Originally Posted by
LHR/MEL/Europe FF
Originally Posted by
OSUFlyer
My wife and I are travelling from BNE-LAX on a Alaska Airlines award ticket. We are booked on the 747-400 with the new PE configuration. Currently the only open seats along the windows are 36 J/K by the bulkhead or 37 A/B.
Take the bulkhead!
Any other row is severely restricted when the person in front reclines.
On this configuration (ie
58J/36W/270Y), we were automatically put into 35AB when booking. We also have the choice of 36JK (bulkhead), which has those obvious advantages.
But I've noticed that 35AB appears to be blocked for higher tier frequent flyers (it looks like a QF Silver/OW Ruby can't get it, but a BA Gold/OW Emerald can). Is this because this mini-row has some particular advantages that are worth considering even though we'd be foregoing the bulkhead? I imagine that 35AB may feel particularly private and may be quieter than being in the main part of the cabin. But I can't find any photos or other guidance online, only the two-dimensional seat maps.