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747 upper deck: bulkhead or not
Does anyone have suggestions on whether reserving a bulkhead isle seat
in the upper deck is a good idea. I am average height. I do like it upstairs, but never tried the bulkhead seats there. I wonder how the advantage of no one reclining in front vs. the potential disadvantage of limited legroom (or is it?) that bulkhead may or may not offer. Plus, what is the potential of the noise from the lav. traffic? Any thoughts/comments would be great. |
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747 upper deck: bulkhead or not
te wrote:
Does anyone have suggestions on whether reserving a bulkhead isle seat in the upper deck is a good idea. I am average height. I do like it upstairs, but never tried the bulkhead seats there. I wonder how the advantage of no one reclining in front vs. the potential disadvantage of limited legroom (or is it?) that bulkhead may or may not offer. Plus, what is the potential of the noise from the lav. traffic? Depends on the airline but usually the legroom is awful. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu Site remodeled 10-Sept-2003: Hundreds of new photos, easier navigation. |
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747 upper deck: bulkhead or not
Miguel Cruz wrote:
te wrote: Does anyone have suggestions on whether reserving a bulkhead isle seat in the upper deck is a good idea. I am average height. I do like it upstairs, but never tried the bulkhead seats there. I wonder how the advantage of no one reclining in front vs. the potential disadvantage of limited legroom (or is it?) that bulkhead may or may not offer. Plus, what is the potential of the noise from the lav. traffic? Depends on the airline but usually the legroom is awful. My only time in upper deck was a CO flight in Business Class (not BF then) to Paris... Pleny of legroom |
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747 upper deck: bulkhead or not
mrtravel wrote:
Miguel Cruz wrote: te wrote: Does anyone have suggestions on whether reserving a bulkhead isle seat in the upper deck is a good idea. I am average height. I do like it upstairs, but never tried the bulkhead seats there. I wonder how the advantage of no one reclining in front vs. the potential disadvantage of limited legroom (or is it?) that bulkhead may or may not offer. Plus, what is the potential of the noise from the lav. traffic? Depends on the airline but usually the legroom is awful. My only time in upper deck was a CO flight in Business Class (not BF then) to Paris... Pleny of legroom Ah, I've only done it in coach, where it invariably seems to be a claustrophobic version of the main cabin (ceiling closing in overhead). miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu Site remodeled 10-Sept-2003: Hundreds of new photos, easier navigation. |
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747 upper deck: bulkhead or not
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wrote: Does anyone have suggestions on whether reserving a bulkhead isle seat in the upper deck is a good idea. I am average height. I do like it upstairs, but never tried the bulkhead seats there. I wonder how the advantage of no one reclining in front vs. the potential disadvantage of limited legroom (or is it?) that bulkhead may or may not offer. Plus, what is the potential of the noise from the lav. traffic? Any thoughts/comments would be great. You get the smell and sounds of a flushing toilet. Your choice! The exit row seat is a much wiser choice. |
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747 upper deck: bulkhead or not
Miguel Cruz wrote:
te wrote: Does anyone have suggestions on whether reserving a bulkhead isle seat in the upper deck is a good idea. Depends on the airline but usually the legroom is awful. It's interesting that you phrase it that way. I am tall, and usually prefer the bulkhead seats specifically because of their knee room. I can't normally stretch out in other seats, since my legs won't go under the seat ahead, so I at least prefer not to have to battle with reclined seatbacks banging into my knees and laptop. I had a very pleasant flight from SYD to LAX on Qantas in an upstairs bulkhead seat, which I would choose again. I know shorter people who prefer other seats, since they can't stretch out at the bulkheads. I guess it depends on what you are looking for. |
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747 upper deck: bulkhead or not
James Robinson wrote:
Miguel Cruz wrote: Depends on the airline but usually the legroom is awful. It's interesting that you phrase it that way. I am tall, and usually prefer the bulkhead seats specifically because of their knee room. I can't normally stretch out in other seats, since my legs won't go under the seat ahead, so I at least prefer not to have to battle with reclined seatbacks banging into my knees and laptop. I had a very pleasant flight from SYD to LAX on Qantas in an upstairs bulkhead seat, which I would choose again. I know shorter people who prefer other seats, since they can't stretch out at the bulkheads. I guess it depends on what you are looking for. Not sure how tall you are, but at 6'5" I can't deal with those seats at all. My knee is bent more than 90 degrees the entire flight, which gets really tiring. In normal seats I can work my feet underneath and rest them on the metal stop under the front of the seat ahead of me, which makes it quite easy to sleep. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu Site remodeled 10-Sept-2003: Hundreds of new photos, easier navigation. |
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