Just odd??😆😆

[sam_gordon]

If there are just three, why not pick an row where they could sit completely together. Just odd. Like that time that man sat right beside me in the doctor office when there was dozens of empty chairs with no one else near. I too moved.

Is there extra legroom there? The only extra legroom is in that one seat that my daughter had picked. There's tons of extra legroom in the seat in front of that person.

I would have picked the seat directly in front. Makes no sense unless it was a computer doing it.

As mentioned... Row 41 IS an exit row, so there is automatically more legroom than Rows 42+. Also, Row 40 will have limited recline, so you don't have to worry about that. I *LOVE* exit rows.

Row 40, from what my quick research tells me, is a "bulkhead", meaning there's a wall in front of the seats. Yes, you still get the extra legroom from being in an exit row, but more than likely the TV is in the armrest of the seat, meaning you won't be able to use it for ~the first 30 minutes of the flight and the last 30 minutes of the flight (in addition to waiting for the aircraft to board).

So, if the "group" the person in 41C wants:
* two aisle seats
* no bulkhead
* exit row

That leaves 41C-D or F-G. We don't know if the person in 41F is part of that group or if it was already taken.

Whoever selected 41C has no idea who's in 41B, male, female, young, old, etc. I think you're reading too much into it.

Your doctor's office example is different because the person who chose to sit next to you could tell a lot just by looking at you.

 

[SL6827]

As mentioned... Row 41 IS an exit row, so there is automatically more legroom than Rows 42+. Also, Row 40 will have limited recline, so you don't have to worry about that. I *LOVE* exit rows.

Row 40, from what my quick research tells me, is a "bulkhead", meaning there's a wall in front of the seats. Yes, you still get the extra legroom from being in an exit row, but more than likely the TV is in the armrest of the seat, meaning you won't be able to use it for ~the first 30 minutes of the flight and the last 30 minutes of the flight (in addition to waiting for the aircraft to board).

So, if the "group" the person in 41C wants:
* two aisle seats
* no bulkhead
* exit row

That leaves 41C-D or F-G. We don't know if the person in 41F is part of that group or if it was already taken.

Whoever selected 41C has no idea who's in 41B, male, female, young, old, etc. I think you're reading too much into it.

Your doctor's office example is different because the person who chose to sit next to you could tell a lot just by looking at you.

Not sure what he could have telled about me in the dr office?

 

[sam_gordon]

Not sure what he could have telled about me in the dr office?

Your sex.
Your attractiveness.
Your age (close enough).
Your wealth (by what you're wearing).
Your boredom level (do you have a book? looking at your phone? staring into space?)
Your "approachability".

None of that is available on an aircraft seating chart.

 

[SL6827]

Your sex.
Your attractiveness.
Your age (close enough).
Your wealth (by what you're wearing).
Your boredom level (do you have a book? looking at your phone? staring into space?)
Your "approachability".

None of that is available on an aircraft seating chart.

Ohhhh I get it now.

 

[Lewisc]

This whole thread is odd. You book a flight and go to the seat selection screen. The map suggests a seat and the passenger accepts the suggested seat. Putting.a single passenger next to a couple makes sense.

Take a seat in an empty row and hope to have 2 empty seats next to? That would be very odd.

 

[sndral]

If I’m interpreting the diagram correctly the solo passenger chose the aisle seat still open that was closest to the front of the plane . I travel solo a lot, I avoid the seats in the middle of a 3-3-3 or 3-4-3 plane & always pick the still open aisle or window seat in my cabin that’s closest to the front of the plane so I can save a few minutes deboarding.
But Japan’s a long flight, so bumping up to premium will likely make for a nicer ride .

 

[AnnaS]

Not related to a flight - but this reminded me of all the times I park in a huge parking lot at the mall/shopping center. I never park near the entrance - love to add to my walk/take stairs, etc. I take the furthest spot alone. Come out, and someone parks next to me.........sometimes I barely have room to open my door unless I am parked by a curb with a tree there and they are parked by the passenger side.

 

[sam_gordon]

If I’m interpreting the diagram correctly the solo passenger chose the aisle seat still open that was closest to the front of the plane .

Actually, no. Rows 34-39 are closer to the front and still in "Delta Main" (not C+ or FC). We also don't know if it is a solo passenger or if they're travelling with someone across the aisle. It's definitely an exit row though, so you get more leg room.

But Japan’s a long flight, so bumping up to premium will likely make for a nicer ride .

This, definitely!

 

[hardcorestitch]

It’s an exit row, and a lot of people prefer aisle seats. Also, perhaps the rest of their party is occupying the three seats across the aisle.

Best part about the exit row… NO BABIES ALLOWED! It’s 15+.

 

[focusondisney]

Not related to a flight - but this reminded me of all the times I park in a huge parking lot at the mall/shopping center. I never park near the entrance - love to add to my walk/take stairs, etc. I take the furthest spot alone. Come out, and someone parks next to me.........sometimes I barely have room to open my door unless I am parked by a curb with a tree there and they are parked by the passenger side.

This happens to us a lot too. Makes my husband crazy. The one I’ll never understand is when I go to the far stall of a completely empty ladies room. The next person in frequently picks the stall right next to me. Why, just, why????

 

[AnnaS]

This happens to us a lot too. Makes my husband crazy. The one I’ll never understand is when I go to the far stall of a completely empty ladies room. The next person in frequently picks the stall right next to me. Why, just, why????

I am cracking up because I can relate!!!

 

[sndral]

Actually, no. Rows 34-39 are closer to the front and still in "Delta Main" (not C+ or FC). We also don't know if it is a solo passenger or if they're travelling with someone across the aisle. It's definitely an exit row though, so you get more leg room.

This, definitely!

I was reading the chart wrong, 38 & 39 have aisle seats & look to be the same price, assuming the little white dot on the others means a slightly more expensive seat.
When the 9 of us were picking seats for our 4 flights cross country to/from MCO earlier this month it took forever to pick our seats & one of my 9 year old great nieces insisted on sitting next to me on every flight. All of our careful plans were for naught though, as they moved me up 10 rows on our first leg.

 

[BrianL]

Could be cultural too. I remember this story, Person A was first on a bus every day. And the same person would get on at the second stop. Person B would always sit in the seat next to Person A, even though the rest of the bus was empty. One day Person A asked Person B why, with a whole empty bus, they always sat right next to them. And Person B said, in their culture it would be rude not to do so.

That's interesting, and so different from the typcial experience I have at Disney on those sparse, mid-day busses. I swear, every person on that boards will sit geometrically as far as away as possible from the first party, then someone will fill in the exact middle. It's like magnets pushing each group away from each other.

Now, on the closing time bus to Pop Century on the other hand, I am pretty sure they cram more people into the space than should be possible according the laws of physics!

 

[sam_gordon]

I was reading the chart wrong, 38 & 39 have aisle seats & look to be the same price, assuming the little white dot on the others means a slightly more expensive seat.

The little white dot denotes a "premium" seat and costs more. Doesn't always mean more leg room though.

When the 9 of us were picking seats for our 4 flights cross country to/from MCO earlier this month it took forever to pick our seats & one of my 9 year old great nieces insisted on sitting next to me on every flight. All of our careful plans were for naught though, as they moved me up 10 rows on our first leg.

DW & I got hosed on our way to WDW in June. We had seven people booked through three reservations (mistake on our part, but it saved money). Original booking everyone was in either window or aisle. Had a late plane change (we had already boarded the original plane and had to disembark), all of our seats got jumbled. Somehow those under my reservation (myself, DS, DD, DSiL) got upgraded to C+, but those under DW's reservation (her & DS' GF) didn't. You'd THINK DS would give up his seat to DW & sit with GF, right? No. Somehow GF took MY seat and DW & I got "basic" seats. . Good thing it was only a 90 minute flight.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

If upgrading was even remoting a possibility that would have been our first decision to begin with rather than trying to use some "uncomfortableness" as a reasoning. Not that I don't understand on some level but that given the situation it's one that ultimately doesn't make sense. If you might be uncomfortable with people next to you you book the seats that make that not the case. Ergo book the premium seats with a 2 seater configuration to begin with not get huffy at the seat being occupied now next to you and upgrade after the fact because of that.

 

[Lewisc]

Isn't it odd to check the seating chart after you reserved your seats? Was the OP looking to change their seats? A betting pool how long until someone selects the seat?

The chance of an aisle emergency row exit being empty at take off is very low.

I agree with PP. They should have booked the premium economy seats originally.