Originally Posted by
ezefllying
I am now debating two things: Where to sit on the IAH-SYD flight, and whether I should ask if they'll route me IAD-LAX-SYD instead.
I would personally take 7L but I don't think it's a huge difference either way. I don't have a strong feeling in favor of the Polaris bulkheads; the regular seats are just fine.
If there is any difference in which of IAD or DCA are easier to get to, I would trivially choose that routing over all other concerns. I think at equal weight I would go the all lie-flat option, but a short DCA-IAH on a 737 is no big deal.