I don’t know what kind of plane you are flying on, but no 727, 737, 757*, 767, 777, Airbus 319, 320, or DC-10** that I have been on in the last 14 years and 600,000 miles of flying has a bulkhead row that is also an exit row.
Looking at the SeatGruru web site, on a Continental 737 the bulkhead rows are rows 5 or 6 depending on which model 737 you are flying. the exit rows are either 12 or 12 and 14.
Looking at Continental’s 757 config either row 8 seats D, E, F are bulkhead, in the other model row 10 D, E, F. The A, B, C seats in these rows are exit rows. The overwing exits are either rows 15, 16 or 21, 22.
*You could argue that rows 8 and 9 (2 class United configuration) in a 757 are a bulkhead row, but since the wall is over 5 feet in front of you due to the doors on your left and right. I don’t consider this a bulkhead, but rather an exit row.
** Same comment applies to a DC-10 but I don’t recall the row numbers.
Rick, we were using the term differently, indeed I was thinking of any seats facing a partition, including those at the 757/DC10 “shoulder” doors as “bulkhead”. Quite a few airlines have eliminated many former mid-cabin partitions in order to increase seating, leaving you with no bulkhead break between the 1st. class curtain and the tail galley/lav area except for doors. Looking at seatguru, in some models they warn you that the bulkhead seat may not mean the kind of space that’s usually associated with it.
OK, I can buy that even though I have never been on a aircraft that was configured without a real bulkhead between classes.
I think the best bet would be if they could book on a 767 which does have a real bulkhead due to the midship lav/galley
I just go with the Orbitz deal detector if I’ve got solid dates locked in. I generally find the flight I want and then book through the airline directly to avoid the Orbitz fees - and sometimes the airlines are even a little cheaper.
If you’re flexible on times, check out Priceline, I have some friends who have gotten really good reates through them, you name your price and then you have to take what they give you (connections and all, so read the fine print!), but can be worth it if you’re on a budget. But, sometimes travelling with kids it’s worth it to pay a little more $$ and not connect!