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Old Dec 18, 2018, 4:38 pm
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Question Does seat 41B on 788 exist?
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I have an upcoming morning YYZ-SFO flight on AC 788 booked with UA flight number, didn't pay for seat but noticed AC assigned me 41B. However it looks like both AC website and GDS shows no B and J seat in row 41, anyone know what's going on here? Does seat 41B exist on AC 788?
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Old Dec 18, 2018, 4:40 pm
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Originally Posted by gokeeper
Hi All,
I have an upcoming morning YYZ-SFO flight on AC 788 booked with UA flight number, didn't pay for seat but noticed AC assigned me 41B. However it looks like both AC website and GDS shows no B and J seat in row 41, anyone know what's going on here? Does seat 41B exist on AC 788?
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Old Dec 18, 2018, 4:44 pm
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Looks like 41A/K don’t exist.
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Old Dec 18, 2018, 4:46 pm
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Thanks, I did checked that page and it shows 41B is missing as well, that's why I am confused. Well actually I am traveling with my family and we got 41A/B/C at this moment.
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Old Dec 18, 2018, 4:55 pm
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THe AC seat map shows no 41B or J. Perhaps they changed equipment for that flight? A 789? What does loking at the reservation on aircanada.com and trying to change seats show on the seat map?
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Old Dec 18, 2018, 5:06 pm
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Originally Posted by Stranger
THe AC seat map shows no 41B or J. Perhaps they changed equipment for that flight? A 789? What does loking at the reservation on aircanada.com and trying to change seats show on the seat map?
Still shows 788 on the seat selection tool, with 41B missing and 41A/C occupied by my party.

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Old Dec 18, 2018, 5:22 pm
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They'll have to sit you elsewhere... If it's this week, looks like there are enough seats. Next week seems overbooked. Week after looks OK.
I would phone AC reservations.
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Old Dec 18, 2018, 5:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Stranger
They'll have to sit you elsewhere... If it's this week, looks like there are enough seats. Next week seems overbooked. Week after looks OK.
I would phone AC reservations.
Not looking good, seems I should do online checkin at T-24 to secure our seats
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AC 737  J7 C7 D7 Z6 P6 R5 O1 E1 N0 Y1 B1 M1
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Old Dec 19, 2018, 2:36 am
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Not looking good, seems I should do online checkin at T-24 to secure our seats
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AC 737 J7 C7 D7 Z6 P6 R5 O1 E1 N0 Y1 B1 M1
Depends if you feel like getting IDBed for $800
Of course, they might as likely just put you into an even worse seat.

O1E1 seems odd.
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Old Dec 19, 2018, 6:05 am
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Update: Just checked in online, AC put us in D/E/G of another row, so the previous 41A/B/C is system glitch? Do you think it has something to do with UA flight number and ticket?
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Boeing 787-8 (788) seating questions
5A/K sucks for 788 because it’s missing a window. Literally every other seat is fine.

I’ve always sat in 1A/2A for this plane but a equipment swap / full J got me placed into this seat. It sucked for my OCD … ugh lol 😂
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Old Oct 24, 2021, 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by SKYEG
5A/K sucks for 788 because it’s missing a window. Literally every other seat is fine.

I’ve always sat in 1A/2A for this plane but a equipment swap / full J got me placed into this seat. It sucked for my OCD … ugh lol 😂
That's why I like 5A/K on the 788 because there are no windows.
You forgot to mention that the 789 has a window missing at 4A/K.
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Old Oct 24, 2021, 11:46 pm
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I lied 788 is missing both windows not just one 5K lol. My ocd went level 9000. First time sitting back here and will be my last.
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Old Oct 25, 2021, 6:14 am
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I lied 788 is missing both windows not just one 5K lol. My ocd went level 9000. First time sitting back here and will be my last.
Other posts re missing windows in J on the 788 and 789 are likely buried in this thread, but for clarification, here is the info from the wiki in the Dreamliner thread. I've also added a note to the wiki for this thread up top.

The Air Canada 787-8/-9 Dreamliner Discussion Thread

*FAQ:
Q: On the 787-9 (789), which seats in J are missing windows?
A: Rows 5 and 8 on both port and starboard sides have only one window, instead of two on all other port/starboard J seats.

Q: On the 787-8 (788), which seats in J are missing windows?
A: Only row 5 port and starboard sides have zero windows.

Q: Does the middle J seats' middle divider come down?
A: No, on the 788 and 789 the middle divider does not come down and is fixed in place. In fact, all Dream Cabin (788, 789, 77L, 77W) middle dividers are fixed and do not come down.
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Excited to report my first ever AC B788 Y experience. For reasons a few here know, I chose to fly today’s AC 101 in Y. I had a nice seat in the ABC side, I even brought a pillow just in case 😂. I was pretty impressed with the space and seat, much better than whatever they call those Y things on the MAX. Cabin felt really spacious.

There were a lot of empty seats, approx 100 I was told. So I asked permission to move to an empty row of 3.

So I was able to enjoy a B788 “Y Lie-flat” 😂. I had previously enjoyed them on AC’s A32x aircraft as well as a pre-refurb 77W, but this was great.






Also, excellent wing-porn once the sun came up.
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