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Originally Posted by will2288
Is there a story behind the no rows 4-9 thing?
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Originally Posted by Diabo
Tetraphobia. In some asian languages (including chinese) the word for four sounds like the word for death.
The japanese word for nine sounds like the word for suffering.
More likely, I believe it's done to create a clear delineation between Business Class and Coach. Business Class = single digit numbers, Coach = double digit numbers. Makes it a little less plausible when the kettle tries to self-upgrade to 3A, feigning ignorance that they were actually assigned to 10A.
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Originally Posted by plagwate
More likely, I believe it's done to create a clear delineation between Business Class and Coach. Business Class = single digit numbers, Coach = double digit numbers. Makes it a little less plausible when the kettle tries to self-upgrade to 3A, feigning ignorance that they were actually assigned to 10A.
Or maybe since the 737 safety cards are for both 700 and 800 models there was perhaps a larger business class planned on a future 800? That would about cover the extra length... If an FL 737-800 were flying international routes BC would likely sell out. It's all just a stupid guess...
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Originally Posted by henryf
10A isn't so bad
Lots of legroom, nice window view
But compared to a BC seat: no free booze, no snack basket and no generous seat width. Actually saw a woman try to self-upgrade on a DL flight (BWI-ATL) I took last week. She acted all confused when the seat's rightful owners showed up toward the end of boarding. Really lady? Those overhead numbers are that hard to interpret, especially when they are physically divided by a curtain?
