Suggestions on BusinessElite seat on 777-200ER for travel with infant on lap?
Nov 25, 2012, 11:47 am
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I'm not traveling with a baby (!) but on the same aircraft I have the choices of 1A, 1D, 6A or 6D and 7D. I like how it sounds 7D has extra space or is more private, does anyone have an opinion/experience with these seats? I've got 6A reserved for now. It's a long flight between NRT - MSP
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Nov 25, 2012, 12:00 pm
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I'm not traveling with a baby (!) but on the same aircraft I have the choices of 1A, 1D, 6A or 6D and 7D. I like how it sounds 7D has extra space or is more private, does anyone have an opinion/experience with these seats? I've got 6A reserved for now. It's a long flight between NRT - MSP
Cheers, Powers
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Nov 25, 2012, 1:08 pm
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7D is my personal favorite seat. Quiet and get quick service from the rear BE galley. Couldn't get this seat on a recent flt and ended up in 3D. Actually not a bad seat either. Bottom line, the worst seat in BE will always beat the best seat in Y.
Nov 25, 2012, 1:28 pm
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Nov 25, 2012, 1:30 pm
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Nov 25, 2012, 1:40 pm
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I guess since even 1 month out and F is still empty that it will be a flight with a lot of upgrades to F, and since it is the cheapest day to travel more or less, and Y looks full already, and most Y on the cheapest travel day of the year don't travel much, except for maybe college students who fly in and out each semester, etc. = well, I don't know if my logic is sound or not, but I will promise to post back and let you know 
Nov 25, 2012, 2:05 pm
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I guess since even 1 month out and F is still empty that it will be a flight with a lot of upgrades to F, and since it is the cheapest day to travel more or less, and Y looks full already, and most Y on the cheapest travel day of the year don't travel much, except for maybe college students who fly in and out each semester, etc. = well, I don't know if my logic is sound or not, but I will promise to post back and let you know
Nov 25, 2012, 2:08 pm
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Nov 25, 2012, 2:56 pm
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14C has extra room (a nice shelf). 14B also has this shelf but it is harder to get to the lav.
14A and D also have lots of privacy and some extra room.
I believe 6CD also has the same extra space but is too close to the mid lav.
14A and D also have lots of privacy and some extra room.
I believe 6CD also has the same extra space but is too close to the mid lav.
Dec 23, 2012, 7:31 am
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I'm still booked in 7D, but I just looked at the seat map, and rows 10-14 are still basically open. Is there any advantage to the middle 2 seats, say row 14 or row 13 if there is an open seat next to you?
Also is row 14 a bit noisy due to Y or a galley behind it?
Cheers, Powers
Also is row 14 a bit noisy due to Y or a galley behind it?
Cheers, Powers
Dec 23, 2012, 7:46 am
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I'm still booked in 7D, but I just looked at the seat map, and rows 10-14 are still basically open. Is there any advantage to the middle 2 seats, say row 14 or row 13 if there is an open seat next to you?
Also is row 14 a bit noisy due to Y or a galley behind it?
Cheers, Powers
Also is row 14 a bit noisy due to Y or a galley behind it?
Cheers, Powers
Dec 23, 2012, 8:42 am
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Dec 23, 2012, 10:02 pm
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I'm still booked in 7D, but I just looked at the seat map, and rows 10-14 are still basically open. Is there any advantage to the middle 2 seats, say row 14 or row 13 if there is an open seat next to you?
Also is row 14 a bit noisy due to Y or a galley behind it?
Cheers, Powers
Also is row 14 a bit noisy due to Y or a galley behind it?
Cheers, Powers
Jan 13, 2014, 10:53 pm
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At least in this case the OP is being considerate and taking an A or D so they won't be distrubing a seat mate by having a B or C seat and sounds willing to take a front or back row to distrub as few of people as possible.
What REALLY sucks is when you pay for a first class seat on a redeye so you can sleep and then you have someone sitting directly behind you with an infant that bawls almost the entire flight. BOSE headphones will not drown out that noise. And what made it even worse was overhearing a conversation and finding out she was non-rev!!! I should have cleared for sure as a PM if a non-rev sat up front. It was a waste of money not being able to get any sleep. I was almost ready to take my pillow and blanket and see if an EC seat was open.
What REALLY sucks is when you pay for a first class seat on a redeye so you can sleep and then you have someone sitting directly behind you with an infant that bawls almost the entire flight. BOSE headphones will not drown out that noise. And what made it even worse was overhearing a conversation and finding out she was non-rev!!! I should have cleared for sure as a PM if a non-rev sat up front. It was a waste of money not being able to get any sleep. I was almost ready to take my pillow and blanket and see if an EC seat was open.
Jan 13, 2014, 11:09 pm
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If it's international sometimes there are empty seats up front and I would just ask the FA if I could occupy one of those.
If no empty seats were available, I would ask the purser if there were any non-revs and see if they would do a seat swap. I have had a broken IFE before and my wife had her seat motor break midflight before with a full J cabin and the purser made non-revs swap seats in both cases.