Where to sit on the 747-8i [merged B74H experience reports]
Apr 30, 2013, 7:44 am
#121
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: BA Bronze
Posts: 1,026
I'm booked with my wife on LH 747-8i (FRA-HKG) for the first time in Economy, seats 45B & 45C. I read these were good because of the space beside B.
Any views on whether it's still worth trying for an exit row at check-in? Looks like the exit rows aren't amazing on this aircraft, with row 21 beside WCs and 34 beside galleys / bassinet (we can't stand screaming babies...). Suppose it's down to whether we prioritise legroom or not getting disturbed back at 45 more, but any thoughts?
Only other time I flew on 747 was O8 747-400 LGW-HKG-LGW, exit row both ways. Very nice flight, especially for £285 round trip inc. taxes.
Will chance it by asking if any possibility of an upgrade at check-in, but not at all hopeful on that one.
Any views on whether it's still worth trying for an exit row at check-in? Looks like the exit rows aren't amazing on this aircraft, with row 21 beside WCs and 34 beside galleys / bassinet (we can't stand screaming babies...). Suppose it's down to whether we prioritise legroom or not getting disturbed back at 45 more, but any thoughts?
Only other time I flew on 747 was O8 747-400 LGW-HKG-LGW, exit row both ways. Very nice flight, especially for £285 round trip inc. taxes.
Will chance it by asking if any possibility of an upgrade at check-in, but not at all hopeful on that one.
May 6, 2013, 10:46 pm
#122
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: MAA
Posts: 92
My upgrade to Business has just cleared for IAD-FRA on 9th May this thursday. But the seat map doesn't show any available seats, so I can't chose anything right now. I assume I will be able to when OLCI opens? Any experiences?
May 6, 2013, 10:49 pm
#123
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: GRR, USA
Posts: 3,298
Have you tried calling the svc/reservation line??
May 11, 2013, 7:55 am
#125
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Little dot in Asia
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But alas for me its economy , unless my waitlist clears for UPG...
So I'm wondering about seats : 16A where I am now... has anyone sat in the bulkhead seats? Are they good?
I can't get emergency exit cos I lost my SEN status this year..
But 22A/K with the missing seat in front of it is available though... does anyone know if one may ask for it thru res or only at check in?
I'm FTL with LH and *G with various others..
Danke !
So I'm wondering about seats : 16A where I am now... has anyone sat in the bulkhead seats? Are they good?
I can't get emergency exit cos I lost my SEN status this year..
But 22A/K with the missing seat in front of it is available though... does anyone know if one may ask for it thru res or only at check in?
I'm FTL with LH and *G with various others..
Danke !
May 26, 2013, 8:17 pm
#127
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: ZRH
Programs: LH SEN, BAEC Bronze, S7 Приоритет, TrueBlue
Posts: 164
So I'm wondering about seats : 16A where I am now... has anyone sat in the bulkhead seats? Are they good?
I can't get emergency exit cos I lost my SEN status this year..
But 22A/K with the missing seat in front of it is available though... does anyone know if one may ask for it thru res or only at check in?
Danke !
I can't get emergency exit cos I lost my SEN status this year..
But 22A/K with the missing seat in front of it is available though... does anyone know if one may ask for it thru res or only at check in?
Danke !
I was in 22K - along with 22A probably the best seats (if traveling solo, the center and aisle seats are regular seats). Unlimited legroom, relatively easy to get out of the seat to the exit area, and the seat width is OK (only one side of the seat has a 'thick' armrest with table/display inside).
Row 21 has also unlimited legroom, but as others said, lots of traffic and folks waiting for a free restroom (not enough of them).
Seats have power, but there was no Flynet (as expected).
Jun 16, 2013, 1:13 pm
#130
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southern California
Programs: The usual for over 7 Million paid miles flown to date... My first paid flight was on a DC3.
Posts: 1,518
Upper Deck LAX - FRA
A couple weeks ago my wife and I flew LH's 748i on the upper deck in seats 85A & 85C. Great, quiet seats. The only thing disturbing about the flight is that connections have to be made at FRA, one of the crappiest airports in Germany, in my opinion.
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Jun 22, 2013, 11:08 pm
#131
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,353
To follow up on the question I asked in another thread after flying:
On the 747-8i version with extra Y starting in row 16 on the sides, and 18 in the center, seats 20DEFG do indeed have limited recline; the back hit the wall seemingly a few inches before other rows would have, noticeably less comfortable. 20ABC and 20HJK have full recline, with plenty of clearance to the short wall before the jumpseats. There were bags stored behind my seat at 20D, presumably I would have been allowed to put mine there in the first place.
Separately, I don't particularly like the map display common to the 747-8i and A380 at least; it's very high on eye candy (and the views do look nice) and low on content. I want to see statistics (speed, time to destination, altitude, etc), a general idea of where we are on the route, and most importantly a fairly zoomed view of where we are labelling cities/countries/bodies of water. The system seems to spend a lot of time cycling through the unlabeled terrain, cockpit, and behind the plane views, only showing the key ones randomly at long intervals.
On the 747-8i version with extra Y starting in row 16 on the sides, and 18 in the center, seats 20DEFG do indeed have limited recline; the back hit the wall seemingly a few inches before other rows would have, noticeably less comfortable. 20ABC and 20HJK have full recline, with plenty of clearance to the short wall before the jumpseats. There were bags stored behind my seat at 20D, presumably I would have been allowed to put mine there in the first place.
Separately, I don't particularly like the map display common to the 747-8i and A380 at least; it's very high on eye candy (and the views do look nice) and low on content. I want to see statistics (speed, time to destination, altitude, etc), a general idea of where we are on the route, and most importantly a fairly zoomed view of where we are labelling cities/countries/bodies of water. The system seems to spend a lot of time cycling through the unlabeled terrain, cockpit, and behind the plane views, only showing the key ones randomly at long intervals.
Jun 24, 2013, 11:29 am
#132
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Columbia, MO
Posts: 6
My wife and I will be flying IAD->FRA later this summer and currently have seats in 27D and 27E. Can anyone comment on what Y is like for a tall passenger? I'm 6'4" and have pretty much become accustom to sore knees after any flight more than 1 hour.
Jul 3, 2013, 5:51 pm
#133
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: most of them
Posts: 3,283
Flying tomorrow (4th of July) IAD-FRA. Looking forward to it. Had 9G booked but swapped to 87C today. Upper deck looks wide open from the LH seatmap. Hopefully it will stay that way. Is the live map on their website generally an accurate representation of how things end up? From EF it looks like most fare classes are showing 9 so I am taking that as a good sign.
Last edited by glennaa11; Jul 3, 2013 at 6:51 pm
Jul 8, 2013, 5:54 pm
#135
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Marriott Titanium, HH Diamond, A3-Gold
Posts: 204
Middle Seats Downstairs in Biz
I just flew FRA-LAX in seat 6D downstairs. I appreciated the extra distance between me and my neighbor and the fact that each one of us had aisle access.