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Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 17:02
by Spill
Hi,
Just looking to select my UC seats for my London to Miami trip next summer.
It's a 747-400 Configuration 4
UC Rows 1-5 upstairs and rows 12-25 downstairs.
I am travelling with my wife.
I have provisionally booked Row 12 (front two seats downstairs) as they appear have to have a better view because of the curvature of the aircraft. All seats seem to be available at the minute.

Just looking to get advice from the wealth of knowledge on here.

Thanks

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 17:38
by buns
Row 12 is at the very front and allows a couple to be opposite one another as the A & K seats are very close.

You will find from reading trip Reports on V-Flyer that the "A Zone" at the front of the aircraft is the preferred seating area :w It provides an intimate cabin feel and is far enough away from the bar.

The only down side is that if only one door is being used for exit, you will not gey off that quick

buns

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 18:06
by Guest
As buns has said, the a-zone is highly recommended.

I think your provisional booking for 12 A&K is an excellent choice :)

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 19:03
by tontybear
Remember that because of the seat layout in UC that the suites face inwards so to look out of the window you have to twist round. This is the same for all suites and not just row 12.

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 19:26
by Miss G
tontybear wrote:Remember that because of the seat layout in UC that the suites face inwards so to look out of the window you have to twist round. This is the same for all suites and not just row 12.


I was just talking about that very thing, is it not a bit of a design flaw? I quite like to look at the clouds.

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 19:29
by Guest
Miss G - you can always put your seat into a bed, lay in your front and look out the window.

I love the clouds too! :)

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 19:36
by honey lamb
12A and K are excellent seats for a couple and there is the advantage of an extra shelf in the very pointy bit - so useful for one's bits and bobs.

A little tip: There is no overhead bin for rows 12 and 14 so don't go looking for one. Doing that is entertainment for those of us in the know :D ;) Just pop your carry-on in an available bin and if someone tries to argue that it's theirs, they're wrong. Alternatively the crew will stow it for you in a wardrobe

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 19:40
by tontybear
Miss G wrote:
tontybear wrote:Remember that because of the seat layout in UC that the suites face inwards so to look out of the window you have to twist round. This is the same for all suites and not just row 12.


I was just talking about that very thing, is it not a bit of a design flaw? I quite like to look at the clouds.


Not a flaw but a deliberate design decision. Lets say the suite is 6ft long and if the cabin was 60ft long and the suites laid end to end then you would get 10 rows. If by placing the suites in the angled configuration giving an equivalent length of 4ft you can fit 15 rows in the same space. Over a year thats a lot of revenue.

Not that long ago I saw a picture of a cabin from a plane in the 1950's and even though these were 'normal' seats they were angled away from the windows so its not a new thing.

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 19:46
by Miss G
Oh, I understand why they do it, I just would rather look out of the window than at the inside of the cabin :)

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 20:42
by Neil
12A/K are our absolute favorite UC seats when traveling as a couple so a good choice.

I have to say I don't get the obsession people have for wanting a window seat, apart from a few mijs on take off/landing there really isn't anything to look at - so I quite like the design/layout of the UCS.

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 21:04
by Miss G
I have to say I don't get the obsession people have for wanting a window seat, apart from a few mijs on take off/landing there really isn't anything to look at - so I quite like the design/layout of the UCS.


For me it's what makes the whole concept of flying so real. You could just be on a bus without windows otherwise. Plus, I really like when it's clear and you can see land below and how small it all looks from where you are up high! :)

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 21:08
by Guest
Miss G wrote:
I have to say I don't get the obsession people have for wanting a window seat, apart from a few mijs on take off/landing there really isn't anything to look at - so I quite like the design/layout of the UCS.


For me it's what makes the whole concept of flying so real. You could just be on a bus without windows otherwise. Plus, I really like when it's clear and you can see land below and how small it all looks from where you are up high! :)


A few trips to the bar and you'll see clouds without even looking out of the window!! ;) :P

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 21:12
by Miss G
A few trips to the bar and you'll see clouds without even looking out of the window!!


hehehe, very probably!

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 29 Aug 2011, 23:45
by honey lamb
Neil wrote:I have to say I don't get the obsession people have for wanting a window seat, apart from a few mijs on take off/landing there really isn't anything to look at - so I quite like the design/layout of the UCS.

Nonsense, Neil! v( v( v(

I can remember my excitement of my first commercial flight from Dublin to Liverpool and being able to spot Blackpool and its three piers and one of the highlights of flying into Dublin is when you are on the approach that has you looking straight up the River Liffey.

I have some superb photos of Greenland and Iceland from the air as well as Mont Blanc and Mount Rainier, Mount Baker and Mount St Helens. I've watched the Irish coastline on my flights in and out of London and on flying back from LAX flew past my home town, albeit at about 35,000ft - not enough to see my house but enough to spot the town but one of my highlights was flying over my home place in the west of Ireland and seeing it from the air. I couldn't see the houses from the air since we were at 38,000ft but I could see the contours and know where everything was. And there's much more.....

That's the reason for my obsession with a window seat, Neil

Re: Best UC Seats for a couple on 747 Configuration 4

PostPosted: 30 Aug 2011, 07:33
by Neil
honey lamb wrote:That's the reason for my obsession with a window seat, Neil


Different strokes for different folks.

I understand some people like it, but there are many many more important factors for me when choosing my seat/location on an a/c than if I have a window seat or not.