Business Class seat: window upper deck or main cabin isle

I almost always go for the aisle seat, and reserve as far in advance as I
can to get it.

However, the upper deck is special, and in this case I would probably give
the window seat a chance. Who knows? You might get lucky and have some
newbie want to change with you....or your seatmate might miss the flight...

If you are a sleeper go for the upstairs window seat but I've always
felt too constrained up there on a long flight. It is always dark &
quiet (was going to say like a morgue but we don't make jokes like
that about air travel anymore) so you would feel you were putting
others out by exiting your seat periodically -- which you should do on
a long-haul flight.

At least downstairs middle section you are realistically (if not
technically) free to roam the back half of the plane and, as others
have pointed out, you stand the best chance of having an empty seat
next to you. This latter is much more likely if you are a member of
the airline's loyalty program & have high mileage.

BTW, the announcement at the beginning of the flight concerning not
leaving your class of service even tho the curtains are left
open......does anyone know if this really applies to people from 1st
and business walking to a lower class, or is it just meant to keep
people from moving forward? And in planes where the cockpit is
upstairs, is the rule less stringently enforced? We just returned from
an SFO-Shanghai trip in which a 1st class passenger spent most of the
flight chattering to the hired hands in the economy mid-cabin galley,
the staff nodding their heads patiently and smiling at him a lot while
economy pax tried to maneuver around him.

As always after a long flight,
Cranky

In article , Judy
wrote:

BTW, the announcement at the beginning of the flight concerning not
leaving your class of service even tho the curtains are left
open......does anyone know if this really applies to people from 1st
and business walking to a lower class, or is it just meant to keep
people from moving forward? And in planes where the cockpit is
upstairs, is the rule less stringently enforced? We just returned from
an SFO-Shanghai trip in which a 1st class passenger spent most of the
flight chattering to the hired hands in the economy mid-cabin galley,
the staff nodding their heads patiently and smiling at him a lot while
economy pax tried to maneuver around him.

Absolutely. There's no restriction for front cabin passengers to come
back. And why should there be?

If you expect the window to be functinal as a window, the upper
section is not good as the windows there are sloped up and you can't
see much from them, assuming you want to look at the ground that is..
But it's so quiet and dark and relaxing up there. I'd go for upstairs
every time. It's just a more laid-back place.

my 2cents.
C.



On 17 Sep 2003 06:31:17 -0700, (te) wrote:

What is the preferred seat in business (on a long flight): upper deck
window (not an exit row; isles not available) OR main cabin isle in a
center section? Any wisdom would be great.

Judy wrote:


At least downstairs middle section you are realistically (if not
technically) free to roam the back half of the plane

Can't you walk down the stairs and around?

BTW, the announcement at the beginning of the flight concerning not
leaving your class of service even tho the curtains are left
open......does anyone know if this really applies to people from 1st
and business walking to a lower class,

It is to prevent the lower classes from going up in class, not the other
way around.

BTW, the announcement at the beginning of the flight concerning not
leaving your class of service even tho the curtains are left
open......does anyone know if this really applies to people from 1st
and business walking to a lower class, or is it just meant to keep
people from moving forward? And in planes where the cockpit is
upstairs, is the rule less stringently enforced? We just returned from
an SFO-Shanghai trip in which a 1st class passenger spent most of the
flight chattering to the hired hands in the economy mid-cabin galley,
the staff nodding their heads patiently and smiling at him a lot while
economy pax tried to maneuver around him.

Absolutely. There's no restriction for front cabin passengers to come
back. And why should there be?

I wouldn't head to the back of the cabin for fear of catching dseases of
poor people