select seating on AMS-DTW?
Oct 8, 2002 | 10:38 am
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select seating on AMS-DTW?
hi,
flying a 747(!) AMS-DTW on oct 15 (it's NW metal, i thought they were mostly DC10) and was offered 1A on select seating. apparently business is all in the upper deck, since row 1 is 3-4-3. is 1A good (i like windows) or are there problems with bulging doors and/or legroom, as there are on the exit rows? in which case is 1C (or anything else - exit row in this config?) better?
on my return, on 20th, it's a DC10 and the RW helpdesk says NW doesn't allow them a detailed seatplan, which i found odd. i remembered an FT discussion on NW DC10s and booked 22C, but the RW agent couldn't confirm that 22 is an exit row...!!??
ideas?
-rishab
ps. any FTers in AMS RW lounge on 21st? have a 5 hr wait between DTW-AMS and AMS-MST and could be in either of the lounges. i think the non-schengen is the only one with a shower though.
flying a 747(!) AMS-DTW on oct 15 (it's NW metal, i thought they were mostly DC10) and was offered 1A on select seating. apparently business is all in the upper deck, since row 1 is 3-4-3. is 1A good (i like windows) or are there problems with bulging doors and/or legroom, as there are on the exit rows? in which case is 1C (or anything else - exit row in this config?) better?
on my return, on 20th, it's a DC10 and the RW helpdesk says NW doesn't allow them a detailed seatplan, which i found odd. i remembered an FT discussion on NW DC10s and booked 22C, but the RW agent couldn't confirm that 22 is an exit row...!!??
ideas?
-rishab
ps. any FTers in AMS RW lounge on 21st? have a 5 hr wait between DTW-AMS and AMS-MST and could be in either of the lounges. i think the non-schengen is the only one with a shower though.
Oct 8, 2002 | 10:49 am
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For a seat map for the DC-10:, http://www.nwa.com/travel/trave/seat...0/index2.shtml
(Yes 22 is an exit row).
I have had discussion in the past with KL reservations agents in the UK on NW-operated transatlantic flights. It appears that they can access the full seat maps but it is a somewhat convoluted process and not all agents seem to know how to do it.
(Yes 22 is an exit row).
I have had discussion in the past with KL reservations agents in the UK on NW-operated transatlantic flights. It appears that they can access the full seat maps but it is a somewhat convoluted process and not all agents seem to know how to do it.
Oct 8, 2002 | 10:56 am
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the seat map url is cool, but in the maps for 747s, none of them show economy in row 1!!
frankly i don't think there's room for a 3-4-3 on row 1 of a 747 even if it's used as economy. and the NW maps all have a 2-2 business or first config. for that row.
so i wonder what my 1A select seat is going to be...!
-rishab
frankly i don't think there's room for a 3-4-3 on row 1 of a 747 even if it's used as economy. and the NW maps all have a 2-2 business or first config. for that row.
so i wonder what my 1A select seat is going to be...!
-rishab
Oct 8, 2002 | 5:08 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Threy:
KLM has some 747-300`s that have coach in the forward nose section.In that case the first row has nice seats, probadly 40 inches of space</font>
KLM has some 747-300`s that have coach in the forward nose section.In that case the first row has nice seats, probadly 40 inches of space</font>