Aisle seat? Then you get everyone else climbing over you!Originally Posted by Sim11UK
My first flight was in 1965 (BEA Vanguard), and I've loved flying ever since. Going out to Aden in VC10s was a great experience. However the one flight there in an RAF Transport Command Britannia was not quite so great ... in flight catering consisted of a piece of dry cake and a cup of water! My traveling companions were large wooden crates.
i use to go for the window seats, but most of the time now i get an aisle seat, so i can stick my legs out and trip people over
What Makes a Great Seat?
Exit rows, aisle or window seats, and seats close to the front of the plane are typically considered the best. On a short business trip, you probably want an aisle seat near the front of the plane. On an overnight flight, you'll want a window seat so you can rest your head. Nervous fliers may want to sit over the wing, where there is less turbulence.
Exit row seats usually offer a bit more legroom, but they're not appropriate if you're traveling as a family. By federal law, no one under 15 may sit in an exit row, and infants are not permitted in the rows immediately behind or in front of an exit row either.
Many fliers also like "bulkhead seats," which are the seats directly behind the physical barriers (such as walls, curtains or screens) that separate different parts of the plane. Because there are no seats in front of you, you won't get stuck with another passenger reclining into your lap -- and you often get some extra legroom as well.
But be careful: Not all "bulkhead" rows are created equal. On some planes, the first bulkhead row may be cramped and uncomfortable. For more information, go to SeatGuru.com, where you can check out seat maps for nearly every type of plane on every major airline.
Keep an eye on seat pitch, especially if you're tall. This is a measure of how much space there is between a seat and the one immediately behind or in front of it -- so the higher the number, the more legroom you will have. SeatGuru lists both seat pitch and width (when available) for most airlines.
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Everybody`s different but for me I always preferred the last flight from London, about 10.20pm from Heathrow I think. Then via Hong Kong and just a short connecting time, enough to have a small cigar in the smoking room and pace about a bit. Then it`s only 1hr 40 mins to Phil from there.
If I started work at 6am and had the last flight then i`d always sleep for a while but not too long.
Yeah its a long flight and I made my 7 trips by myself so i got used to it but never enjoyed it!
Emirates stop at Dubai which isnt quite halfway. It depends whether he prefers 2 long flights of 7-8 hours or one long flight and one short.
As far as i`m aware the shortest flying time is via Hong Kong with BA and its about 13 hours total.
Emirates I seem to remember is about 15hrs or so.
If he doesnt like flying i`d suggest that the shortest flying time is the best for him.
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