747 upper deck: bulkhead or not

[te]

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.

[Not the Karl Orff]

In article >,
(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 which airline and what type of 747-400 (lav may be at the
front or back depending on airline). No problem on NW 747-200s.

[Miguel Cruz]

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
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[mrtravel]

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 :)

[Miguel Cruz]

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
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[Whytoi]

In article >, 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?
>
> 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.

[James Robinson]

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.

[Miguel Cruz]

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
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