Exactly why, given the choice, I would opt for the upper deck.

Somewhere along the line you missed the sly sarcasm... those of us who love the UD apparently live in constant fear that so many people will discover our "secret" that we try to fool newcomers ;)

Kate

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the replies. I will definitely try upper deck. I had tried main deck near the nose before which was not bad. But since i have never tried UD i will give it a go and see what i think of it:)

ps. i will be flying Malaysia Airlines.
Only down side to this is, if i do get a old non refurbished C class aircraft i won't be able ot get away with the old F seats which are in the main cabin.....

I guess its worth the gamble?:)

Cheers,
Kenn.

Depends. Mostly upper deck, but if I have tight connection and/or expect flight to be almost full I will go for lower deck centre block aisle bulkhead. Easier to exit quickly, and middle seats downstairs are the last to be used in my experience.

Yes I am rather poor in detecting sarcasm as English isn't my first language. :o

Hi Kiwiflyer,

Thanks for the info. You mean UD passengers don't leave before th emain deck leaves?

Cheers,
Kenn.

Put me in the lower deck camp. The upper deck has a more cramped feeling to me. Plus, I usually travel with a (very legal sized) rollerboard, so I don;t like hoofing it upstairs and sticking it in the rear cubbyhole. Although some have esposed the benefits of the storage space on the side, it's useless if you are in aisle seat. I also find that air friction noise is higher upstairs. Finally, I have really never had a problem with lav lines on the main deck - most carriers have 4 lavs below, and at least one of them is typically very roomy.

All things considered, there isn't that much difference. If you have no larger carry-on, try the UD.

In my experience most airlines will have a FA "block" the economy section downstairs while Business (and First) pax deplane from the upper and lower decks. IMO there's minimal time difference between UD and LD in exiting.

Thanks for the replies guys.

I will try window seat upper deck if not available then i guess main deck:)

Depends on the airline.

On LH upper deck is first so yes they leave first. On most airlines upper deck is business, but another business zone on lower deck - these leave at same time but I can get out quicker from the appropriate seat lower deck (aisle on either bulkhead or last row depending on if door 1L or 2L likely to be used). Some airlines, eg SQ, will hold economy pax back so all business class (upper and lower deck) leaves first. Other airlines, eg UA, do not bother and can take a while to get out from upper deck.

Best seats on upper deck are the exit row, but note the windows are not as good here as other rows.

Empty or full flight: Upper Deck, for all the reasons stated above

Somewhere between empty and full: Lower deck. It is more likely that the LD will be less full compared to the UD, and I will get a center aisle with no one sitting in the middle, which means more space.

UD for me. The UD (full disclosure here, my UD experience is only on UA) is just like a nice little community -- kind of like FT. In fact, 2/3 of UD on any given flight is most likely taken up by FT members.

I certainly don't like the delay in getting down out of the UD, but for the 12 - 16 hours before that it is the best thing going IMHO.

Hi Kiwiflyer,

I will be flying MH, not sure if you know their policy on this? Also why are the windows on the exit rows not as good?

Cheers,
K.

I haven't flown MH upper deck so can't comment specifically on that. However most times I've flown the exit row upper deck (number of airlines) the seat by the window is behind the seat.

Absolutely, positively upper deck. However, avoid the last row as close to the FAs and that is heightened by the smallness of the cabin.