Originally Posted by
OneWorldSapphire
I am flying the 789 LAX-DFW in August. Just a short hop, but happy to have the upgraded domestic first seat. I travel with a small service dog, and also my husband, and I selected the middle seats in row 1 for us. I thought being able to see both of us would be a good experience for my service dog. I also chose row 1 because it was more private and would mean fewer pax walking past us. I'm always aware of others staring, since I have the service animal. I've read all the comments about row 1 above. Has anyone experienced this row in the short domestic flights? Is the noise really that bad? I'm torn in weighing up the privacy of the bulkhead and the noise/light issues that come with that.
LAX-DFW is short mid-con, so I doubt there will be light issues. Perhaps some galley noise will be noticeable. The service dog may not be able to see both of you, if there's an immovable barrier between the middle seats - it doesn't show in the schematic, but I'm not sure that's accurate. If it isn't you'll have to use different aisles to access them. As to passengers, all passengers behind you will have to go by your seat, so if that's an issue, you won't have much privacy as people board or move forward to use the lavs.
My wife has special service needs - I frequently must apply ophthalmic medications, for example, so we choose the same aisle - seats across or tandem - on aircraft with solo seat capsules or suites. Regardless of which seats you select, one are genuinely made for chatting with another passenger.
Look at the seat chart with reference to what ive said.