You are absolutely right.

A343: NO 29AB/JK. Exits row is 30AB/JK
A333: Exit row is 29AB/JK

Before I booked an intra-European flight in C on swiss.com recently, the only seat marked as occupied on ExpertFlyer was 4C (on A321). After booking the flight I went back to ExpertFlyer and now 4A was also marked as occupied. These are the only two seats marked as occupied out of 11 rows of C with 10 seats marked as blocked.

Are they expecting the flight to be full? Why do they put the first two passengers (not travelling together) in adjacent seats when there are at least 32 others to choose from (of which 15 are window seats)?

I don't have the answer, but I do know that I have had this very situation on several flights. Only 2 or three in C intra-Europe with adjacent seat assignments.

Usually, I verify at the lounge or at check-in whether or not my "empty flight assumption" is right, and if so, I ask for a change. Never have I received an explanation.

Once, I was told: maybe the computer wants you to make new friends...:confused:

Haha... I'll have to remember to check what the pax in 4C looks like. ;)

It's obvious that the computer knows nothing about seat blocking. :td:

On shorthaul flights I usually choose a seat when OLCI starts but often end up with someone sitting in aisle seat even when the flight isn't full because I've chosen a seat near the front. I must remember to choose a seat further back.

This year I used quite a lot the "reduced" Biz Upgrade fares(60 euros instead of the regular 130 for 2 segments) and the system always gave me the last window seat in Biz class. :(
I thought it was because of the low fare but at OLCI I managed to move always to 1A or to 1F so it was fine.
When the Biz Upg was back to 130 euros I also moved back...:rolleyes:

Actually I think 1A and 1F are the worst C seat seats as there is quite restricted legroom.

Hi DaniD,

I am not small and I find the leg room in these seats sufficient for
60/90' flights.

I like them because:

- I can go to the lavatorie without bothering my neighbour seating in the aisle
- the fellow pax in front of me cannot recline the seat and reduce my space. If I ever recline I only do it very little.

Hello all,

Can anyone confirm if the armrests are able to be lowered on the single seats in the new C class? I realize it is not possible in the single 'A' seats, but it appears that the single 'K' seats with the armrests towards the aisle have the ability to be lowered. Is this in fact true?

Thanks!

Yes- 3 6 8 10 A not possible as the "armrests" are in fact the foot holes for 4 7 9 11 rows. K seats the armrest lowers. I have tested the various seat positions on LX longhaul and find the "A" seats as discussed above to be the best followed by seats without the seat going into the aisle (ie K) which is a bit noisy at night.

Thank you for the quick reply, TravelSIG! So the armrests in all 'K' seats lower, even those where the arm rest is next to the window/wall of the aircraft?

Did you feel that the lowering of the armrests created a noticeable difference in width for sleeping? I am concerned that the single 'A' seat will feel too cramped and narrow for me when sleeping, so if the 'K' seat with lowered armrest provides a small amount of extra width, I may opt to move over there.

Thank you again.

The single K seat are blocked for M&M SEN and HON members and I don't know if you could reserve them as *G (UA 1K) member.

The question was recently asked here: Link, but not fully answered.

I am not sure about the seats with the window- however the armrest lowered doesn't provide really any noticeable additional space.

Hi all,

Swiss A340-330 C with the new config on LAX-ZRH route.
I can choose between 10A and 12A.
Can you please help which window seat is closer to the window as 5K and which is closer to the aisile as 4K?

Thanks,

Welcome to FT.

10A and 12A are the same seats: single seats with a table between the window and the seat, and a table between the seat and the aisle.

4K is a single seat with the table between the seat and the window. 5K is a single with the table between the seat and the aisle (and an armrest only between the window and the seat).

So neither 10A nor 12A is as close to the window as 5K. The only factor in terms of windows and view is that 10A is more to the beginning of the wing than 12A which is really above the wing.

Aside: 8A has a 'misaligned' window so is the worst of the 'even A' seats in terms of view.

Thank you! I am not interested in view, but prefer a seat closer to the window + the table between my seat and aisle. 5K was perfect but as it's occupied I have to find a similar.
Do you know any source with seat map showing that these seats are closer to window or aisle? seatguru/seatexpert/swiss.com doesn't shows.