Originally Posted by
gtrain83
I decided to try both in a way. I will do the ANA economy flight NRT to ORD. Then on the way back I will do the 787 from DEN to NRT in United economy plus.
Sucks that the seat map for ANA said all seats were unavailable so when I called they said only middle seats were left -_- . Oh well. Hopefully at check in a better seat will open up.
Thanks for all the replies. They were much appreciated!
I did pretty well the same thing as you. DEN-NRT on United 787 ( E+ in a bulkhead seat) and NRT-IAD on ANA in standard Y on the way back.
Like you I was told only middle seats, but they said they would add a note to the reservation saying I preferred aisle or window. When I checked in on line 24 hours in advance, sure enough I had an aisle seat. Managed to change that to a window seat with an empty middle seat beside me, so that made for a more enjoyable trip.
I will say that the ANA economy meal was the best I have had on an economy flight (Japanese meal). You can look up their menu in advance on the ANA website.