Delta One Intercont A330-200 for Family of Four
May 3, 2021, 2:29 pm
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Delta One Intercont A330-200 for Family of Four
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Flying Delta One round-trip SLC to AMS on a A330-200 (reverse herringbone product without the suite door/partition) with family of four (my wife and I, 2 year old and 4 year old) this summer, and want to ensure we choose the seats that work the best for us. From what I've been reading on FT, folks are split between to seat everyone across (A,C,G,J) vs two and two in front and behind each other (parent/child in middle seats C and G in separate rows).
Anyone have practical thoughts on pros and cons of each configuration?
My current thought is do the two middles (C/G) for the overnight (U.S. to EU) so that my wife and I can tend to one child each, and be closer to them during (fingers crossed) the time they sleep (:-o) and then a row across for the return (day time travel) with my wife and I in the window (A and J) and the kids in between in the middle (C and G).
Flying Delta One round-trip SLC to AMS on a A330-200 (reverse herringbone product without the suite door/partition) with family of four (my wife and I, 2 year old and 4 year old) this summer, and want to ensure we choose the seats that work the best for us. From what I've been reading on FT, folks are split between to seat everyone across (A,C,G,J) vs two and two in front and behind each other (parent/child in middle seats C and G in separate rows).
Anyone have practical thoughts on pros and cons of each configuration?
My current thought is do the two middles (C/G) for the overnight (U.S. to EU) so that my wife and I can tend to one child each, and be closer to them during (fingers crossed) the time they sleep (:-o) and then a row across for the return (day time travel) with my wife and I in the window (A and J) and the kids in between in the middle (C and G).
May 3, 2021, 2:41 pm
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Long-time lurker, first-time poster here...
Flying Delta One round-trip SLC to AMS on a A330-200 (reverse herringbone product without the suite door/partition) with family of four (my wife and I, 2 year old and 4 year old) this summer, and want to ensure we choose the seats that work the best for us. From what I've been reading on FT, folks are split between to seat everyone across (A,C,G,J) vs two and two in front and behind each other (parent/child in middle seats C and G in separate rows).
Anyone have practical thoughts on pros and cons of each configuration?
My current thought is do the two middles (C/G) for the overnight (U.S. to EU) so that my wife and I can tend to one child each, and be closer to them during (fingers crossed) the time they sleep (:-o) and then a row across for the return (day time travel) with my wife and I in the window (A and J) and the kids in between in the middle (C and G).
Flying Delta One round-trip SLC to AMS on a A330-200 (reverse herringbone product without the suite door/partition) with family of four (my wife and I, 2 year old and 4 year old) this summer, and want to ensure we choose the seats that work the best for us. From what I've been reading on FT, folks are split between to seat everyone across (A,C,G,J) vs two and two in front and behind each other (parent/child in middle seats C and G in separate rows).
Anyone have practical thoughts on pros and cons of each configuration?
My current thought is do the two middles (C/G) for the overnight (U.S. to EU) so that my wife and I can tend to one child each, and be closer to them during (fingers crossed) the time they sleep (:-o) and then a row across for the return (day time travel) with my wife and I in the window (A and J) and the kids in between in the middle (C and G).
Oh, and welcome to posting on FT.
Last edited by El Boocho; May 3, 2021 at 9:26 pm Reason: Welcome!
May 3, 2021, 2:50 pm
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If you take two rows in the middle, put a parent behind one kid and the other parent in front of the other kid. Then each child can be accessed by a parent easily, without circling around the cabin to the other aisle. If you have a seatback kicker of video screen stabber, it's courteous to put a parent in front of that child.
May 3, 2021, 8:04 pm
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Great advice @El Boocho and @MSPeconomist. Much appreciated. Sounds like two rows in middle C and G seats is the way to go!
May 3, 2021, 8:31 pm
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If you take two rows in the middle, put a parent behind one kid and the other parent in front of the other kid. Then each child can be accessed by a parent easily, without circling around the cabin to the other aisle. If you have a seatback kicker of video screen stabber, it's courteous to put a parent in front of that child.