Airbus A350: seating Q&A
#136
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: MEL
Programs: DL, QF, QR Gold, MR Lifetime Gold
Posts: 7,004
IMO it's subjective. Some people like aisle seats, other like window... it's really about what makes YOU happy. Even then, thinks change. I used to LOVE the emergency exit extra legroom seats; now I avoid them. I don't think that there is a universally recognised best seat in Y.
#138
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Brooklyn, NYC
Programs: QR PC Platinum, TK M&S elite, UA silver, ITA Voltaire Executive (lol), Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 1,171
5K or 9K on a 35K
Hey all,
Just wanna preamble that this is a very first world problem so apologies in advance. So I have a flight coming up later this month on a 35K. I haven’t flown one since pre-covid so my memory of the best J seats are on this ac are a bit fuzzy, plus I’ve only sat in rows 1, 3, and 11 before. On this specific segment, my preferred seats of 1K and 3K are already taken, leaving just 5, 9, and 11. I don’t really like the mini cabin so that rules out row 11, leaving just row 5 and 9. I do feel sometimes on larger J cabins in QR, middle rows, such as row 5, kind of are ignored compared to other seats. Is this an actual thing lately? Also, since row 9 is closer to the aft galley, would I have a higher chance of my order being taken earlier and subsequently being able to get my first choices of meal? Also, because it’s a bulkhead, would row 9 have a larger footwell? And lastly, is row 9 missing a window? Based on aerolopa, it may be missing an aft window but not a window closest to the seat. Again, super first world problems and needless to say I’m glad to be seating in a Qsuite irregardless, but being the over compulsive person I am, if any of you have any experiences or advice, I’d greatly appreciate it!
Just wanna preamble that this is a very first world problem so apologies in advance. So I have a flight coming up later this month on a 35K. I haven’t flown one since pre-covid so my memory of the best J seats are on this ac are a bit fuzzy, plus I’ve only sat in rows 1, 3, and 11 before. On this specific segment, my preferred seats of 1K and 3K are already taken, leaving just 5, 9, and 11. I don’t really like the mini cabin so that rules out row 11, leaving just row 5 and 9. I do feel sometimes on larger J cabins in QR, middle rows, such as row 5, kind of are ignored compared to other seats. Is this an actual thing lately? Also, since row 9 is closer to the aft galley, would I have a higher chance of my order being taken earlier and subsequently being able to get my first choices of meal? Also, because it’s a bulkhead, would row 9 have a larger footwell? And lastly, is row 9 missing a window? Based on aerolopa, it may be missing an aft window but not a window closest to the seat. Again, super first world problems and needless to say I’m glad to be seating in a Qsuite irregardless, but being the over compulsive person I am, if any of you have any experiences or advice, I’d greatly appreciate it!
#140
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 84
5A/K is my fav seat on this one, but take a look at the detailed map here: https://www.aerolopa.com/qr-351-1