IAH-NRT [What to expect?]
 

I'm flying aboard a CO 777 for the first time--and in BF no less :)--and I was wondering what I should expect.

Is there a seat that you all would recommend aboard the 777-200? I've been perusing seatguru, and it seems that all the seats are pretty standard. Though I love looking out of windows, let's not mince words: We're on a 14-hour flight. I will undoubtedly get up and move around every so often, and I worry about bumping into my seatmate if I'm in a window seat. When a seat is fully reclined, will I be able to get in and out easily? Or, should I just go with an aisle seat? Currently I'm in 1K on this particular flight. Do the lights/noise really affect those in the bulkhead seats? Should I move elsewhere? Many thanks, FT :)

If you plan to get up a fair amount then I would recommend an aisle seat. When the BF seats are fully reclined, which they will be for a considerable time on a flight of this length, you have to climb over your seatmate to get to the aisle. With the footrests fully extended and the seat back in front of you fully reclined it's actually very cramped.

And if you're going for an aisle seat, then I would recommend an interior aisle, because this way no one will have to climb over you to get up, since each seat in the interior has access to an aisle.

There is a BF "mini cabin" rows 8-10 which many here on FlyerTalk seem to prefer. Personally, I prefer the front cabin (rows 1-6) with its roomier more open feel.

But no matter what you will have a great trip. If you're used to flying coach you will love it no matter where you sit.

I wonder whether the bulkhead seats are actually as restrictive as SeatGuru says. I'm about 5'10 and fairly slim. Will I there still be additional room for the person to get out of his/her window seat without bothering me, if I'm in 1K?

Thanks once again, FT :D

Agreed.

If you're alone and like to move around then I'd go interior aisle too.

You'll enjoy it either way though.

Did this one
 

In 9L. Was flying alone. Getting up was a big difficult when 9K and 8K were both reclined. Smaller cabin was nice. Either way it was a brutally long flight.

Also be sure to check the flight status 2 days prior to departure and see if you have an AVOD equipped aircraft.

There's no point of getting a B or K seat if you're flying alone. If you want window, get a window. If you don't need a window, get a D or E seat.

1A would be perfect for your purposes. You get your window, there is plenty of room between you and the bulkhead, there is no one in front of you to recline into your space, you can (if you're reasonably coordinated) get out of your seat even of 1B is reclined, and you're not really bothered by anything going on in the galley (as most of the activity will be in front of 1K). I don't understand why seatguru has 1A in yellow.

How will I know whether it's an AVOD-equipped aircraft? I'm surprised that all of CO's 777 don't have AVOD.

Also if you are wanting to look out the window, avoid 10A and 10L. They are missing a window.

They're refitting them one at a time at a fairly slow pace (they get so much use that they can't take them out of service except at quite infrequent intervals).

The 777's with the AVOD have two additional seats in BF (the Version 2 of the 777 on seatguru), that is 50 seats in BF, versus 48 for the non AVOD version.

With two days to go to your trip, you can check the configuration by clicking on the seat map.

The AVOD on CO is spectacular with 100's of movies and TV shows, and large easy-to-use screens.

If you land a 777 with the old-school IFE, it will be a bit of a time warp, with much smaller screens, mediocre quality and about a dozen movies & other types of "entertainment" playing not "on demand." The best touch is the selection of games (some of which are fine) with graphics that will take you back to the heyday of the Atari 64.

BL(business last) is not as nice as dl business elite.

Hmmm....I think that's fairly subjective. I far prefer the width of CO's BF seats to those of DL's very narrow BE seats, which are barely wider than the average coach seat.

1) Another quick question: I have a little over 2 hours to connect in IAH from DCA. Will I be ok in terms of connecting from Terminal A to wherever this flight (presumably Terminal A) in that allotted time?


2) Oh yeah, 1A has been taken. I've settled for 1B. Would you say it's comparable to 1A? Is it likely that I will be distracted by the galley and the galley light?


Thanks, FT :)

1) If you are flying into IAH on CO you will either arrive in Terminal C/E and depart from Terminal C/E as well
2) 1B is fine unless you are a window person in which case I'd choose 1F or 2A.