V-Flyer

I am booked on VS93 tomorrow from LGW to CUN with extra legroom paid and confirmed back in Jan. I just did the OLCI and have been allocated seats in row 43. Not the row we expected for a LGW 747 - does this means its not a 747 or have I been moved from the extra legroom seats I paid for ?

I am going from the posting from tinkerbelle for the extra legroom seats

Flightstats still showing it as a 744 and row 43 is not an extra legroom seat on any configuration. Assuming the extra legroom seats are greyed out on OLCI you might have to sort it tomorrow at check-in.

Extra legroom seats (and exit rows) are allocated at the airport. OLCI doesn't include them, so the automated system has simply allocated you normal seats on the assumption that it's a standard booking. That will be manually over-ridden at the desk.

They should be able to see you've paid for extra legroom but take your email confirmation just in case.

Thank you both - now back to the ironing !

As gumshoe said I'm sure all will be fine at checkin. Perhaps let us know in your TR how you got on?

Well I've dropped off bags waiting for my first drink everybody insisting I have extra legroom seats - we'll see ...........

Aquarius wrote:Well I've dropped off bags waiting for my first drink everybody insisting I have extra legroom seats - we'll see ...........

what seat numbers were on the boarding pass?

If I remember correctly don't the Extra Leg Room seats have different coloured antimacassars?

tontybear wrote:

Aquarius wrote:Well I've dropped off bags waiting for my first drink everybody insisting I have extra legroom seats - we'll see ...........

what seat numbers were on the boarding pass?

If I remember correctly don't the Extra Leg Room seats have different coloured antimacassars?

Indeed they did, and rather tacky adverts on them saying something like 'a lot more for just a little bit more'. Rather cheapening the brand, I always thought. Shades of Ryanair

Antimacassars?

There's a new word I learned today, I just called them headrest covers!

tontybear wrote:

Aquarius wrote:Well I've dropped off bags waiting for my first drink everybody insisting I have extra legroom seats - we'll see ...........

what seat numbers were on the boarding pass?

If I remember correctly don't the Extra Leg Room seats have different coloured antimacassars?

The seats are totally different colours. Purple if I recall.

Chaps,

Would this be why most of the window seats on the seatmap for an upcoming 343 flight are shown as unavailable? From the sticky at the top of the forum it seems that half of the seats on either side of the plane in the rear section are designated extra legroom

I had assumed it was just a packed plane. This means that on the assumption the wing blocks the view in the centre section there are only 7 rows of seats selectable with a view out of the window on the A340-300

If the extra legroom seats are vacant after takeoff can you move to them?

Is it possible the rows of 2 in the smaller economy section over the wing are blocked off for OLCI?

Goatflyer wrote:If the extra legroom seats are vacant after takeoff can you move to them?

Yes you can move to an available extra legroom seat after take off, but you will still be charged the supplement by the crew onboard

Ouch. Why are there so many of them on the 343? There are many less of these seats on the 747 which has more seats. I don't care about an extra legroom seat but I would like to look out of the window without sitting at the very back of the plane. Seems I can't unless I buy an extra legroom seat, most odd.

Only 7 rows of window seats with a view that you don't need to pay extra for seems very harsh.

there are only 6 or so rows of extra legroom seats, there is a thread at the top of the forum page which gives the row numbers for each plane type

Penny_L wrote:there are only 6 or so rows of extra legroom seats, there is a thread at the top of the forum page which gives the row numbers for each plane type

Yes thats true but there are only about 13 rows of economy seats on the 343 which have a view out of the window, hence my point

It's not a particularly large plane so 6 rows is quite a lot!

Goatflyer wrote:Ouch. Why are there so many of them on the 343? There are many less of these seats on the 747 which has more seats. I don't care about an extra legroom seat but I would like to look out of the window without sitting at the very back of the plane. Seems I can't unless I buy an extra legroom seat, most odd.

Only 7 rows of window seats with a view that you don't need to pay extra for seems very harsh.

Why 'ouch' ? VS is perfectly entitled to protect these seats from interlopers who haven't paid the small premium to sit in them. There are often complaints on the VS face book page about people moving to these seats and whom the crew did not charge the fee or move them back.

They are also selling these seats as extra leg room seats not seats with a view.

As to numbers of seats they range from 20 - 24 depending on the plane but the locations and configurations do vary and the the bulk of these seats are not windows.

On the 343 (and A330) there are 6 rows of 4 = 24 seats
on the 346 there are also 24 but in a different config
on the LHR 747s there are 4 rows of 6 = 24
On the LGW 747s there are 20

So there are not 'many less' on the 747 at all in terms of absolute numbers.

Exactly but the 343 has less seats in the first place therefore a higher proportion of the window seats on a 343 are extra legroom. The 747 has some of it's extra-legroom seats in the centre as well whereas every extra legroom seat on the 343 is in one of the two's on the outside of the cabin.

It seems you really draw the short straw if you end up on a VS 343! I've never flown on one before, its alwasy been the 346 or 747 and I've always really enjoyed travelling VS. Between my centre seat and on-a-loop IFE I'm really in a whingey mood

It seems a bit tight charging for them in the first place? They are only 34" seat pitch - this is the standard economy size seat with some other carriers I've flown. And it's not as if the fare was particularly low in the first place! Feels a bit Ryanair-esque

Goatflyer wrote:It seems a bit tight charging for them in the first place? They are only 34" seat pitch - this is the standard economy size seat with some other carriers I've flown.

They are notably more comfortable than the standard Y seat, however, and the premium is pretty small. On a longer flight it is worth it in my view.

Rows 39 to 43 ABC and HJK are Extra Legroom seats on the new config LGW 747s -- so a row 43 seat would be ELR once its not in the centre (DEFG).

Oh, the actual seat is different?

I'm actually tempted now..

Goatflyer wrote:Oh, the actual seat is different?

I'm actually tempted now..

NO the seats are exactly the same as all the other Y seats - apart from the extra leg room and that what makes them more comfy.

And 31" is the Y standard on many airlines. Which have you flown that are 34" ?

The only VS economy seats that are different are the Exit Row and Bulkhead seats. They are narrower due to the table and screen being built into the arms.

tontybear wrote:

Goatflyer wrote:Oh, the actual seat is different?

I'm actually tempted now..

NO the seats are exactly the same as all the other Y seats - apart from the extra leg room and that what makes them more comfy.

And 31" is the Y standard on many airlines. Which have you flown that are 34" ?

Malaysia to MEL.

We had extra legroom seats on an A330 LGW to MCO recently, as budget wouldn't stretch to PE both ways. Mr Aliweb agrees it was £50 well spent!

We had extra legroom seats on an A330 LGW to MCO recently, as budget wouldn't stretch to PE both ways. Mr Aliweb agrees it was £50 well spent!