Looking at Seatguru.com it looks like the exit row windows have limited footroom. Im an exit row guy, should I shy away from these? first looks long on the waitlist, so Im doubting the upgrade will be there with only 8 seats on the 75.

Are gold members listed higher on the list than silvers or is it first come first serve?

thanks.

The exit row window seats (row 9) have limited leg room because of the emergency exit slide in the door. However, 9F doesn't have a seat in front of it, so you can angle your legs and have plenty of room. I personally don't like this seat because there's no under-seat storage or pocket to put anything in (at least bulkeads have that pocket). 9A is a good seat if no one is beside you - because again you have to angle your legs. It's unlimited leg room - but the seat is really annoying during boarding beacuse everyone passes in front of you. Finally, exit row seats on the 757 are notoriously cold, for some reason.

When you're booking your ticket, as a preferred member (of any level) you can reserve exit rows - non-preferreds have to wait until check-in. When you check in, check in online 24 hours before your first flight. For upgrades, Golds have priority over Silvers, but again, checking in 24-hours ahead gives you the best chance of an upgrade at your level (golds upgrade before silvers).

The exit row window seats (row 9) have limited leg room because of the emergency exit slide in the door. However, 9F doesn't have a seat in front of it, so you can angle your legs and have plenty of room. I personally don't like this seat because there's no under-seat storage or pocket to put anything in (at least bulkeads have that pocket). 9A is a good seat if no one is beside you - because again you have to angle your legs. It's unlimited leg room - but the seat is really annoying during boarding beacuse everyone passes in front of you. Finally, exit row seats on the 757 are notoriously cold, for some reason.


PBIGuy is correct about the 757. If you don't mind sitting in the back which means a while to deplane grab 26C or 26D that is another exit row identical to row 9. 26A and F have the door slide mentioned above. But being in the back you also don't have the annoyance during boarding since they don't use Door 3 for boarding.

The short of it all is that there are no good seats on the 757. :)

As far as I can remember, all of the exit row seats are bulkheads, which of course means no underseat storage. And yes, the exit row window seats get VERY cold as the seals around the door leak in outside air.

I've tried row 9 and 26 and have found that if I'm not upgraded, I just prefer a regular old aisle seat close to the front of the plane.

I take the 757 to LAS every other month and I like row 26 D & E, the leg room is GREAT!!!

I used to fly to LAS a lot (for work!) and actually preferred giving up the leg room for one of the seats in the old first class cabin (enter plane, turn left) - it's generally pretty quiet up there and MUCH warmer.

I used to fly to LAS a lot (for work!) and actually preferred giving up the leg room for one of the seats in the old first class cabin (enter plane, turn left) - it's generally pretty quiet up there and MUCH warmer.

Yep. That's my preferred place to sit as well...less foot traffic through the cabin so I can stretch my long legs out into the aisle.

And with no hot meals in F, I don't have to worry about drooling over the smell of food in rows 1 and 2 anymore. :(

Doesn't anybody like row 8? Those two seats give you and your companion your own little oasis. Unlimited legroom unimpeded by a seat, slide or bulkhead. I'm fine with giving up a real window and underseat storage for those two seats.

I just fly to LAX or SFO and then buy a cheap fare to LAS. More miles, better upgrade opportunity and better aircraft. I hate the new and improved 757.

But being in the back you also don't have the annoyance during boarding since they don't use Door 3 for boarding.

Just an FYI, they do sometimes use door 4 (the one way in the back) on the 757 at some of the stations that use stairs rather than jetways. This is generally some of the Caribbean stations, and also I've seen it in BDA sometimes with higher loads. That said, it still isn't very annoying as it's just the pax in the rear that use them.

Doesn't anybody like row 8? Those two seats give you and your companion your own little oasis. Unlimited legroom unimpeded by a seat, slide or bulkhead. I'm fine with giving up a real window and underseat storage for those two seats.

I agree.

Just an FYI, they do sometimes use door 4 (the one way in the back) on the 757 at some of the stations that use stairs rather than jetways. This is generally some of the Caribbean stations, and also I've seen it in BDA sometimes with higher loads. That said, it still isn't very annoying as it's just the pax in the rear that use them..


They do this in SXM, but it isn't as bad because 26 is at Door 3. Door 4 is at the very back. Row 9 is a bit annoying when all boarding is from Door 2.

A little OT, but I remember reading a few months ago about US being required to ADD F seats to the 757 as a SA requirement...anyone know the staus of this? Or am I just dreaming?

A little OT, but I remember reading a few months ago about US being required to ADD F seats to the 757 as a SA requirement...anyone know the staus of this? Or am I just dreaming?


This was, apparently, just a rumor floating around. I think the rationale was that the *A was requiring US to do so, but that idea kinda fizzled out . . .

But, I will say that one time on the phone with a Silver agent, the man insisted that the 75's would be returning to F16. That would make absolutely no sense at all though, because an extra row of coach seats fits in the cabin now that it is F8. If it went to F16, they'd have to remove that extra row of seats which they wouldn't do.

Doesn't anybody like row 8? Those two seats give you and your companion your own little oasis. Unlimited legroom unimpeded by a seat, slide or bulkhead. I'm fine with giving up a real window and underseat storage for those two seats.

This sounds great, but is Seatguru correct in showing that there's a bathroom directly across from 8D and 8E? SeatGuru shows that 8A and 8B do not exist and that there's a bathroom where they would be, but the seatmap shown on the US website shows that 8A and 8B do exist (though it dosen't show the placement of bathrooms anywhere). Who is correct -- SeatGuru or US's website?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

This sounds great, but is Seatguru correct in showing that there's a bathroom directly across from 8D and 8E? SeatGuru shows that 8A and 8B do not exist and that there's a bathroom where they would be, but the seatmap shown on the US website shows that 8A and 8B do exist (though it dosen't show the placement of bathrooms anywhere). Who is correct -- SeatGuru or US's website?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

I believe I read somewhere in this forum that the new config is taking away that lavatory. Not sure when that reconfig takes place.

I believe I read somewhere in this forum that the new config is taking away that lavatory. Not sure when that reconfig takes place.


Flew the 757 yesterday: 8DE are indeed an island alone as someone wrote earlier in this thread. No bathroom in front of you. Cold, as discussed before, but tons of leg room. Only peephole in door, so no view.

Wasn't sure whether to start a new thread or piggy-back on this one - since the question relates entirely to 757 F seating, I'm adding to the existing thread...


Okay all you 757 flyers out there - I need some help:

Seatguru shows HP757 as 14F/176Y and US757 as 8F/185Y. Is this still the case? Are there plans to drop HP F or add US F?

Most important: How do you know if you have an US or HP aircraft?

I'm looking at any one of several flights from ORD-PHX. They're showing as HP-operated flights (#10 and #188). I would assume that means they're HP aircraft (with 14F), but assuming generally leaves me in a bad spot so... :D


Thanks in advance for any info you can provide!

Sean

Sean,

Until we're operating under a single certificate, the flight numbers are as good a way as any to tell which metal you'll be on. The pilot's transition agreement, which governs operations till we actually combine operations, specifies that HP scheduled flying will only be done with HP planes/crews and vice versa.

Jim

ps - I haven't seen or heard of any plan to reconfigure the 757's to match one side or the other - except the 3 ex-ATA ETOPS planes and presumably the 3 East planes that will be converted to ETOPS this winter. I can't find anything that says what config those 6 planes will have.

pps - the company has informed ALPA that East will be losing 3 757's in the 1st qtr 2007 - going back to the leasor. Supposedly they're looking for replacements, so there may be another odd-ball config out there.

Sean,

Until we're operating under a single certificate, the flight numbers are as good a way as any to tell which metal you'll be on. The pilot's transition agreement, which governs operations till we actually combine operations, specifies that HP scheduled flying will only be done with HP planes/crews and vice versa.

Jim

ps - I haven't seen or heard of any plan to reconfigure the 757's to match one side or the other - except the 3 ex-ATA ETOPS planes and presumably the 3 East planes that will be converted to ETOPS this winter. I can't find anything that says what config those 6 planes will have.

pps - the company has informed ALPA that East will be losing 3 757's in the 1st qtr 2007 - going back to the leasor. Supposedly they're looking for replacements, so there may be another odd-ball config out there.


Jim - you rock - thanks a bunch for the info!

Thought I read that some US crews and planes were operating HP routes and vice versa. I'll hope that F14 gives me a good chance of an upgrade...

Sean

This sounds great, but is Seatguru correct in showing that there's a bathroom directly across from 8D and 8E? SeatGuru shows that 8A and 8B do not exist and that there's a bathroom where they would be, but the seatmap shown on the US website shows that 8A and 8B do exist (though it dosen't show the placement of bathrooms anywhere). Who is correct -- SeatGuru or US's website?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

8A and B do NOT exist on the US 757. I am booked in the 8D and E next week PHL-LAS. I try to book these whenever I fly. The bathroom is directly across from the row but there is no third seat and you get a little more room. You have the extra leg room too. One drawback is the person in 9F has no one in front of them and sometimes try to walk thrpugh the open seat and in front of you.

Thought I read that some US crews and planes were operating HP routes and vice versa.
Sean,

You thought right - East planes/crews are doing some former HP routes and vice versa. There'll probably be more of this as the schedules are more fully integrated. But these are scheduled changes and each side still has it's own scheduled flying - just different routes than before.

What's not supposed to happen is an East plane/crew operating a scheduled HP flight or vice versa. Thus the flight numbers should give a good indication of the airplane configuration (HP or East) during this transition period (as long as they don't start intermixing flight numbers).

Jim

I haven't actually been on the plane yet, but I just called the CP line and was given an Exit Row seat assignment in 8A. It shows up now on my online itinerary (this is the PHL-GLA route).

I guess this is a new mystery config or a system glitch........

I haven't actually been on the plane yet, but I just called the CP line and was given an Exit Row seat assignment in 8A. It shows up now on my online itinerary (this is the PHL-GLA route).

I guess this is a new mystery config or a system glitch........


That's interesting - I wonder if this is a reconfigured Envoy 757? BoeingBoy, do you know anything on this?

Seatguru still shows all US 757 with no 8A - http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/US_Airways/US_Airways_Boeing_757-200.php

on HP 57s, exit rows are 9, 10 and 27. Row 9 only consists of D & E, they don't recline, 10 A, B & C have lots of leg room, but if you board when listed on your boarding pass be prepared to watch your toes as we board right here and many ppl have gotten thier toes stepped on. 10 D & E are pretty much the same as a regular Y class seat, 10F has about half the leg room as a regular Y class seat as the escape slide bulges out from the door, you could try to squeeze your legs at an angle around the bulge but 9E has you somewhat blocked in; the same can be said for both 27 A & F but there's no seat in front of you to keep you from sitting at an angle. 27 B, C, D & E have great leg room (about 3 times that of a regular Y class seat.) 27 D & E will have a jumpseat in front of them so you get to stare at your FA during T/O and landing.

Hope this was of help!

That's interesting - I wonder if this is a reconfigured Envoy 757? BoeingBoy, do you know anything on this?
I haven't been on the 3 ETOPS 757's or the regular East 757's since they cut F/C back to 8 seats, so don't have an answer for you. I've heard that the ETOPS birds also have 8 domestic F/C seats (not Envoy) until the reconfiguration this winter.

Other than the assumption that seatguru is showing the "standard" East seat configuration and not the ETOPS configuration, I'm afraid that I can't be any help.

Jim

Checking out the seating on the ITN seat mapper, they show Row 8 as the exit row on my flight where I have 8A. Anyhow, maybe a config change.

Just bumping to see if anyone has noticed this yet.

See my report here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6339157#post6339157

I just took HP flight 9 last week on a 752.

It had the lav in row 8.
I sat in 9D. What a great seat!!! Seat doesn't recline the entire way, realistically about half way. But enough room to completely stretch my legs out.

The F/A sat in the jumpseat by the door right next to me. He said their were 13 752's with the lav on the HP side, but that they were going to be removed as they went in for C checks. HP was adding seats to complete the 8 row.

We boarded at the 2 door, so I actually got off the plane 2nd. :D Couldn't ask for any better when I was on my last leg home.


BTW, first post. Thanks for all the ideas as another lost FF member, dealing with the DM system.

Welcome to FlyerTalk!

My complaint about the ex-HP 757s is they're tired -- the seats sag, the video screens fuzz out, and the audio is hit or miss.

Welcome to FlyerTalk!

My complaint about the ex-HP 757s is they're tired -- the seats sag, the video screens fuzz out, and the audio is hit or miss.

The seat cushions had just been replaced on this bird, they were in very good condition. The F/A even commented on it, he couldn't believe they spent the money on new seats but didn't fix the monitors that stuck half up and half down.(You want to see some tired, bad condition planes. Climb on a Mesa HPX CRJ-100)

I have to admit, I didn't watch the movie. It was the same junk that was on my eastbound flight the week before. I do really wish they would add UA's channel 9 to their A/C. Channel 9 at least makes TED cargo buses bearable.