Am I the only window seat lover here??
May 18, 2005, 4:08 pm
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Am I the only window seat lover here??
I have read all the threads about switching seats and whether you would agree or not but nearly everyone agrees "no window seat"
Am I the only one who would jump at the window if I am not assigned it?? Just curious (wine in the lounge does that to me ! )
Before you say something about height I am 6 foot 2 or 187 cm...
Am I the only one who would jump at the window if I am not assigned it?? Just curious (wine in the lounge does that to me ! )
Before you say something about height I am 6 foot 2 or 187 cm...
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May 18, 2005, 4:12 pm
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On transcons, I generally prefer the window seat when traveling in J or F (not in Y; I feel too trapped). However, I sometimes will book the aisle and hope that the window seat will remain open to get the row to myself. If I book the window, I certainly will have someone in the aisle next to me.
May 18, 2005, 4:17 pm
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It depends: traveling by myself, I prefer aisle Y, J, or F except on a couple of interesting approaches, and then, only if I'm upfront. However, if I'm traveling with my partner (even in Y), I prefer the window. I can take up some of her legroom on an angle and be facing outwards without moving into the aisle.
May 18, 2005, 4:49 pm
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I really, really like window seats. On a short flight, I would rather have a window seat in coach than an aisle seat in First Class. On a longer flight, I will settle for an aisle seat in First Class.
I hate aisle seats so much that I would rather have a middle seat than an aisle seat! I have sat in middle seats before (coach, naturally), and believe me, it is just as cramped and has the same crummy legroom of the aisle seat. At least from the middle seat, I can get a better view through the window than from the aisle seat.
I spend several hundred hours a year on a plane, have never tired of looking out the window, and probably never will.
On a train or bus, I want the window seat as well.
I hate aisle seats so much that I would rather have a middle seat than an aisle seat! I have sat in middle seats before (coach, naturally), and believe me, it is just as cramped and has the same crummy legroom of the aisle seat. At least from the middle seat, I can get a better view through the window than from the aisle seat.
I spend several hundred hours a year on a plane, have never tired of looking out the window, and probably never will.
On a train or bus, I want the window seat as well.
May 18, 2005, 5:16 pm
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>Am I the only one who would jump at the window if I am not assigned it??
No - The window seat is the only way to go. Last Feb. I flew from FRA to YVR. The views out the window of Baffin Island, and Hudson Bay were outstanding. The window fuselage is also a great place to rest yoru head.
The window seats in the over-wing DASH-8 flying skidoos are particualarly good, as you can watch the landing gear go up and down and contact the runway. Great stuff.
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
No - The window seat is the only way to go. Last Feb. I flew from FRA to YVR. The views out the window of Baffin Island, and Hudson Bay were outstanding. The window fuselage is also a great place to rest yoru head.
The window seats in the over-wing DASH-8 flying skidoos are particualarly good, as you can watch the landing gear go up and down and contact the runway. Great stuff.
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
May 18, 2005, 5:31 pm
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Generally, I prefer an aisle, but sometimes I like a window seat.
I flew to Hawaii for the first time this January, and I had a window seat in F on the left side of the plane. The view was breathtaking as we circled counterclockwise around Oahu and landed in HNL.
If there is a really cool view to be had, or even a new one to me, I like windows. I also like a window if I'm in the bulkhead, because there's a lot more room.
Window seats in the back of coach suck, though, especially on the MD-80 in the back row. The engine is literally right outside the window and roaring in your ear.
I flew to Hawaii for the first time this January, and I had a window seat in F on the left side of the plane. The view was breathtaking as we circled counterclockwise around Oahu and landed in HNL.
If there is a really cool view to be had, or even a new one to me, I like windows. I also like a window if I'm in the bulkhead, because there's a lot more room.
Window seats in the back of coach suck, though, especially on the MD-80 in the back row. The engine is literally right outside the window and roaring in your ear.
May 18, 2005, 5:36 pm
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Window for me
I almost always prefer the window for the following reasons:
-better for sleeping as you can usually lean against the side of the plane
-no disturbance from people getting up and down (unless its you
)
-can enjoy the scenery outside, if there is any
-control of the shade
-better for sleeping as you can usually lean against the side of the plane
-no disturbance from people getting up and down (unless its you
) -can enjoy the scenery outside, if there is any
-control of the shade
May 18, 2005, 5:55 pm
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I'm a window guy myself for all of the reasons already stated. Additionally, I have a bad knee so I always try and go for any seat A, so that the FAs with carts and my fellow pax don't hit my knee which could accidentally cause my elbow to ram into their jaw 
May 18, 2005, 5:56 pm
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Red-eye's are the only time I pick a window, and then usually a bulkhead so I can get out without disturbing others. I'm kinda tall so I like extending my legs into the aisle when it's not busy.