Originally Posted by
jamienbaker
Japan holds a special place for me, coming in over the Pacific and first seeing land is something I hold dear. Even have a dedicated playlist for my arrivals, given how few they've been. Lefthand window seat is truly important, not enough to pay full F fare, but certainly I'd pay a few hundred dollars to the guy in 2A to switch if doing so wasn't so tacky and awkward.
But it's good to know the privacy partitions in the middle offer adequate privacy.
Jamie
Then didn't you answer the question yourself? You have no other options than arriving at JFK early.
But wouldn't left hand window seat, i.e. 1A just give you a view of the ocean?