Originally Posted by Mogensen (Post 3679203)

No posts here on FT or elsewhere seem to have gathered information about the best seats on Emirates flights. Therefore my vision is that we in this thread can share our experiences concerning the seats to get on Emirates flights. I will keep this first post updated with the latest contributions, hereby making it available for easy reference.

Updated 17. march 2005


Seating advice

B777-200 [18 First, 49 Business & 236 Economy seats]
F:

J:
Recommended: Row 9,10,11

Y:




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B777-200 [49 Business & 304 Economy Class seats]

J:
Reccommended: Row 2,3,4,5

Y:

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B777-300, [18 first, 42 Business & 320 Economy class seats]

F:

J:
Recommended: Row 9,10

Y:

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B777-300, [42/49?? Business & 385 Economy class seats]

J:
Recommended: Row 2,3,4,5,6.
Be Aware:
To be avoided:

Y:

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A340-300 [12 First, 42 Business & 213 Economy seats]
F:

J:
Reccommended: 7 A,B,D,F,J,K. 10 A,B,D,F,J,K. (all seats have a nice big seat pitch.
Be aware:
To be avoided: all E seats: 6,7,8,9,10,11, (middle seats in a row of 3 seats).

Y:
Recommended: Bulkhead row 16: 16A/16B - 16D/16E/16F/16G - 16J/16K
Recommended: Bulkhead row: 27D/27E/27F/27G
Recommended: Emergency exit row 27: 27A/27B - 27J/27K
Be aware: There is an equipment box for the IFE under every window seat (A/K) and every aisle seat in the middle row (D/G), which limits the foot room under seats in front of you.
To be avoided:
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A340-500 [12 First suites, 42 Business & 204 Economy seats]
F:
J:

Y:
Recommended: bulkhead: 15D/15E/15F and 16A/16B 16J/16K
Recommended: bulkhead: 23D/23E/23F
Recommended: Emergency exit seats: 24A/24B - 24J/24K.

Be aware: all window seats A/J and the middle seats E/F have an equipment box under the seat in front, which limits the foot room by 50%!
Be aware: seat 18A and 18J: instead of two windows there is only one. You can only look out, when the seat is fully reclined.

To be avoided: The rows behind bulkhead because of large equipment box under the seats in front: 16 E,F (16 D,G are better, you can stretch the feets out a little, because there are only 3 seats in front) and 17 A,B,D,G,J,K.
To be avoided: Same bad seats in the second cabin: 24 E,F and 25 A,B,D,G,J,K.
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Links:
Fleet information and seatmaps: http://www.emirates.com/miniSites/Ab...Home/index.asp
Good generel overview of Emirates: http://airreview.members.beeb.net/Emirates/index.htm

Notes:
According to emirates.com the b772 aircrafts are currently being updated to provide greater comfort and a new 500 channel (ICE) entertainment system.

Originally Posted by Semp (Post 13521981)

Emirates A330-200, 2 class. I presume J class refers to cattle class.

Originally Posted by littlegreenman (Post 13522108)

Nope. J is full business class fare.

Originally Posted by farhorizonz (Post 13611297)

hi, i am flying on EK722 dubai- nairobi on A330-200. what be the best seat in economy, i usually go for the aisle. At present i have selected 19 J.

Also on my flight back, am on 777-200 and have selected 38 B, which coincedentally someone on here said was a good seat! On the emirate seat map says"suitable for disabled" - does this mean there is any difference in the seat?

Originally Posted by farhorizonz (Post 13611540)

is there any particular seat on A330 that is better? Discount window seat.

Originally Posted by W9London (Post 13769800)

Flying LHR-DXB on A380-800, DXB-NRT on 777-300ER on Y class.
Since we have two small children, I was thinking of getting the middle row of 3-4-3. Does anyone know if the armrests can lift on non-bulkhead seats?

If the armrests are static/rigid, we prefer to split 2 x 2 and get window-middle or middle-aisle combo. Any thoughts? TIA.

Originally Posted by Jac747 (Post 13844640)

I am just about to redeem miles for LAX-DXB on the 777LR for a J seat. Are these the flat-bed seats? Do you think the experience will be much better than the Delta 777LR which does have the flat-bed seats that are very private for a solo traveler? From the website, it also looks like the car service is available for award tkt holders in business?

Originally Posted by tallboy (Post 13862869)

Good afternoon,

I am lining up for my very first trip on EK and have a choice of flying MEL-DXB on either the B777-300ER or A340-500. Trip will be in biz class.

The B777 flight stops in SIN but the A345 is direct, or via KL.

I have heard that the seats on the A345 are inferior to the B777ER, so it is worth taking the longer route via SIN?

Is the difference in product that significant? The direct flight is obviously a long one so seat comfort for sleeping is important.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Cheers,

tb