Hi
Been trying to book 11D for an upcoming flight but it is blocked. We are a large party travelling with an infant so need to all be near the bassinet. I called to try and get 11D assigned but was told that this is not possible as the seat is blocked by the airport and therefore can only be unblocked at check in. They also said when a flight is not full 11D/G will typically be flown empty.
Is is this correct?
Correct. Seats 11D/G are essentially sitting in the toilet, and are probably the worst seats in the entire CX longhaul J class inventory, across all birds (the only competitor is seat 20D on 77G, also essentially sitting in the toilet). They are really bad.
A related problem with those seats is, due to the galley config and a slanted curtain, passengers are kinda encouraged to stand in your seat space as they queue up for the bathroom. It's hard for me to describe without pictures but once on board you'll see what I mean.