Originally Posted by
bennos
While EC is nice, I'd go with a standard aisle rather than be stuck in a middle seat for ~15 hours. You can try for an EC bulkhead at the airport.
+ 1000000.
I ave taken that flight too many times to count but I can tell you it is LONG even in J. IMO free access to get up and move is worth more than free booze and a middle seat...particularly on that route. And no, you will not get an upgrade without shelling out a lot of cake.