EU Regulation: Bulkhead Needed for Disability
Jun 15, 2018, 8:11 am
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OP does not know whether the seat is already booked for someone with a disability who may or may not be an HON and may or may not be adding a needed companion. If that is the case, the specific availability may not be there. LH is, of course, obligated to move a passenger before denying OP a medically-necessary seat (I presume that OP has something in writing to that effect). Moving someone for a companion really would take a level of necessity which requires the seat "next to" rather than across the aisle or immediately behind. Again, that specific need ought to be fully documented because it is fairly extreme under the circumstances.
Barring that, OP should make known his requirements rather than for a specific seat. I take it that the extra leg room matters and wonder whether LH has a view on that and also specifically enters information in the PNR notes so that aircraft subs and the like do not interfere.
Barring that, OP should make known his requirements rather than for a specific seat. I take it that the extra leg room matters and wonder whether LH has a view on that and also specifically enters information in the PNR notes so that aircraft subs and the like do not interfere.
Jun 15, 2018, 8:32 am
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Just as a thought: row 83 on the 744 upper deck (!) of your SEA - FRA flight isn’t bulkhead either.
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Jun 15, 2018, 3:08 pm
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You probably realise that business seats on a shorthaul aircraft like A321 are exactly the same as economy/coach seats. I usually avoid bulkhead seats on a shorthaul flight since the leg room is restricted and I cannot store anything under the seat in front of me.
BTW if you and your friend want to sit next to each other across the aisle you’ll have to be in 3C and 3D since 3F is a window seat. However, if there is someone in 3D already I’m sure he or she will agree to move to 3C.
BTW if you and your friend want to sit next to each other across the aisle you’ll have to be in 3C and 3D since 3F is a window seat. However, if there is someone in 3D already I’m sure he or she will agree to move to 3C.
Just as a thought: row 83 on the 744 upper deck (!) of your SEA - FRA flight isn’t bulkhead either.
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Jun 15, 2018, 3:52 pm
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Im confused because the agent who assigned me 3D wanted to put my medical helper in 3C. But I said not 3F. Isn’t it the same row, with just the middle seat blocked out?
3B and 3E will be kept empty. So the agent was right to try and put you and your helper and 3C and 3D.
My comment was in response to your post in which you wrote:
There could be someone in 3D though as I said the person in 3D is likely to agree to move to 3C so you and your helper could be in 3D and 3F.
Jun 15, 2018, 4:28 pm
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Please also be mindful that somewhere in your PNR there might be a note about reduced mobility since you made your bulkhead requests, and that this could affect the other flights in your booking.
Jun 15, 2018, 10:32 pm
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The seats in row 3 are numbered: 3A _ (3B) _ 3C _aisle_ 3D _ (3E) _ 3F.
3B and 3E will be kept empty. So the agent was right to try and put you and your helper and 3C and 3D.
My comment was in response to your post in which you wrote:
There could be someone in 3D though as I said the person in 3D is likely to agree to move to 3C so you and your helper could be in 3D and 3F.
3B and 3E will be kept empty. So the agent was right to try and put you and your helper and 3C and 3D.
My comment was in response to your post in which you wrote:
There could be someone in 3D though as I said the person in 3D is likely to agree to move to 3C so you and your helper could be in 3D and 3F.
Jun 18, 2018, 4:16 pm
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