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Feb 1, 2019, 11:54 am

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Originally Posted by ethernal

You're a lucky flyer - I wouldn't change from 19C, it's the best economy seat on the plane (unless you really want free drinks). 10C is comparable, but it has its own issues (tray table in arm, etc).

If I can get 19C/D or 21A/F I don't request C+ - too much risk you end up in a middle or row 11 (while I know opinions vary, I firmly believe these are some of the worst Y seats on the plane - probably only 20BC/DE are worse).

Unfortunately there are only 12 "good" C+ seats on the whole plane (one of which is 10C which is saved for gate assignment) - which is pretty sad for a plane with 160 total Y/Y+ seats.

Yeah, I don't have C+ requested. 19C seems plenty fine and I'd rather know I've got that for 5 hours than risk an "upgrade" to a window/middle.

I have plenty of drink chits and Amex credit for my dietary needs.

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