Best seats in First Class?
Jul 18, 2006 | 2:16 pm
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Best seats in First Class?
Hello, what is the best seat on a 747 in First Class?
I travel allone and heve pre booked seat 2K, but some people say seat 1K is the best?
What would you recommend?
Thank you very much!!!
I travel allone and heve pre booked seat 2K, but some people say seat 1K is the best?
What would you recommend?
Thank you very much!!!
Jul 18, 2006 | 2:29 pm
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Originally Posted by deso
Hello, what is the best seat on a 747 in First Class?
I travel allone and heve pre booked seat 2K, but some people say seat 1K is the best?
What would you recommend?
Thank you very much!!!
I travel allone and heve pre booked seat 2K, but some people say seat 1K is the best?
What would you recommend?
Thank you very much!!!
Jul 18, 2006 | 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by UncleDude
2K..Too Much opening and closing of the closet is a pain for 1K and 1A
Jul 18, 2006 | 3:29 pm
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It depends on your preference. in Row 1, you are "closer" (although not very close) to your seatmate on the other side, whereas in Row 2 you have the center table next to you, so the other person is effectively invisible. But,m you have people walking by you. If you are going to sleep through meal service, that might be annoying.
Me, I'd stick with Row 1.
Or, if I was actually going to work on watch a couple of movies on my laptop, I'd consider the row 4 outboard seats, where you end up with a nice big shelf to set the laptop on. But otherwise, Row 4 isn't very exciting
Steve
Me, I'd stick with Row 1.
Or, if I was actually going to work on watch a couple of movies on my laptop, I'd consider the row 4 outboard seats, where you end up with a nice big shelf to set the laptop on. But otherwise, Row 4 isn't very exciting
Steve
Jul 18, 2006 | 10:25 pm
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heh, this question comes up every quarter or so. a picture's worth a thousand posts : http://www.wereamshallbe.com/cx_first.html
Jul 18, 2006 | 11:35 pm
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Originally Posted by marcuslai
heh, this question comes up every quarter or so. a picture's worth a thousand posts : http://www.wereamshallbe.com/cx_first.html
Jul 18, 2006 | 11:41 pm
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Originally Posted by deso
Hello, what is the best seat on a 747 in First Class?
I travel allone and heve pre booked seat 2K, but some people say seat 1K is the best?
What would you recommend?
Thank you very much!!!
I travel allone and heve pre booked seat 2K, but some people say seat 1K is the best?
What would you recommend?
Thank you very much!!!
Jul 19, 2006 | 8:27 am
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I flew in 2K SFO-HKG and have to agree with the others that the main disadvantage of row 2 is the serving table, although I had no real problem with it. As sllevin points out, the row 1 seats are closer together than row 2, but not close. The row 2 seats are great, but the row 1 seats are probably the best.
Jul 19, 2006 | 6:39 pm
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Just for a contrarian view... I generally take 4A/K because I find row 1 too claustrophobic - nothing to look at except the wall in front of you for hours. In row 4 you can watch what's going on in the cabin, and you have the big space beside you for laying out stuff (book, laptops, Krug, etc. etc.)
Jul 19, 2006 | 8:01 pm
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Originally Posted by deso
Hello, what is the best seat on a 747 in First Class?
I travel allone and heve pre booked seat 2K, but some people say seat 1K is the best?
What would you recommend?
Thank you very much!!!
I travel allone and heve pre booked seat 2K, but some people say seat 1K is the best?
What would you recommend?
Thank you very much!!!
2K, 2A, 1K, 1A, 3K, 3A, etc.
But, I don't worry about it too much.
Jul 20, 2006 | 7:06 am
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Originally Posted by og
I wonder how much back scatter there is from the radar in the nose? If there is significant back scatter, row 1 would get more than anyone else.
