Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
Can't do it. One or the other is already taken on both flights, so we're trying for 5EF (4EF is already taken on both flights). If/when my upgrade clears, I'll see about changing seats if 1AJ opens up. Our only experience up front on a 747 was in 5EF IAD-SFO last year, and we had no problem there, so we'll be happy anywhere.
You will, because those seats are the ones effected by the galley light/noise on a 747 overnight to SYD. Much better than biz regardless (unlike what was said by that INSANE poster in the other thread about refusing OpUps to F ex-SYD), but I'd sit separately over sitting together in row 5.