Tokaitalbo

Globaliser

Welcome to FT, Tokaitalbo!If you need to pay to pre-allocate seats, then on the 747 upper deck only these are available: 63AB, 63JK, 64B plus (on some routes) 60B. The remainder can only be pre-allocated by those who do not have to pay to do so (other than 64A which is blocked as a bassinet position).These seats have no window, and they are side-by-side seats so you don't face each other. But they have the advantage of direct aisle access (ie you don't have to step out over anyone to get to the aisle). If you can see 14EF, then 22EF should also be on the aircraft and are basically the same type.

If you want a window seat and to face each other, then 14AB, 14JK, 20AB, 20JK, 22AB and 22JK are all pairs where the window seat passenger does not have to step over anyone else to get to the aisle. However, there will be a window seat passenger in the row ahead who steps out over the aisle passenger (13A steps out over 14B, for example).

Tokaitalbo

Globaliser

If you're OW Ruby, then I think you should be able to get access to all of the seats 7 days before departure, if there are any left (except for 60B if blocked and 64A because of the bassinet).

enviroian

I am forced to fly a BA dino 744 in faux business class later this year from LHR-IAD. That being said I'm happy to be on a plane that won't be around anymore and selected 60A on the upper deck. Question: is this the best seat on the plane?

thank you.

smuDC-10

Enjoy the upper deck experience while it lasts. The best seats on the plane are 1A/1K however that's in a higher cabin.

For Club World upstairs on the 747, I prefer 64A/64K if you can snag them. They face backwards like 60A but you don't have to climb over anyone to get to the aisle. Being a short westbound day flight anywhere on the upper deck should be fine though.

Oaxaca

Globaliser

No, of course not.

The best seat is forward of 60A, albeit on the same deck.

armouredant

Pretty sure that seat doesn't have IFE or flatten into a bed. Though, as I understand it, there's a separate bed elsewhere in the aircraft one can use.

Globaliser

I beg to differ on the IFE front. That has the best IFE on the whole aircraft.

TTmex

Flying MEX-LHR on 787-9, 3 of us in CW. Best options? 13 A B and D? or 7 A, B and D?

enviroian

I was able to select 62A thanks for the tip. I see it's an exit row too.

Also to clarify my apparent (mis) understanding I asked what was the best seat upstairs as I thought the entire upper deck was Club World and for some reason thought F was in front on the lower level.

corporate-wage-slave

It depends a bit on your preferred trade offs. 13 is nearer the wing and therefore noisier from an engine noise perspective, however the 787 is a quiet aircraft compared to almost anything else flying. Row 13 is something of a cul de sac, and though some staff go through the curtain to WTP, on the average flight there is very little passage by staff or passengers by row 13. And row 7 is kind of the reverse - quieter from the engines but a lot more people passing by, plus the galley work just beyond 7. So if you are going to go straight to sleep after take off, there is a case for row 13, if you are going to stay up for at least a couple of hours then perhaps row 7.

Note that 13E and 7E are perhaps more logical than D, the reason being that both seats have their own direct aisle access, a bit of extra storage space and 13A and 13E are kind of connected. Personally I would prefer that to the D seat, which is just another aisle seat. However if you had certain sorts of claustrophobia this may not work for you, other people with this condition actually like the E bulkheads.

See also the specific seating thread on 787 aircraft in the Dashboard.

Oaxaca

tomdelay

Ok, so here is a very specific question: would you prefer an isle seat on the upper deck of a 747 (63J) or a window seat downstairs (20A/K - which has the benefit that you don't need to step over anyone). I cannot make up my mind. It is a 12hr overnight flight and I will just want to sleep. I love the quietness of the upper deck, but usually sleep much better at the window seats. I'm curious to hear what more seasoned travellers would choose...