LX Seating-thread
#1051
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At T-48, all of the thrones opened (5A had already been taken). None of the other blocked seats opened. I scored 10K (great seat). Within a couple hours most of the thrones had been snagged.
#1052
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: SFO South Bay
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That is the exact flight I will be on (LX39). I will report back with my experience. But you probably saved me, Kacee. I was not going to call in until T-24, and by then, I am sure all the good seats (including thrones) would have been gone as you said. T-48 is really, really important! Thanks you, sir!
#1053
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#1054
Join Date: Mar 2015
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I called Swiss and they simply said that when traveling with an infant in lap you'll get seats assigned for you since the seat needs to have two oxygen masks. I asked if she knew which seats had two oxygen masks at which point the agent became angry (!) and repeated the previous information.
Does anybody know which seats in the 77W F have two oxygen masks? I'd really like to be seated in D/G with my wife and infant.
Does anybody know which seats in the 77W F have two oxygen masks? I'd really like to be seated in D/G with my wife and infant.
Anyway, problem solved and faith in SWISS restored by the second agent!
I wanted to report back in case anybody else had similar problems. Bassinet seat is 1A, but our kid will be too big for the bassinet anyway.
#1055
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SIN (with a bit of ZRH sprinkled in)
Posts: 9,456
Looks like Swiss "overdid" it with their attempt of squeezing even more seats into their A320 fleet:
20 Minuten - Swiss blockiert Sitzreihen wegen Kipp-Gefahr - News
3 last rows can't be used anymore "in some situations" (from what I read within the article, probably if there isn't enough freight in the front areas to offset)
" Die Swiss hat mit ihren zwanzig A320P-Maschinen offenbar Probleme mit der Balance. Wie die «Schweiz am Wochenende» am Samstag berichtete, hätten Insider die Zeitung darüber informiert, dass auf gewissen Flügen bis zu drei der hintersten Sitzreihen für den Verkauf blockiert werden. "
Guess that's some backfiring of both making your own crew as well as your passengers angry at further tightening things up
"Die Swiss hatte die betroffenen Maschinen vor vier Jahren umgebaut. Zwölf zusätzliche Sitze kamen dazu, um die Renditen zu steigern. Dadurch wurde auch der Bereich der Bordküche verkleinert.Die Crew kritisierte deshalb den Umbau von Anfang an, da für sie der Arbeitsraum deutlich enger wurde. Dass nun auch noch Probleme mit der Weight-Balance auftreten, sorgt für weiteres Ungemach."
20 Minuten - Swiss blockiert Sitzreihen wegen Kipp-Gefahr - News
3 last rows can't be used anymore "in some situations" (from what I read within the article, probably if there isn't enough freight in the front areas to offset)
" Die Swiss hat mit ihren zwanzig A320P-Maschinen offenbar Probleme mit der Balance. Wie die «Schweiz am Wochenende» am Samstag berichtete, hätten Insider die Zeitung darüber informiert, dass auf gewissen Flügen bis zu drei der hintersten Sitzreihen für den Verkauf blockiert werden. "
Guess that's some backfiring of both making your own crew as well as your passengers angry at further tightening things up
"Die Swiss hatte die betroffenen Maschinen vor vier Jahren umgebaut. Zwölf zusätzliche Sitze kamen dazu, um die Renditen zu steigern. Dadurch wurde auch der Bereich der Bordküche verkleinert.Die Crew kritisierte deshalb den Umbau von Anfang an, da für sie der Arbeitsraum deutlich enger wurde. Dass nun auch noch Probleme mit der Weight-Balance auftreten, sorgt für weiteres Ungemach."
#1057
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Boulder
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Does anyone know how to get a seat choice to stick when flying LX on a UA award?
I'm flying ORD-ZRH in J next month and no matter how many times I pick a seat on swiss.com, I keep getting moved back to 4J.
I'm flying ORD-ZRH in J next month and no matter how many times I pick a seat on swiss.com, I keep getting moved back to 4J.
#1058
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: SFO South Bay
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#1060
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 139
I just had my ORD-ZRH seat automatically change too. I noticed the seat changed and the operator is now listed as Swiss Global instead of Swiss International Airlines. I don't see any change in aircraft, and the seat was set for months.
#1061
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Boston, MA
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I'm embarrassingly proud of myself for logging in at exactly 48 hours prior to a departure to get 4A on a flight. Maybe if I think of all this as a sport, it is less embarrassing.
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#1065
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: New York City (LGA/JFK/EWR)
Programs: AA, AS
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Gonna be flying on an A330 & A340 in J on an upcoming flight, both of which will be overnight. I understand that throne seats have a small footwell while aisle seats are more generous, but what about D/G seats that have the table between the seat and the aisle? Are those footwells closer in size to the throne seats or the aisle seats? Thanks!