787-9 Business Seat Question
Dec 25, 2022, 4:37 pm
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787-9 Business Seat Question
My wife and I are on a flight YVR to AKL, about 14 hours in C. My wife has Alzheimers and I want to choose the best seat arrangement to be of help to her. I have a choice of A5 & A6 or 1KL. I am leaning to the 1KL. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Additionally, would 1L being a bassinet seat make any difference. Thanks for the help.
Dec 25, 2022, 4:45 pm
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My wife and I are on a flight YVR to AKL, about 14 hours in C. My wife has Alzheimers and I want to choose the best seat arrangement to be of help to her. I have a choice of A5 & A6 or 1KL. I am leaning to the 1KL. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Additionally, would 1L being a bassinet seat make any difference. Thanks for the help.
In the 789 the A aisle faces the back of the J/K aisle and is less crowded feeling (in my view).
There are 2 configurations of the 789, the screen shot below shows the smaller biz cabin.
Last edited by Thai-Kiwi; Dec 25, 2022 at 4:48 pm Reason: better pic
Dec 26, 2022, 12:33 pm
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My wife and I are on a flight YVR to AKL, about 14 hours in C. My wife has Alzheimers and I want to choose the best seat arrangement to be of help to her. I have a choice of A5 & A6 or 1KL. I am leaning to the 1KL. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Additionally, would 1L being a bassinet seat make any difference. Thanks for the help.
Given that, I would choose one in front of the other with you behind your wife as that places you in closest position and able to keep an eye on her as needed. 5A & 6A would work well for that.
Dec 26, 2022, 3:46 pm
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agree.. on the way back from MEL - there was a couple in a similar situation to you.. they were across from eachother and it made it quite awkward for the wife - right next to eachother would be far easier IMHO
Dec 27, 2022, 6:16 pm
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Thanks for the help. I was leaning to the row 1 seats as she is often less anxious if she can see me. I will change to 5 and 6 A if still available.
Dec 27, 2022, 8:47 pm
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Jan 10, 2023, 6:10 pm
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Thanks to all. We were able to get 5&6A and they proved to be the superior choice. We loved the flight, especially the spectacular crew.
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