Alula

Thank you! That’s very helpful.

What I do is my wife and I will pick a seat towards the back of the plane. In this plane I would avoid rows 38 and 40 though. https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/United_Airlines_Boeing_787-900.php

 

So we pick a seat in the back, but then I will pick a window seat and she will pick and aisle seat. And then we wait. Most people don't pick middle seats, and then when there are only middle seats most people pick middle seats towards the front of the plane. Lastly, seats automatically given to last minute customers or those who don't pick their seat usually go from front to back with middle being last.

 

There, you have the best chance of having no one sit in the middle. If the seat it taken, that person will happily take the window instead of being in the middle.

 

Or, each pick an aisle where you both will know you have an aisle.

 

I enjoy window seats, though this flight will be almost entirely in the dark. So the window is best for sleeping as you won't see much outside in the dark night.

 

It is a long flight, so if you have a chance to get a 3 seats for 2 people that would be nice. It is not a huge chance, a lot of flights go out full. But international flights tend to have lower loads then domestic flights. The three times I have done it in the last year or so on long haul flight it has worked.

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