eds1996

Yellowbelly

Have a look at thebasource.com: British Airways Aircraft Seat Maps

squawk

I've not been on a BA 747 in quite a long time, but you may wish to consult the Seating Queries - World Traveller thread. This has links to the BA Source seat maps. I will defer to someone with better knowledge as to which seats would be best.

If you have access to early seat assignment for free, and don't mind the risk of a baby being in the bassinet (and having to stow your handheld stuff during take off and landing) I'd probably go for two of the bulkhead seats.

highpeaklad

eds1996

GaxxyFlyer

I'd go at the back, there's 3 rows where there's only 2 seats by the window. You get a little more space between the seat and the fuselage and no stranger sat next to you. You'll be last off the plane but it's a small price to pay in my view.

eds1996

mikeyfly

Hang around these parts Ed and you'll be flying business class before you know it

PETER01

I'd choose row 52 and the K side going westwards. Here's an old photo of mine (in 52B) and I'm 5'11.

squawk

That's a really helpful photo for future reference - thanks @PETER01!

eds1996

Pascoe

I'd also check the flight loadings for your specific flight if I were you (if you don't have an expertflyer account a friendly soul here will probably help you). Last time I sat in WT on a 747 I enquired about a paid upgrade when I got to LHR and the very friendly check-in lady said that she could happily sell me one, but was I aware that there were only single digit numbers of people checked in to WT on that flight? (can't remember why it was so empty). So instead, she simply asked me which entire empty row I would like to sit in. And then the cabin crew (who basically had almost no service to do) proceeded to feed me more food and drink than I normally get sitting up the front.

So the above advice about the seats is all very sensible, but worth keeping half an eye on the flight also. Not that my experience is anything other than extremely uncommon.

HTH

eds1996

PETER01

39 BC and 39 HJ can also be chosen (A and K are the dedicated bassinet seats) and C/H offer a little bit of an opportunity to stretch tothe side but not a lot, so that's an option too if he's really tall as the seat pitch is still 31 inches but more like 32 given the newer seats. However, the pairs are nice for couples.

T8191

I recall in our Economy days [2000 & 2001, thanks you, ba97!] that we used to use those pairs of seats at the back of the cabin where the 3 seats became 2. OK, it was VS, and Row 61, but still a 747!

Then we started indulging in Premium Economy, and the rest [thanks to FT] is history.