Globaliser

The location of the curtain can be adjusted at any time. It can happen before T-3d, and it can happen at any time between then and (pretty much) departure - and it can happen numerous times for any individual flight.

madfish

Off to AMS for a day return tomorrow with both flights on A319 in CE. At present for row 1, only 1a is taken on the outbound and all of row 1 available on the inbound. I assume that this is the best row/seats. Will be after a window.

Most bizarrely, on the outbound on most rows the aisle seats have been booked but the windows are available. (2/12 windows taken but 8/12 aisle) have a party booked these and hoping to bag some additional empty seat space if the flight is not full?

corporate-wage-slave

Row 1 is the best seat in Club Europe, it's the one I go for, but there are 2 points of which to be aware:

1) There is actually a bit less stretch-the-toes space in row 1, it's up against the bulkhead. Seat 1C can stretch into the aisle, if you watch out for the crew's movements. There is a lot more knee space, and more personal space generally without the seat in front. But strictly speaking there is more leg room, at toe level, in other seats.

2) Space above the seat in the locker is limited, so your bag may end up a row or two behind. I've rarely had much of a problem but other FTers seem to.

As for window versus aisle, on those short hop journeys, with a lot of regulars on them, many/most passenger would prefer aisle seats. There isn't much to look at, apart perhaps from the turbines of the London Array, so I can well imagine most people wanting the aisle seat in order to get off quickly. So I don't personally think what you are seeing is strange, it's even more marked on domestic services.

madfish

Thank you C-W-S.

This is what I was seeing earlier today.



Will know in a short while if OLCI opens and I can select my seat.

corporate-wage-slave

Well try to get 1F, it won't matter if you recline your seat if 2F is clear. If not try for 6F, since anyone still after an aisle will probably try to get 5D. It wouldn't surprise me if CE is given another row or two in this scenario, particularly if ET can be squashed/seat shifted to fit.

MaximusDecimusMeridius

Trying to figure out the best ET seats on the A320 (outbound) and A319 (inbound) LGW-RAK is making my head swim. There are too many congifurations. Anyway, using the MMB seat maps I have put us in Exit rows. One flight has two consecutive Exit rows so I have put us on the rear of those two rows. Both flights are E and F. Sound OK or have I made a booboo?

It is so much easier booking on a 747/ 777. I am not usually fussed on most short haul flights but this is 3 1/2 hours and my legs are older than they were!

Skipcool3

Lgw-mad is less than two hours usually. Book the rear most exit row and you should end up in one or other exit exit row on the A320.

corporate-wage-slave

Yes, this should be OK, but are you sure it's from LGW? Is this an indirect Vueling flight?

Assuming you are somehow on BA metal, then you want to check at T-72 hours since the equipment allocation happens then, and then you can use thebasource.com to check the real exit locations.

MaximusDecimusMeridius

Thank you, but my mistake, I am going to RAK not MAD!

I had been looking at flights to MAD just before I posted. I was never that good with TLAs (three letter acronyms). Apologies.

londonba2014

Hi,

Was wondering if any of the FF amongst you might know as to where the best seat in Euro Traveller on an A319, behind the wing might be, aligned with a window and tv screen?

Cheers as ever

londonba2014

Genius1

Behind the wing, all seats are pretty much the same (although avoid the last few rows). I would get as far forward as possible.

TVs don't show anything other than the safety demonstration and the moving map.

paul4040

You can see the TV drop downs from all seats. (Ex bmi aircraft don't have them though)

As for window alignment, it depends on the config. There are three configs out there at the moment!

londonba2014

I know, BA are not exactly making it easy with all of these different configurations!

londonba2014

Hi,
Sorry, new to this thread. I am trying to find out the best seats in ET behind the wing on an A319 and was wondering if the 19B and 19C in the seat plan at the top of P1, represented the best seats on the aircraft? (due to the fact it is above the plan)

Sorry if this is a really stupid question but thanks!

GSTBK

The 19B and 19C on the diagram refer to BA's internal code for the LHR-based G-EU** A319 aircraft, that are still in the old CY132 configuration.

These aircraft are becoming 19A, due to the fitting of the new cabin (that is configured CY143).

The seats behind the wing are all much of a muchness in the old configuration (the story is different in the new config.)- but row 19 is as good as any other, especially for window views. The best seats if you're in ET are probably the overwing exit row.

You can find out which aircraft configuration you'll be on about lunchtime, 3 days before your flight. At that point, the aircraft code will change on the select a seat page from A319 to either 19A, 19B, or 19C (as a specific aircraft is allocated to your flight at that time).