. But the video on RJ appears to show the seats going flat, or near enough, clearly not as angled as those 'sleeper seats' on Delta's A330s to Asia.

Thanks so much for any insight...

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sf7307 on Mar 8, 13 at 02:02 PM

Out of curiosity, I just looked at the video, and they don't appear flat-flat to me. These look like the ANA seats from NRT-SFO, which I found were NOT comfortable for sleeping.
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tahsan on Mar 8, 13 at 03:21 PM

Not recently, But some years ago.
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Rastaguytoday on Mar 8, 13 at 06:55 PM

RJ is probably using the A340.

Here's Seatguru's take on the seats, which are angled flat.

http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Royal_Jordanian/Royal_Jordanian_Airbus_A340.php
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Rastaguytoday on Mar 8, 13 at 06:58 PM

Hit the button too soon.

I tend to take SG's word for it, as they're usually correct.
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MissGreen on Mar 9, 13 at 03:46 PM

Have you checked out Skytrax for reviews?
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julia1 on Mar 10, 13 at 12:05 AM

Thanks for your replies! Also picked up some info on FlyerTalk. I think I might check out RJ this summer.

One attraction, in addition to fares, is the opportunity for a two- or three-night stop in Amman to visit Jerash and Petra.
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MissGreen on Mar 11, 13 at 04:21 AM

Amman was not very exciting. Jerash & Petra were fabulous.
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vervid on Mar 11, 13 at 08:22 AM

Definately worth a try. Flew Kuala Lumpur to Amman in August last year on A330. Slept well, better than on Lufthansa. But they are certainly not flat like BA, but they did seem wider. Food and service very good (except for Jordanianwhite wine)
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Gardyloo on Mar 11, 13 at 10:34 AM

My wife did a couple of narrow-body RJ business class segments (NBO-AMM-AMS) last year and raved about it.

For other Oneworld options, you could check out Finnair's new business class product (lie-flat) through Helsinki, or Malaysia's A380 via Kuala Lumpur.

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julia1 on Mar 20, 13 at 02:22 AM

Again, thank you all for your information! I very much appreciate your input! If, when, I spring for RJ, I'll report back.

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