Originally Posted by
beachfan
How about Space One seating (row one) on an A320 BIO-PMI? Is that truly extra room?
It is allowing me to select that seat for 18 euros more vs. 14 euros for space plus (rows 2-4) or 12 euros for space seats (rows 12-14).
According to seat guru 12 and 14 are exit rows, 12 doesn't recline. Also according to seat guru, they block the middle seat on rows 2-4 but I wonder if that's true for domestic flights.
Any experience to share?
Thanks!
the first row is bulkhead and looks to have considerably more room although no under-seat storage. Space (Plus) is maybe an inch more than the regular seats - so nothing to write home about, although with SP you can board in the first group and hence guarantee overhead bin space. 12/14 are exit row with the associated fitness and language requirements (on BCN-GRX the FA was happy with English and did not require fluency in Spanish). On rows 2-4, not sure if Vueling guarantees a blocked middle seat or if they just allocate those seats last (my guess is the latter). I would trust the airline’s T&Cs over seatguru. If they don’t mention a blocked middle then it is not guaranteed.
Fun fact: on European LCCs, if you don’t care about being seated next to your companion/group, it is usually possible to get a free, fairly good seat by checking in as late as possible just before the deadline. This increases the risk of missing the cutoff and losing your flight.