Originally Posted by lotusodc1 (Post 27048234)

I too am also looking for the best 789 in CW seats? I currently have 10A LHR-AUS in September
Possibly considering moving to 11K?

Originally Posted by Castle25 (Post 27048400)

Looks like for the past few weeks the 787-9 has been used to Calgary - is this going to continue?

Originally Posted by Castle25 (Post 27048400)

Looks like for the past few weeks the 787-9 has been used to Calgary - is this going to continue?

Originally Posted by feist (Post 27048766)

If the 787-9 is flying the route then how would you book for the first class seats ?

Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave (Post 27047774)

Welcome to Flyertalk feist, welcome in particular to the BA board, and I hope your trip to London goes well. Given that poor old Calgary used to get just about the worst selection of BA's aircraft in the past, a situation that seems to have persisted for very many years - the switch to the 787-8 will make a big improvement to your experience. Provided you are not in World Traveller.

I would say 3A and 3B are good options. For anyone sensitive to light then also 3D and 3E would be good, 3E being very dark. It also has direct aisle access and a bit more space than other seats. The light issue probably won't impact many people, since though a lot of people need darkness to get to sleep, the presence of half light doesn't necessarily wake them up. The flush mechanism on 787 toilets is very quiet, less than half the noise of an older jet I would say.

I think it's also fair to say that if you are a couple then on the 787 aircraft there aren't the "go to" seats that there are on wider aircraft with larger cabins. The differences between seats aren't so great, though the taller passenger still benefits from those where the footstall is against a bulkhead. So if light and noise sensitivity is an issue

On a Calgary to London service I don't think the sun comes up on the port (A) side of the aircraft, though with all the enhancements we're having at the moment I guess we can't take anything for granted. Furthermore this website agrees with me:
http://sunflight.net/
The sun will be more or less in front, starting to appear about 5 hours into the flight, over Greenland with a bias to the starboard side until the last hour or two when the light will be stronger and more emphatically starboard.

Originally Posted by CocoPops (Post 27146109)

Just found this thread :) Thanks!

Got my first B787 flight at end of Sept to/from CAI. Have booked 3A, which seems to get good feedback in here :)

Originally Posted by conklaven (Post 27186506)

Do we know if row 39 reclines fully? and how much space is there next to J? Last time i flew the 787 we sat in row 30 and I had middle seat and couldnt even sit in my seat due to the narrowness of the seats.

I will be traveling with my wife and 1 1/2 year old daughter and would either pick 39H and J or 20 e and f

Advice?