Originally Posted by
yonatan
Will be taking UA53 ZRH-IAD (i.e. daytime flight) and am trying to decide between 1B/1E/4E/4K/6D.
1. Are the bulkhead seats in 1/4 going to be too loud with galley or other noise if I want to take a 1 or 2 hour nap between meals?
2. Does the extra legroom in the bulkhead make it at all easier for whoever is in a window seat next to me to step out into the aisle without troubling me, or can I expect some inconvenience in this regard in 1B/4K?
3. Is there noticeably less noise from the engines in row 1 v. 4 and row 4 v. 6?
4. Of the above seats, which one(s) would give me the most privacy?
My preferred seats are now 6A and 6L, depending on direction. Hardly anyone walks by and even when they do, you can't feel their footsteps as the floor flexes under them. The downside is that you may hear the children in the economy bulkhead row on the other side of the partition, if you're not wearing noise cancelling headphones. Also, you may have to walk over your seatmate to get out. But it's so easy to sleep the entire flight in those seats that you may not need to.