to be honest, the relationship with QR is a bit of mess - try getting a lounge invite in Riyadh or Dubai... Why you need to ask at check in is beyond me - surely they can see status in the booking?

not a huge fan - the fact you need multiple pillows to get comfortable is a tell tale sign that all in not well. I also had a metal support bar about 3/4 of the way across the foot area. Like to recline to watch screen but could not really do that.Finns usually excel in design - cannot see this s...

not a huge fan - I enjoy watch the screen in recline mode - here the seat and screen are fixed so can only watch when sitting upright. I also had a metal upright support bar about 3/4 of the way across the leg well - was in middle seat, unsure if this is part of all the seats?The Finns usually ex...

the seats lack privacy - very exposed to the aisle. Prefer EK or QF seats that have some wrap around...

issue not mentioned above at all is the physical size of the business cabin - VA only has 8 J seats on its flights, whereas QF if on widebody (or even 737 has 12 compared to 8) you may have more luck given the bigger cabin configs...