[depereo]

I know myself and a couple other people who do the same, would be fascinating to see if it's common enough to show up in statistics.

It's not even just the safety, the Boeing Dreamliner for example is shockingly uncomfortable to fly in.

[Grimburger]

> the Boeing Dreamliner for example is shockingly uncomfortable to fly in

Struggling with this comment, I do a lot of long-haul and the dreamliner is a clear differentiator on arrival due to cabin pressure and humidity. Boeing seems to have made a lot of mistakes over the years but I seek out a dreamliner for anything over 8 hours.

Perhaps you are the victim of the airline more than the aircraft itself?

[danpalmer]

The 787 is nice, but the competing A350 and A380 both have similar pressurisation and I haven't noticed humidity issues on either. I think the 787 was a significant step up on the 777, but compared to modern alternatives I think it probably is slightly less comfortable.

[ddalex]

Quick Google search suggests that humidity is better on A350 (20%) compared to B787(15%)

[Grimburger]

> Park praised three aircraft types in particular: the Airbus A380, the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350.

> The 787 and A350 nudge the humidity up to approximately 25% — an incremental upgrade, to be sure, but an upgrade nonetheless. That's because their composite-materials fuselages won't rust like metal ones would under increased humidity.

https://thepointsguy.com/news/the-healthiest-planes-in-the-a...

Haven't been on an A350 but definitely enjoyed the other two for long-haul. There's a noticeable difference when you spend enough time in that tube, Sydney to London is 24hr's straight with a short time off the plane halfway in the middle of the night. Long-haul is the default for Australians travelling internationally.

[danpalmer]

Yeah I live in London and my partner lives in Melbourne. Been doing 3x a year since covid.

Something that's fascinating to me though, and which puts a lot of online aviation discourse (that mostly comes from US domestic flights) into perspective, is that the short hops we sometimes do like Melbourne -> Hobart, is that they are immediately noticeable as far less comfortable. Apart from sleep effects, 1 hour of domestic flying leaves me feeling worse than 14 hours of long haul, and I think it's just seats and leg room. Economy (and cheap!) long haul flights are not actually that bad, at least for me as a 6' tall guy.

[throwaway_5753]

Same here: lot of long haul. Know of all the rumors about bad 787 engineering. Still much prefer 787 over alternatives because I find it significantly more comfortable.

[depereo]

I've done a few New Zealand to Houston trips on the Dreamliner and I find the vibration, temperature and humidity to be totally hostile compared to the A350.

Maybe it's a personal preference thing.

[wkat4242]

I was pleasantly surprised recently that a much smaller airliner the Embraer 195 had much more cabin comfort than a 737. Considering the smaller size I was expecting the opposite.

[cthalupa]

I've flown a good amount in the 787, 350, and 380. I found them all to be of similar comfort levels.