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Gatwick PE Seat Opinion & OLCI advice please

PostPosted: 19 Jan 2012, 01:02
by Devilsandseeger
Hello all
We have pre booked (as far as you can!) the following seats on our trip to Jamaica next week..
Out - 76 H&K - these seem fine
Return - 79 A&C - here comes the question - they look like good seats but being at the back of the cabin does this limit our ability to recline the seats? Nobody has raised it in reviews but having been at the back of an aircraft before the lack of seat recline has not helped us sleep!
Any other comments will be welcome!

Other question...OLCI... are there any quirks we need to be aware of? We are doing twilight check in / bag drop which I guess may help if we run into problems.

One final Q - hand luggage I am looking at a carry on bag which is of "soft" construction but is 2cm wider than the web site mentions...is this going to cause a problem?

Manyt Thanks...a Trip report will be posted...

Re: Gatwick PE Seat Opinion Please...& ILCI Advice..Please

PostPosted: 19 Jan 2012, 04:03
by buns
With regards to 79 A & C, I am amongst a band of V-Flyers who rate these as the best in that upstairs PE Cabin.

Recline is not an issue - and indeed you do not feel guilty as you are not encroaching on someone behind you - you have a little ledge adjacent to 79C for putting the empties on :w and you are first off the plane y)

As far as Twilight is concerned, if you are staying at a nearby hotel overnight, you may need to check in again if you have toiletries and stuff you will not be able to carry in hand luggage

buns

Re: Gatwick PE Seat Opinion Please...& ILCI Advice..Please

PostPosted: 19 Jan 2012, 08:41
by Neil
buns wrote:With regards to 79 A & C, I am amongst a band of V-Flyers who rate these as the best in that upstairs PE Cabin.


We are part of the 79A&C fan club also, def the best PE choice IMO y)

Re: Gatwick PE Seat Opinion & OLCI advice please

PostPosted: 19 Jan 2012, 09:29
by stevebrass
Agree that 79A and C are excellent seats.

Re: Gatwick PE Seat Opinion & OLCI advice please

PostPosted: 19 Jan 2012, 10:27
by Devilsandseeger
All thanks for this, great news. As far as overnight hotel is concerned we will dump the stuff we dont need in the car. Thanks again...Cheers

Re: Gatwick PE Seat Opinion & OLCI advice please

PostPosted: 19 Jan 2012, 13:20
by flabound
79 is great. do OLCI at -24 just to secure.then do Twighlight when you want. its great not having to check bags in the day of flying -just sail through security.plus you wont have to worry about your hand luggage size

Re: Gatwick PE Seat Opinion & OLCI advice please

PostPosted: 19 Jan 2012, 13:48
by sky0000547
On my last flight I have noticed 79C have some sort of an extra table by the right arm rest where as none of the other PE aisle seats have.

Re: Gatwick PE Seat Opinion & OLCI advice please

PostPosted: 19 Jan 2012, 21:38
by Silver Fox
79 AC are by far the best in the PE cabin apart from the exit rows imho.

Re: Gatwick PE Seat Opinion & OLCI advice please

PostPosted: 19 Jan 2012, 21:50
by glennh
Good choice with the 79A&C have a great time