Boeing 777-300ER (77W) seating questions
May 18, 2011, 8:40 am
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Best business class seats on 77W
I'm trying to do a search, but there seems to be a problem because my searches using various terms are yielding no results.
In short, I'm flying from Vancouver to Hong Kong in their Executive First Class aboard their 77W in August. Seatguru.com gives so little information. What is the best business class seat if seated alone. Someone mentioned 11K in the past, but was wondering whether options for food run out on account of being seated in the back of the cabin.
Any thoughts?
Best,
Jim
In short, I'm flying from Vancouver to Hong Kong in their Executive First Class aboard their 77W in August. Seatguru.com gives so little information. What is the best business class seat if seated alone. Someone mentioned 11K in the past, but was wondering whether options for food run out on account of being seated in the back of the cabin.
Any thoughts?
Best,
Jim
May 18, 2011, 8:47 am
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I like 2 or 3 A or K. Row 1 has a window missing at the front and so does 6, from memory. The back of the second cabin is too close to the riff raff in Y (as well as the galley/toilet traffic).
May 18, 2011, 8:52 am
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I'm trying to do a search, but there seems to be a problem because my searches using various terms are yielding no results.
In short, I'm flying from Vancouver to Hong Kong in their Executive First Class aboard their 77W in August. Seatguru.com gives so little information. What is the best business class seat if seated alone. Someone mentioned 11K in the past, but was wondering whether options for food run out on account of being seated in the back of the cabin.
Any thoughts?
Best,
Jim
In short, I'm flying from Vancouver to Hong Kong in their Executive First Class aboard their 77W in August. Seatguru.com gives so little information. What is the best business class seat if seated alone. Someone mentioned 11K in the past, but was wondering whether options for food run out on account of being seated in the back of the cabin.
Any thoughts?
Best,
Jim
I don't like seats 6A or 6K as they are too close to the galley and for the same reasons seats 7G and 7D. They slam those duty free carts sometimes in and out against the wall so much you can't sleep!
Personally I don't like being seated in the second cabin if I can avoid it.
May 18, 2011, 9:53 am
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Thanks for your responses. A colleague mentioned seat 11a/k for it's privacy (I guess people don't walk by and can't see you sleeping, but proximity to the curtain and noise from economy seems potentially disruptive to sleep. Am I looking at this correctly?
May 18, 2011, 9:55 am
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Thanks for the thread, I'll fly YYZ-NRT in 77W too and right now has 11A chosen (some say it's the most private seat)...
but I'm open to hear more comments and change if needed
SeatGuru link for 77W
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Air...ng_777-300.php
but I'm open to hear more comments and change if needed
SeatGuru link for 77W
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Air...ng_777-300.php
May 18, 2011, 10:08 am
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Yes you are. But I have been in 11a several times in the last few months and never had a problem with noise. I wonder if they are putting the babies one bulkhead back precisely to avoid this problem.
May 18, 2011, 10:09 am
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Just remember that the first row of Y (right behind you if you are in 11A/K) is where the baby bassinets go. That row is usually/often reserved for parents with babies. Are you sure you want a TPAC flight potentially seated 2 inches from a screaming baby?
May 18, 2011, 10:18 am
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Maybe I've just got lucky. But now that those seats are premium, doesn't that mean that they will typically be occupied by pax with status? or by the lucky VBIF who checks in right after the pax with status gets upgraded? Not willing to risk it, I am going to ac.com right now to move out of my 11A booking next week
May 18, 2011, 10:29 am
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I just don't think it's worth the risk (and look at my signature...
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May 18, 2011, 10:31 am
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I love 11A on the 77- the curved wall is an effective sound barrier to Y and combined with noise cancelling earbuds/plugs (which I use on all flights in any event) I have never been disturbed. Re meal choice- am batting 1000 on meal of choice (am AE Elite). Best advice is to try it for yourself; we all value things slightly differently but the reduced traffic in flight is the winner for me.
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May 18, 2011, 11:38 am
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I had 11K last month, twice. A bit noisy on take off but the engines settled down.
On one flight, I did have a crying kid and I was really worried but that only lasted about 1/2 hour. So I guess that is always a possibility.
Got the meal I requested.
Overall, I liked it.
So, like another suggested, give it a try.
On one flight, I did have a crying kid and I was really worried but that only lasted about 1/2 hour. So I guess that is always a possibility.
Got the meal I requested.
Overall, I liked it.
So, like another suggested, give it a try.
May 18, 2011, 12:46 pm
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May 18, 2011, 2:37 pm
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You should avoid 11A at all costs.
Over and above the econo-noise previously mentioned, on that seat the IFE only has closed-captioning, the seat doesn't recline, it's made of bricks, doesn't have a seat belt, and there is no tray table so you will not be served a meal. And oh yeah, that seat has bedbugs.
It other words, stay the hell out of my seat.
(Try for that seat on SYD-YVR on a flight I'm on, and the concierge will have moved you to a "better" seat before I even arrive at the airport.)
Over and above the econo-noise previously mentioned, on that seat the IFE only has closed-captioning, the seat doesn't recline, it's made of bricks, doesn't have a seat belt, and there is no tray table so you will not be served a meal. And oh yeah, that seat has bedbugs.
It other words, stay the hell out of my seat.
(Try for that seat on SYD-YVR on a flight I'm on, and the concierge will have moved you to a "better" seat before I even arrive at the airport.)