First Class
First class is offered only on the Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A380.
On the Boeing 747-400, first class is in the form of flat bed sleeping pods with 79 in seat pitch with each seat being 22 in wide. It folds flat to form a 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) fully flat bed. Other features include a 26 cm (10 in) touch screen monitor with 400 AVOD programs and personal 110 V AC power outlets in every seat. Qantas offers 14 seats on all the 747-400s equipped with first class.
On the Airbus A380, Qantas offers 14 individual suites. The seats rotate, facing forward for takeoff, but rotating to the side for sleeping, with 83.5 in seat pitch (extending to a 212 cm fully flat bed) and a width of 29 in. Each suite has a 43 cm (17 in) widescreen HD monitor with 1,000 AVOD programs. In addition to the 110 V AC power outlets offered on the 747-400, USB ports are also offered for connectivity. Passengers are also able to make use of the on-board business lounge on the upper deck.
Complimentary access to either the first class or business class lounges (or affiliated lounges) is offered.
Business Class
International Business Class is available on the Boeing 747, International Airbus A330-200s, the A330-300 and the Airbus A380. On the Boeing 747, seating is in a 2-3-2 configuration on the main deck and a 2-2 configuration on the upper deck. The A330 features a 2-2-2 configuration. There are two versions of what Qantas call its "Skybed": the lie flat business class seat. Older versions of the lie-flat Skybeds feature 60 in of seat pitch and 21.5 in width, however passengers sleep at a distinct slope to the cabin floor. Later versions of the Skybed have an 80-inch pitch, and lie fully horizontal. By 2015, the business class of its entire fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft will be fitted with lie flat seats.
747s and A330s features a 26 cm (10 in) touchscreen monitor with 400 AVOD programs. Qantas' new international business class product is featured on the Airbus A380. It features 72 fully flat Skybed seats with 80 in seat pitch (converting to a 200 cm long bed). These seats are located on the upper-deck in a 2-2-2 configuration in 2 separate cabins. features include a 30 cm touchscreen monitor with 1,000 AVOD programs and an on-board lounge. On the internationally configured Boeing 767, seating is in a 1-2-2 configuration, which include a 13 cm monitor with 10 channels of video and 12 channels of audio.
Complimentary access to the Qantas business class lounge (or affiliated lounges) is also offered.
Premium Economy Class
Premium economy class is only available on Airbus A380 and certain Boeing 747-400 aircraft. It has a seat pitch of 38 in on the Boeing 747 & it ranges between 38-42 in on the Airbus A380, with a width of 19.5 inches. On the Boeing 747, it is configured in a 2-4-2 seating arrangement around the middle of the main deck, whilst it is in a 2-3-2 at the rear of the upper deck on the A380. All A380s have 32 seats, and a walk up snack bar.
Qantas premium economy is presented as a lighter business class product rather than most other airlines' premium economy, which is often presented as a higher economy class, however Qantas premium economy does not offer access to premium lounges, and meals are only a slightly uprated version of economy class meals.
Economy Class
Economy class is available on all Qantas mainline passenger aircraft.
Seat pitch is usually 31 inches (790 mm) and seat width ranges from 17 inches (430 mm) to 17.5 inches (440 mm). Layouts are 3-3 on the 737, 2-3-2 on the 767, 2-4-2 on the A330 and 3-4-3 on the 747. On the A380, the layout is 3-4-3 and there are 4 self-service snack bars located in between cabins.