Bulkhead Seats
Oct 21, 2019, 6:35 am
#1
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Bulkhead Seats
Looking at flying to BKK and Finnair is the best value at this point. However, on my last flight, I found the A330 throne seat to be very tight in terms of foot space and couldn't get any sleep. Do the bulkhead seats offer more foot space? (3 of the flights would be A330s and one A350). And if I choose the bulkhead, would I be better off in row 1 or row 10?
Oct 21, 2019, 6:52 am
#3
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Bulkhead on the A330 has way wider foot space (row 1 and 8), at the A350 it makes no difference. One of the reasons why I always try to get on the A330. But row 10 can be louder and the service can be slow.
Oct 21, 2019, 8:22 am
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Depends on your person. I would always take the A330 front row seats over any A350 seat in J class. And on the A350 I can t see a real difference between the seats (they are pretty much the same too me). Only that I prefer window seats. For a day flight the A350 is okay (maybe even better then the A330, since the IFE is better, it is quieter and the air feels better) but if you want to sleep - no way.. The seat are to narrow and hard, the foot space is more restricted then on the A330, and I can only lay on one side on the A350 - but I m pretty tall.
Oct 21, 2019, 8:36 am
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I can t see or feel the difference - sorry. If its there it must be minimal. I felt uncomfortable in any seat I ever was.
1 A & L
2 A, H & L
3 A
4 A & H
6 A
Most of the time I m in either 1 A or L - and even if it looks roomier on the seat map it feels cramped and I can t see and/or feel the difference. I try to avoid the A350 on night flights at any costs.
1 A & L
2 A, H & L
3 A
4 A & H
6 A
Most of the time I m in either 1 A or L - and even if it looks roomier on the seat map it feels cramped and I can t see and/or feel the difference. I try to avoid the A350 on night flights at any costs.
Oct 21, 2019, 1:41 pm
#8
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I ended up in a bulkhead recently on a 737 and it was very narrow due to the tray having to fold up into the seat separator (not sure if Airbus is the same?). It may not bother some people but at 6'4" - 230# I felt pretty squeezed at the waist the entire trip. I originally took the seat since it was at the front of the plane and I needed to be off quickly. Also, the legroom was nice but I'd be unlikely to take the seat again due to the width. If you're slim and are just looking for legroom it's probably not a bad way to go.
