Its just too bl**dy hot

So I came in from HKG this morning, first leg of my RTW and first flight in UC in about a year. Yes the suites are great, yes the service is acceptable, but on that night flight as was the case beofre, the cabin is to hot. The number of people complaing was ridiculous. In the end I got 3 hours of kip because I was so tired. Am I the only person who thinks the aircon should be on full blast on night flights - we have duvets, its them that should get us warm.

It was a waste of money, i ended up sleeping in my car off the M25 at Aylesbury and being late into work - not refreshed, not ready to go.

Unhappy of Richmond

Chefknife

I know this thought wont help what happened but.. when the A380 comes out thats supposed to have more lighting/climate combinations than any other plane in history!

a chilling thought!!;)

Air con does seem to be getting lots of thread space at the moment. I've noticed it in Upper class. Hopefully VS will read this and take note.

Dean

Yea, I kept the airvents on full blast for the whole trip and kept my bare feet out the bottom of the duvet (I hate doing that !). They are by far the warmest planes I have ever flown in. The duvets are so much better too than any other airline I have flown with. However, occassionally would have to cast it aside to cool down a bit.

[fozzyo]

I had to cast my duvet aside for the entire flight apart from breakfast, the guy behind me was sleeping topless without a duvet he was that warm.

Maybe someone should take a thermometer to compare day and night flight temps.

Foz )

The sight of me sleeping topless would have everyone under thier duvets. [8D]

Can different climates be set for different cabins? I'd imagine it would be a little unfair on Y passengers (with their blanket) to try and stay as warm as the J passengers with their duvets?

I agree... always too hot but at the same time I wonder if it's done for the good of the whole flight.

JC.

Just came off VS017 UC (343) last night and if anything it was too cold. For the first hour I sat there almost shivering as I was hit by a blast of cold air - not from the vent.

Not sure in my experience I have ever found it too warm.

Lest you think I'm one of those people who always like it hot I can assure you that our house is always on the cool side 18-19c.

Phil (Buffy)

[Decker]

VS12 back was fine on Saturday night as well although from chatting to the FSM on the way out you CAN set zones...

I believe it's the flight deck who have ultimate control of cabin temp with the cabin crew having a "limited authority" which can vary it 2 or 3 degrees up or down from what the boys and girls at the sharp end set it at. I'm sure it'll be a standard temp setting from the flight deck though. I will ask my mate who fly's the -400 what it's all about and report back.

John

quote:Originally posted by Decker
VS12 back was fine on Saturday night as well although from chatting to the FSM on the way out you CAN set zones...

Yep, on the VS19 a week last Saturday, on G-VHOT ironically, I mentioned that there was red hot air blasting out of the overhead vents after engine start to the Captain (who spent a while chatting with people at the bar).

He said that they usually set between 21 and 24C (e.g. comfortable shirt-sleeves working temperature), but each zone can be locally controlled by the cabin crew (but can be subsequently overriden or "locked out" by the flight deck).

The flight deck noticed when doing the checklist during the taxi that the temperature for my zone was cranked up to a stifling 29C using the controls in the cabin, and they subsequently overrode it!

Maybe some of the nesh cabin crew out there should be issued with VS sweaters?

Cheers,
Mike

[Decker]

""Nesh"[?] No mention in your profile of you being a Northerner Mike [8D]"

There is some thought that higher temperatures save money through lower air conditioning requirements. It's certainly the case that most crews tend to bump up the temperatures for overnight flights.

I have also been on overnight flights (a couple of A343 flights back from JNB spring to mind) where the air did seem to have a higher CO2 content, perhaps through a higher proportion of recycled air. The whoosh of cold air/oxygen just before people woke up was a palpable relief.

In any case, I always ask the crew to turn the temperature down. Without fail. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. But I'd agree that the temperatire always seems to be too hot. Mind you, the aircon in my car is set to 16-18C...

BC

quote:Originally posted by Decker
"Nesh"[?] No mention in your profile of you being a Northerner Mike [8D]

Sssh! That would be giving away the air of mystique wouldn't it?

Mike