Originally Posted by
ashlar77
Thank you all very much for that helpful advice. Row 18 does sound a bit too confined for me, so I paid the fee and reserved an exit row (35) instead.
For those wondering about the rules regarding preferred seats for free on *G. It seems that with a Tango fare, you do get a complementary preferred seat but on the first row(s) of economy only. For all other preferred seats you have to pay.
Row 18 on a 777 has more than a little extra leg room! I'm 6'1" and when I stretch out my legs I can barely touch the wall. It is very comfortable when you put your bag on the floor in front of you and use it as a footrest (after take off of course!). The bulkhead row in the 777 is by far the most room of all the AC aircraft bulkhead rows.
On the downside, the table trays are in the arm, so they are fixed but IMHO it is worth it for the leg room.
Sorry - just noticed I misread the AC333 as AC33 thinking it was a 777 YVR-SYD......