Everything You Want to Know About Where to Sit on a United Dreamliner 787-8
 

Just found out one of my legs from IAH to LAX has been switched to a 787. I am booked in F in January. Right now I am in row one still wide open, but I noticed I am right in front of the bathroom. I was wondering if anyone has flown this plane yet and what are your opinions about the best seat location.

Yeah no one has flown this plane yet. It don't enter service until Nov 4th. I'd switch If I were you, If you don't care to be near a bathroom.

787 seating
 

I am booked on that plane in February. Please let us know about your experience.

If you don't like being next to a bathroom then move, obviously.

The first flight is 11/4 IAH-ORD. Quite a few people from here are on it so you'll have plenty of reviews. I'm in BF myself so I'll report back.

I am going to guess that row 1 will have the full cutout for feet and rows further back will have the angled space which is a tough fit for those with larger feet. Wild guess that Row 1 on the non restroom side is the place to be.

UA 787 walk through video
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdRkuHeJ7oI

here's a UA 787 walk through video.

Thanks!

In December, I'm flying EWR-IAH-SFO, 2 segments on the 787. RPU confirmed immediately and I played it safe -- 2a for the EWR-IAH flight, 5a for the IAH-SFO flight. I'm assuming that the front BF cabin will be better, but figured that I'd try both to see if there are any differences. Picked the middle row to avoid row 1 bulkhead issues (I'm 6'5"), though after watching the video that might not be a problem. I avoided the last row of each in order to be away from the bathrooms.

Looking forward to hearing from others after early November, to see what the experience is actually like.

i'm flying the 787 in November domestically and then again in December internationally. I'll report back when I'm done. IIRC, through the video and the seat maps, it appears the lavatory in the forward BF cabin is on the right side (K,L) and not the left.

The bulkheads in Y look pretty spacious....

I also like the fixed armrests, even though the seat feels narrower, it prevents fatties from spilling over into your seat :D

Good find, those are some narrow aisles in Y though, funny how the current Jeff video ignores the 9 across seating and the narrow aisles :D

With the additional cracks in the engines and the fuselage will the plane still fly?

At least UA is not the first 787 carrier in the world. How come ANA did not have such problems?

ANA Dreamliners are equipped with the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines, whereas the United 787's are equipped with the GEnx engines. Each airline gets to pick from those two options...

Yep. Now I always pick row 2 just in case...