Someone's in my seat

[MickC32]

I'm constantly amazed at how poor the average traveller is at reading their BP and the seat signage. I reckon that a flight with only FF pax would board in about a third as much time.

With only J, bulkhead and exit rows taken up!

 

[Quickstatus]

I'm constantly amazed at how poor the average traveller is at reading their BP and the seat signage. I reckon that a flight with only FF pax would board in about a third as much time.

Maybe but the priority boarding line would be full.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Maybe but the priority boarding line would be full.

Not necessarily, half of us would board at the last minute anyway!

 

[YSSY]

When you get on certain aircraft on some overseas carriers the numbering between economy cabins is not continuous.

Also on Qantas long haul aircraft the economy cabin starts at row 23 on A330's and row 43 on 747's. If you entered the aircraft in business class it can be confusing.

When I board I know my row and constantly look up at row numbers to make sure I have not gone past my row. Don't need to stop to do it though.

Yes, I've flown Egypt Air several times, and the seat numbering starts at 20 (never found out why). I went to check in at the J counter and was given seat 20A and almost had a fit, but clearly they've seen it before and reassured me I was in business...

 

[JohnK]

Yes, I've flown Egypt Air several times, and the seat numbering starts at 20 (never found out why). I went to check in at the J counter and was given seat 20A and almost had a fit, but clearly they've seen it before and reassured me I was in business...

Think Nok Air seat numbering starts at row 40 something?

 

[dajop]

Think Nok Air seat numbering starts at row 40 something?

Row 30, not sure why they don't start numbering like TG aircraft where economy starts from row 31. Maybe they used to start at row 31 (they initially used ex-TG aircraft) and added a row at the front when they removed Nok Comfort seats . Thai logic.

 

[SuzieQ68]

Think Nok Air seat numbering starts at row 40 something?

The Nok Air flights I've taken start at 1 and end at 20 (or sometimes even 12) and have propellers and no requirement for oxygen masks .... lol

 

[YSSY]

My two seat situations; the first was on a BA flight where I'd had seat 1A assigned for months and was checked in still with 1A. When I arrived at the gate and they scanned my boarding pass, it alerted and was immediately torn up and replaced with Seat 3A... I was quite disappointed, and more so when I discovered that it was the then Prime Minister (Gordon Brown) in my seat. But not a lot you can do.

Another time I was in Y and arrived to an aisle seat on the A380 to find a guy in a leg cast in my seat and his father in the window seat. He wanted me to move to the Middle Seat so he could get in and out easily, and whilst I felt sorry for him being in a cast, I didn't want to be blocked in by someone and I tend to not sleep on flights and drink a lot of water so like to get up regularly. I got a few tuts and dirty looks from the father, but thats life.

 

[katiebell]

I'm constantly amazed at how poor the average traveller is at reading their BP and the seat signage. I reckon that a flight with only FF pax would board in about a third as much time.

that depends on how many DYKWIA are boarding and how many think it is their right to flout the rules re cabin bags etc

 

[katiebell]

Another time I was in Y and arrived to an aisle seat on the A380 to find a guy in a leg cast in my seat and his father in the window seat. He wanted me to move to the Middle Seat so he could get in and out easily, and whilst I felt sorry for him being in a cast, I didn't want to be blocked in by someone and I tend to not sleep on flights and drink a lot of water so like to get up regularly. I got a few tuts and dirty looks from the father, but thats life.

Did the father offer to sit in the middle seat and you his window seat? That would have been a bit better than expecting you to squeeze in between father and son

 

[katiebell]

When you get on certain aircraft on some overseas carriers the numbering between economy cabins is not continuous.

Also on Qantas long haul aircraft the economy cabin starts at row 23 on A330's and row 43 on 747's. If you entered the aircraft in business class it can be confusing.



When I board I know my row and constantly look up at row numbers to make sure I have not gone past my row. Don't need to stop to do it though.

Many, many years ago when BA still few B747s to MEL I was always pulled up at security for trying to use the express lane as my seat number was in row 63 or 64: in the upper deck J cabin. Obviously security did not think I looked like a J pax and (unsurprisingly) were not familiar with BA seating. Always OK after I pointed out business on the BP.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I'm constantly amazed at how poor the average traveller is at reading their BP and the seat signage. I reckon that a flight with only FF pax would board in about a third as much time.

I'm not sure I agree it's limited to non FFers!? Many times we read reports on AFF of frequent flyers who claim they don't check their boarding passes until they are on the plane and find the seat they thought they had has changed. Or find they aren't sitting next to their travelling companion.

 

[straitman]

When you get on certain aircraft on some overseas carriers the numbering between economy cabins is not continuous.

Also on Qantas long haul aircraft the economy cabin starts at row 23 on A330's and row 43 on 747's. If you entered the aircraft in business class it can be confusing.

When I board I know my row and constantly look up at row numbers to make sure I have not gone past my row. Don't need to stop to do it though.

I agree with JohnK here.

Qantas A330 start economy at row 23. Fiji Airways start economy at row 14 on a B737 and Row 7 on the A330.

Having said that there should be no need to continually stop and look at the numbers though that's what people unsure of their situation tend to do.

 

[Awesom Andy]

I guess I don't really stop and look every few seats, although when I'm in Y, I'm usually in the first few rows and I would know where I am before I board. On the rare occasions where I'm all the way down the back (e.g. changed flight 2 hours prior to departure), once I'm past the first Y cabin, it's a really strange land for me. It would sometimes take me a short moment before I could locate the row numbers as I've haven't looked at them for a very long time.

 

[Quickstatus]

Some of these passengers get totally lost on an A380.

I have seen a passenger surprised that the A380 was a double decker when I told her that that her seat was upstairs. I would have thought she should have entered via the upstairs gangway but thinking she had been upgraded she excitedly muttered to her travelling companion that upstairs was business class.

Many patients have NFI !!! Pardon the French


correction to the autocorrect: patient = passengers

 

[vetrade]

When the general flow of pax is towards the back during boarding it's a real hassle to move back towards the front if someone inadvertently walks past their row. I reckon people check and recheck their BP as a reflex because subconsciously they don't want to be embarrassed by finding themselves in that predicament.

 

[JohnK]

Having said that there should be no need to continually stop and look at the numbers though that's what people unsure of their situation tend to do.

I guess it's experience and/or good peripheral vision but I find it's quite easy to walk down the back of the aircraft and keep an eye on row numbers above the seat. Perhaps not so regular travellers would struggle a little.

 

[get me outta here]

Well, if everyone did have an idea it may indicate that they are frequent flyers, and we don't want to encourage that.

Some of these passengers get totally lost on an A380.

I have seen a passenger surprised that the A380 was a double decker when I told her that that her seat was upstairs. I would have thought she should have entered via the upstairs gangway but thinking she had been upgraded she excitedly muttered to her travelling companion that upstairs was business class.

Many patients have NFI !!! Pardon the French

 

[aussiel]

I guess it's experience and/or good peripheral vision but I find it's quite easy to walk down the back of the aircraft and keep an eye on row numbers above the seat. Perhaps not so regular travellers would struggle a little.

I find on some aircraft that I have to stoop to see the row numbers. In most cases, I won't need to look at the numbers because I know exactly where I'm going anyway!

 

[Moindardt]

I find it is always best to keep a low seat number so I don't have to count far.