whimsey21

Hi All,
I'll be flying EY for the firs time on the AUH-IAD route with my family later this year, and am wondering which seats are likely to work best. The kids like window seats more than they like to sit together, so I had been guessing that maybe 7A, 8C, 9A, and 10C might work, with the kids in the windows and the adults in the seats sort of next to them. I assume that if I'm in one of the "aisle" seats and stand up, I'd be able to see the child in the window next to me? (they're old enough that they don't need assistance, and are quite experienced travelers, but I like to look in on them from time to time). Expertflyer is showing 10C as blocked (I assume for bassinet?) -- is that something that EY would let me book ahead of time, or does it only get opened close in to the flight date? I'd appreciate your advice and opinions!

Phaze

6A / E / F / K. Ignore the warning about close proximity to the lavatory, I've never been disturbed or had an issue.

whimsey21

thanks! I read somewhere that the seats in row 6 extend into shorter beds than the seats further back. I'm reasonably tall-- did you find that to be an issue?

Phaze

I've never heard of that. I wouldn't be able to compare. I've only ever sat in row 6 on all my flights so have no other points of comparison. How tall are you?

whimsey21

I'm 6'2" - not super-tall, but enough that I have had seats too small for me in the past. I got that info regarding the bed length from this thread, by the way:

Seat 7A - 787-9 IAD TO AUH

b8b

What did you end up discovering? Are the seats different?