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A340 redeye JNB ZRH. which seat is better:5d or 6k? flying solo. Thanks for any help.

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Originally Posted by jr2009 (Post 29918725)

A340 redeye JNB ZRH. which seat is better:5d or 6k? flying solo. Thanks for any help.

I’d go for 5D, since it is in the more quiet forward cabin. it has more space than 6K, but lacks a window.
48 hours before departure all the blocked seats become available. You should then try to go for 4A or a similar seat.

I prefer any seat in rows 4 and 5 over any other seat in the remaining part of the cabin. Rows 4 and 5 are in the small front part of the cabin and usually get served first, receive more attention and it is quiter there.

Thank you. is it 48 or 24 hours before when blocked seats open up. I'm *g with UA but no Swiss status.

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Originally Posted by Nick Art (Post 29919157)

I’d go for 5D, since it is in the more quiet forward cabin. it has more space than 6K, but lacks a window.

Define "more space" in 5D. 6K has waaaay more legrom than 5D.

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Originally Posted by goliath (Post 29924190)

Define "more space" in 5D. 6K has waaaay more legrom than 5D.

6K is directly at the aisle, while 5D has armrests on both sides. While legroom in 6K might be better, I think the space to both sides is more important.
Also at such an aisle seat that is directly at the aisle I’ve had it happen enough to me that I was awoken by somebody passing by for example.

I see. It seems you are talking about storage space. To me, personal space is much more important.

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Originally Posted by goliath (Post 29925279)

I see. It seems you are talking about storage space. To me, personal space is much more important.

But isn’t that personal space much better in 5D since there is an armrest between the aisle and the seat? Whereas in 6K the seat is directly at the aisle with nothing inbetween? I find having something between seat and aisle much more concenient since it kinda shields you towards the aisle :)

I value available phyiscal space, whereas you seem to value privacy. Everybody has different preferences.

I've just flown home in 4D last night, and I deliberately chose 4D over 4G, because it only has a physical "wall" on one side and is open towards the aisle on the other side. Being a side sleeper, this gives me more room to move myself around when the seat is in "bed mode".

I think there is no discussion about footwell size, where any bulkhead seat >>>> any seat that is open towards the aisle on one side >> any seat where you have to stick your feet in between the two seats in front of you.

In addition to your feet being trapped the worst of any seat, your body is also trapped between two "walls" in 5D. Therefore, 5D is far down on my list of preferred seats, only the same type of seat in the second business class cabin would be further down.

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Originally Posted by goliath (Post 29925789)

As you have rightly guessed I prefer privacy over that space. But to clarify: I only prefer this specific row 5 seat because it is in the forward cabin. Row 6 would be very close after it. I’m lucky I can sleep without moving at all: So I have no problem with the small footwell. Must be a leftover of my military time :D

4A > 6A > 5K > all even A seats > all uneven K seats + 14K > 4G > 6G > 4K > 6K > 4D > 6D > 5D > 5G > all even K seats > all even G seats - 14G + 15G and all uneven D seats + 14D - 15D > all even D seats - 14D + 15D and all uneven G seats + 14G - 15G

Thanks for the advice in this thread. I completely forgot to check in at t-48, but remembered at t-25. The front cabin was full, but 6A was available on this A330 and was a very nice seat indeed. But I must say the TV was much smaller than what I'm used to these days on most other airlines in business class.

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Originally Posted by stimpy (Post 29943416)

The A340 TV screens are worse... or are they the same? I thought the A330 ones were a little bigger.

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Originally Posted by Nick Art (Post 29943832)

The A340 TV screens are worse... or are they the same? I thought the A330 ones were a little bigger.

The A330 is terrible and the A340 is even more terrible. I don't use it for anything other than flight info now.

Hello, LX Seat Experts.

Flying from BKK-ZRH (777) this coming week and am seated in 5D (the mini-cabin). I think there are 7 total passengers who've selected seats thus far. 5B, 5G, and 4D appear blocked "X" on Expertflyer. Is this a quirk on EF's part? I see that there's a Gold Star for 5G and 4D on the SWISS app, so it appears that only a higher status passenger will be able to select the latter 2 seats. No such designation for 5B.

My question is: should I remain in the mini J cabin? There are quite a few decent unoccupied throne seats in the larger business cabin, but I'm thinking the mini cabin lends a more intimate, perhaps quieter experience.