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Bulkhead Seat

A bulkhead seat is an airline seat in the first row of a cabin section, directly behind a partition wall instead of another row of seats.

In plain English

A bulkhead is a partition wall that separates parts of an aircraft cabin. This kind of seat is at the very front of that cabin section, with a wall in front of it instead of another row of seats.

In context

In the seat-details tooltip, "Bulkhead Seat" identifies a seat in the first row of a cabin section, directly behind a partition wall.

Situation
Booking flights, choosing fares, seats, baggage, and optional services
What it communicates
labels a seat type in the seat-details tooltip.

Meaning limits

The term alone does not establish any other feature of the seat beyond its position at the front of a cabin section behind a partition wall.

Examples

“They chose a bulkhead seat at the front of the section, with a partition wall directly ahead instead of another row.”

Core meaning

“Hovering over 12A brought up a tooltip that marked it as a Bulkhead Seat.”

In context