Originally Posted by
mlondon
Thank you. This is very helpful.
Regarding the first row, you wrote, "usually becomes available". Wondering what circumstances the first row may be assigned prior to the flight day?
I don't mind getting to the airport 6 hours early, but would not like to do so if I found out that someone had been able to get those seats ahead of me.
In other words, is there any other way to ensure I get the first row prior to day-of-flight?
Also, I would still like to understand about the foot-room issue. Do ALL of the first row seats have larger footwells than the rows behind them?
Or is it just the middle two seats in the front row?
Thanks again.
I can’t comment on whether you can get assigned row 1 prior to check-in, but the 6 or so times I’ve been on the A330 in the last year row 1 was blocked (and empty) until check-in so I got it each time. It’s worth noting that if it’s a DOH-XXX leg, you can obviously get seated on row 1 when you check in at your point of origin.
In regards to the footwells, all of the row 1 seats have the same larger footwells which are substantially larger than the rows behind. The seats are really narrow and the aisle seats have no privacy so I would try get either of the window seats.