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Re: Singapore Airline has boxes installed underneath seats Posted on: 02 Apr 2007 08:48:03 GMT


"April 2007" wrote in message
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>>> RAK wrote:
>>>> "April 2007" wrote in message
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>>>>>I also understand Singapore Airline's 747 flying between SFO and HKG
>>>>>also
>>>>>has boxes under seats. Can anyone confirm exact box locations so that
>>>>>we
>>>>>can
>>>>>avoid it. Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Those boxes are for the entertainment systems - the downside of having
>>>> one
>>>> of the best inflight systems around, on-demand movies in economy. They
>>>> seem
>>>> to be placed every few rows. As far as I remember they are usually
>>>> under
>>>> aisle seats in the outer rows of seats. They may be somewhere in the
>>>> central
>>>> rows but I never fly there (being a window seat fan on longhaul).
>>>>
>>>> There are so many I think you will have trouble finding out where they
>>>> all
>>>> are. If you are doing seat allocation at checkin you can ask to avoid
>>>> them,
>>>> but I think if you book your seat online or over the phone in advance
>>>> it
>>>> think it's just luck.
>>>> It may even vary between 747 models (and of course some long hauls are
>>>> not
>>>> 747s)
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have usually been an aisle seat person since I often like to get up
>>> and walk about and don't want to bother others in the row. The airlines
>>> may just have changed that habit. I may be able to get center section
>>> aisle seats though.
>>
>> Just to be clear, I did not say there are no boxes in the central
>> section. I don't fly there so don't know. But I would guess that they
>> would be down one side of the central section, so maybe all the left
>> aisle central seats area clear. of all the right aisle ones.
>> Have you looked at the SQ website, the online seat request section? It is
>> quite detailed and just may show the boxes (though it probably doesn't)
>>
> Can you please be specific on the box locations, please?
> I need to make another booking soon.
> I also unable to find the SQ website about the box location either.
> Thank you.
>
I already said I cannot be more specific about where the boxes are, there
are so many of them.



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