Unbookable column of seats on 777-200
I'm flying United, and at time of booking I can select my seat.
On one flight the aircraft is designated as a 777-200. The seat selection diagram shows a 3-4-3 seat layout, ABC-DEFG-HJK. At time of writing there are plenty of seats so I've happily picked an aisle seat in column G. The weird thing is that for the entire length of the Economy section of the place the F column is not selectable. It's not marked occupied, just greyed out.
Question: what does this imply? Could the airline be considering using a different plane? Is there any possibility that my aisle seat could be resignated a non-aisle seat? Seems too good to be true that I've effectively picked a seat with no neighbour.
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I'm flying United, and at time of booking I can select my seat.
On one flight the aircraft is designated as a 777-200. The seat selection diagram shows a 3-4-3 seat layout, ABC-DEFG-HJK. At time of writing there are plenty of seats so I've happily picked an aisle seat in column G. The weird thing is that for the entire length of the Economy section of the place the F column is not selectable. It's not marked occupied, just greyed out.
Question: what does this imply? Could the airline be considering using a different plane? Is there any possibility that my aisle seat could be resignated a non-aisle seat? Seems too good to be true that I've effectively picked a seat with no neighbour.
air-travel seating
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djna
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I'm flying United, and at time of booking I can select my seat.
On one flight the aircraft is designated as a 777-200. The seat selection diagram shows a 3-4-3 seat layout, ABC-DEFG-HJK. At time of writing there are plenty of seats so I've happily picked an aisle seat in column G. The weird thing is that for the entire length of the Economy section of the place the F column is not selectable. It's not marked occupied, just greyed out.
Question: what does this imply? Could the airline be considering using a different plane? Is there any possibility that my aisle seat could be resignated a non-aisle seat? Seems too good to be true that I've effectively picked a seat with no neighbour.
air-travel seating
asked 2 hours ago
djna
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I'm flying United, and at time of booking I can select my seat.
On one flight the aircraft is designated as a 777-200. The seat selection diagram shows a 3-4-3 seat layout, ABC-DEFG-HJK. At time of writing there are plenty of seats so I've happily picked an aisle seat in column G. The weird thing is that for the entire length of the Economy section of the place the F column is not selectable. It's not marked occupied, just greyed out.
Question: what does this imply? Could the airline be considering using a different plane? Is there any possibility that my aisle seat could be resignated a non-aisle seat? Seems too good to be true that I've effectively picked a seat with no neighbour.
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Apparently some United 777-200s are configured with 3+3+3 seating in economy.
They may be keeping open the option of using one of those aircraft. Or perhaps their seat selector dialogue does not deal well with 3+3+3 at all.
You may find when you get your boarding card that your aisle seat is actually designated F rather than G, but there's probably not a significant risk that it won't be aisle.
answered 2 hours ago
Henning Makholm
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If you are lucky it means that the plane actually has a 3-3-3 configuration. United has 5 versions of the 777-200, three of which have 3-3-3 and two have 3-4-3.
The 3-4-3 is a miserable experience. The seat width is only 17" or so whereas the average male shoulder width is about 18.25". You can't sit straight without jamming into your neighbors shoulders and so I often twist sideways which is murder on the back, especially on a long haul.
The 3-3-3 is quite comfortable and much preferred.
answered 2 hours ago
Hilmar
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Comments not for extended discussion etc... but I had to join this community to tell you that on a trip from LHR to LAX I once sat on E of F at the back of a 3-4-3 United flight with a large Rabbi to my left and a large male to my right who insisted on using the arm rest to my right. To boot, he had a nervous twitch, so his left elbow was entering my personal space once every ~30 seconds for 10 hours...
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Apparently some United 777-200s are configured with 3+3+3 seating in economy.
They may be keeping open the option of using one of those aircraft. Or perhaps their seat selector dialogue does not deal well with 3+3+3 at all.
You may find when you get your boarding card that your aisle seat is actually designated F rather than G, but there's probably not a significant risk that it won't be aisle.
answered 2 hours ago
Henning Makholm
40.5k798158
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Apparently some United 777-200s are configured with 3+3+3 seating in economy.
They may be keeping open the option of using one of those aircraft. Or perhaps their seat selector dialogue does not deal well with 3+3+3 at all.
You may find when you get your boarding card that your aisle seat is actually designated F rather than G, but there's probably not a significant risk that it won't be aisle.
answered 2 hours ago
Henning Makholm
40.5k798158
add a comment |
Apparently some United 777-200s are configured with 3+3+3 seating in economy.
They may be keeping open the option of using one of those aircraft. Or perhaps their seat selector dialogue does not deal well with 3+3+3 at all.
You may find when you get your boarding card that your aisle seat is actually designated F rather than G, but there's probably not a significant risk that it won't be aisle.
answered 2 hours ago
Henning Makholm
40.5k798158
Apparently some United 777-200s are configured with 3+3+3 seating in economy.
They may be keeping open the option of using one of those aircraft. Or perhaps their seat selector dialogue does not deal well with 3+3+3 at all.
You may find when you get your boarding card that your aisle seat is actually designated F rather than G, but there's probably not a significant risk that it won't be aisle.
answered 2 hours ago
Henning Makholm
40.5k798158
answered 2 hours ago
Henning Makholm
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answered 2 hours ago
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If you are lucky it means that the plane actually has a 3-3-3 configuration. United has 5 versions of the 777-200, three of which have 3-3-3 and two have 3-4-3.
The 3-4-3 is a miserable experience. The seat width is only 17" or so whereas the average male shoulder width is about 18.25". You can't sit straight without jamming into your neighbors shoulders and so I often twist sideways which is murder on the back, especially on a long haul.
The 3-3-3 is quite comfortable and much preferred.
answered 2 hours ago
Hilmar
19.6k13163
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Comments not for extended discussion etc... but I had to join this community to tell you that on a trip from LHR to LAX I once sat on E of F at the back of a 3-4-3 United flight with a large Rabbi to my left and a large male to my right who insisted on using the arm rest to my right. To boot, he had a nervous twitch, so his left elbow was entering my personal space once every ~30 seconds for 10 hours...
– spikey_richie
36 mins ago
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If you are lucky it means that the plane actually has a 3-3-3 configuration. United has 5 versions of the 777-200, three of which have 3-3-3 and two have 3-4-3.
The 3-4-3 is a miserable experience. The seat width is only 17" or so whereas the average male shoulder width is about 18.25". You can't sit straight without jamming into your neighbors shoulders and so I often twist sideways which is murder on the back, especially on a long haul.
The 3-3-3 is quite comfortable and much preferred.
answered 2 hours ago
Hilmar
19.6k13163
1
Comments not for extended discussion etc... but I had to join this community to tell you that on a trip from LHR to LAX I once sat on E of F at the back of a 3-4-3 United flight with a large Rabbi to my left and a large male to my right who insisted on using the arm rest to my right. To boot, he had a nervous twitch, so his left elbow was entering my personal space once every ~30 seconds for 10 hours...
– spikey_richie
36 mins ago
add a comment |
If you are lucky it means that the plane actually has a 3-3-3 configuration. United has 5 versions of the 777-200, three of which have 3-3-3 and two have 3-4-3.
The 3-4-3 is a miserable experience. The seat width is only 17" or so whereas the average male shoulder width is about 18.25". You can't sit straight without jamming into your neighbors shoulders and so I often twist sideways which is murder on the back, especially on a long haul.
The 3-3-3 is quite comfortable and much preferred.
answered 2 hours ago
Hilmar
19.6k13163
If you are lucky it means that the plane actually has a 3-3-3 configuration. United has 5 versions of the 777-200, three of which have 3-3-3 and two have 3-4-3.
The 3-4-3 is a miserable experience. The seat width is only 17" or so whereas the average male shoulder width is about 18.25". You can't sit straight without jamming into your neighbors shoulders and so I often twist sideways which is murder on the back, especially on a long haul.
The 3-3-3 is quite comfortable and much preferred.
answered 2 hours ago
Hilmar
19.6k13163
answered 2 hours ago
Hilmar
19.6k13163
answered 2 hours ago
Hilmar
19.6k13163
answered 2 hours ago
Hilmar
19.6k13163
19.6k13163
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Comments not for extended discussion etc... but I had to join this community to tell you that on a trip from LHR to LAX I once sat on E of F at the back of a 3-4-3 United flight with a large Rabbi to my left and a large male to my right who insisted on using the arm rest to my right. To boot, he had a nervous twitch, so his left elbow was entering my personal space once every ~30 seconds for 10 hours...
– spikey_richie
36 mins ago
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Comments not for extended discussion etc... but I had to join this community to tell you that on a trip from LHR to LAX I once sat on E of F at the back of a 3-4-3 United flight with a large Rabbi to my left and a large male to my right who insisted on using the arm rest to my right. To boot, he had a nervous twitch, so his left elbow was entering my personal space once every ~30 seconds for 10 hours...
– spikey_richie
36 mins ago
1
1
Comments not for extended discussion etc... but I had to join this community to tell you that on a trip from LHR to LAX I once sat on E of F at the back of a 3-4-3 United flight with a large Rabbi to my left and a large male to my right who insisted on using the arm rest to my right. To boot, he had a nervous twitch, so his left elbow was entering my personal space once every ~30 seconds for 10 hours...
– spikey_richie
36 mins ago
Comments not for extended discussion etc... but I had to join this community to tell you that on a trip from LHR to LAX I once sat on E of F at the back of a 3-4-3 United flight with a large Rabbi to my left and a large male to my right who insisted on using the arm rest to my right. To boot, he had a nervous twitch, so his left elbow was entering my personal space once every ~30 seconds for 10 hours...
– spikey_richie
36 mins ago
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