Where to sit on the 747-8i [merged B74H experience reports]
May 16, 2014, 8:45 am
#241
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I personally prefer an upper deck window for the storage space next to the seat. I also feel like the Upper Deck is more private and I encounter fewer disturbances since there are fewer passengers to mill about. On the other hand, the center J seats on the main deck have the advantage of more personal space between neighbors and more seats with direct aisle access.
May 16, 2014, 11:42 am
#242
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I personally prefer an upper deck window for the storage space next to the seat. I also feel like the Upper Deck is more private and I encounter fewer disturbances since there are fewer passengers to mill about. On the other hand, the center J seats on the main deck have the advantage of more personal space between neighbors and more seats with direct aisle access.
- it is nowhere close to the 'private jet' experience some folks claim it is...
May 20, 2014, 2:57 pm
#249
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I figure there is not a bad seat in the house, but which 747-8 F seat is best for a solo traveler? Row 2 seems perhaps the best if the seats in 1 are much closer because of the fuselage curvature? Then again, is the activity at the adjacent bar a nuisance?
May 21, 2014, 3:36 am
#251
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May 21, 2014, 5:04 am
#252
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I've sat in both 1A and 2A (on the same flight!) and my conclusion is 1A is great if you are travelling with someone or if 1K is free! Otherwise I'd choose 2A. I think the advantage of the nose curve is exaggerated. On my recent flight there were only two F pax in 1A and 1K, but the pax in 1K decided to move to 2K. 
View of 1K from 1A
View of 2K from 2A (with the head of the pax in 2K behind the roses)
View of 1K from 1A
View of 2K from 2A (with the head of the pax in 2K behind the roses
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Last edited by NewbieRunner; Jun 5, 2014 at 5:11 am Reason: mixed up 2A and 2K
May 21, 2014, 10:43 am
#254
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May 21, 2014, 12:56 pm
#255
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