LX Seating-thread
Aug 2, 2018, 10:19 pm
#1111
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Geneva
Programs: LX SEN, AFKL Platinum, BA Bronze,
Posts: 5,626
Defintely 6DG, these are bulkhead seats, in the front so not so near to the engines, and there is no issue with the toilets being relatively close, IME.
Aug 3, 2018, 4:52 am
#1112
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,151
Hey there
Is anybody else having issues with seat reservation that don't stick on Swiss.com?
On my ZRH-DXB leg for example I try to assign myself 1A, but every time once I have returned to the booking page it has booted me back to 2K.
On my fight to NUE it's the same: We are 3 travelling and had the first row in Y: 10A, 10C, 10D. Now it bumps us like that every single time: 10A->12C, 10C->12D and 10D -> 11D. What is up with that? We have already lost the first few rows now because of that and to sit together we'd need to move even further back.
On the return two of them stick, but mines is always switched one row back. (9D -> 10D).
It's so annoying.
Is anybody else having issues with seat reservation that don't stick on Swiss.com?
On my ZRH-DXB leg for example I try to assign myself 1A, but every time once I have returned to the booking page it has booted me back to 2K.
On my fight to NUE it's the same: We are 3 travelling and had the first row in Y: 10A, 10C, 10D. Now it bumps us like that every single time: 10A->12C, 10C->12D and 10D -> 11D. What is up with that? We have already lost the first few rows now because of that and to sit together we'd need to move even further back.
On the return two of them stick, but mines is always switched one row back. (9D -> 10D).
It's so annoying.
Aug 14, 2018, 10:56 am
#1113
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
773 in Y
had 23J on the 330 but eqp swamp and now it will be the 773 , assigned 22D aisle middle bulkhead. Leg room wise is 23B gonna give me more room then 22D? Prefer 23C cant get thru but Id rather be in 23B if it affords more leg room then 22D asile
Aug 22, 2018, 10:17 pm
#1117
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 26
If you prefer 2 seats at the window, I would try to get 4JK or 7JK - both have much (much!) more legroom than 5AB. If windows are not your thing, I'd try to get 4DG or 6DG - again, much more legroom and 4G and 6G are seats enclosed on both sides (much like the "throne" seats). I just flew 4DG and then in 6DG with my daughter in the last two weeks.
Row 4 is more quiet than rows 6/7, as 6/7 are right behind the galley whereas row 4 is right behind the F cabin and one row away from the galley behind.
For me personally, the much bigger legroom is the deciding factor, so I can accept being closer to the galley.
Row 4 is more quiet than rows 6/7, as 6/7 are right behind the galley whereas row 4 is right behind the F cabin and one row away from the galley behind.
For me personally, the much bigger legroom is the deciding factor, so I can accept being closer to the galley.
Aug 22, 2018, 10:45 pm
#1118
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 2,418
6'6" - you will regret not having switched to 4A if you had the choice but stayed in 5A. I am 6'5" and would never go for anything else if I had the choice between any seat in bulkhead vs. any other seat in the C cabin. It's not really about "legroom", as the seat is the same lenght, but more about "footrom". You will not be able to move / turn your feet inside the footwell in 5A if your feet are anywhere near the size of mine (and I guess at 6'6 they would be 
).
I can't give you measurements in inches, but I can describe it as "bench vise vs. open closet". In terms of volume (width x height x depth) I think the bulkhead footwells are probably 3 times bigger. I think I posted pictures of one of the bulkhead footwells upthread, I have one of my 2-year-old daughter sitting within one of them.
Edit to add: pics are in post #1024
).I can't give you measurements in inches, but I can describe it as "bench vise vs. open closet". In terms of volume (width x height x depth) I think the bulkhead footwells are probably 3 times bigger. I think I posted pictures of one of the bulkhead footwells upthread, I have one of my 2-year-old daughter sitting within one of them.
Edit to add: pics are in post #1024
Last edited by goliath; Aug 22, 2018 at 10:51 pm
Aug 23, 2018, 4:20 am
#1119
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 26
Thanks for the detailed and quick response! I now need to convince my wife us sitting next to each other won't be a big deal. Any clue if the flight crew would care if I booked 4A and sat next to my wife during meal service in the open seat of 5A?
Aug 23, 2018, 4:41 am
#1120
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 2,418
Sitting in 5A would certainly not be an issue if it remained empty. I would definitely not count on that, though. There's a good chance someone else would take that empty window seat in the Stübli (mini cabin) at check-in or at the gate.
Aug 23, 2018, 7:48 am
#1122
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,151
Aug 23, 2018, 1:59 pm
#1123
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Geneva
Programs: LX SEN, AFKL Platinum, BA Bronze,
Posts: 5,626
As a couple, 4D/G or 6D/G would be good alternatives if you don’t mind not having a window.
Aug 23, 2018, 3:44 pm
#1125
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 2
Business class seat selection
I just got upgraded via the swiss bargain upgrade bidding on JFK -> Zur next week. I tried to select my new seat on Swiss.com and the map allowed me to pick a seat but everytime I log back on the seat is de-selected.
When deciding to bid, I remember seeing that if your bid gets accepted, you must abide by the seat assigned to you by Swiss Air. I can't remember where I read this or whether it is true but is this the case? Will I be able to request whichever seat is available upon the 48 hours till check in window when everyone else in all other classes can select seats or have I now foregone this option in all and the only way to work around this is to pay the $200 for a throne seat?
When deciding to bid, I remember seeing that if your bid gets accepted, you must abide by the seat assigned to you by Swiss Air. I can't remember where I read this or whether it is true but is this the case? Will I be able to request whichever seat is available upon the 48 hours till check in window when everyone else in all other classes can select seats or have I now foregone this option in all and the only way to work around this is to pay the $200 for a throne seat?