Originally Posted by nwflyboy

Thank you - very good info. We will probably go for 1L and 2L (we're a couple traveling together, but we both prefer window seats and do not require sitting together, just "close enough" is OK for 10 hours). I assume that the general consensus is that the benefits of 1L (more leg room) outweigh the potential downsides (no personal storage space on the floor there during takeoff/landing as it's a bulkhead, and the noise/light/disturbance of the galley/loo is minimal)?

Is it safe to assume that there are no seats blocked for elites, crew rest, etc. (that is, with a business class ticket, any seat should be selectable as long as nobody else has already grabbed it)?