Preferred seat on CO 737-800?
Oct 25, 2010, 2:16 pm
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Preferred seat on CO 737-800?
Which seat do CO road warriors prefer on the 737-800? (the one without the lav between F / E)
Seat 7A or Seat 21A? SG has them both as green.
Typically, bulkhead cramps my legs because I can not stretch them out. SG says there is a bulkhead cutout that allows 7A to stretch their legs...
I would prefer to be closer to the front, but if there is not really ELR, then I will likely go with the Exit Row.
Let me know what you think.
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Con..._737-800_B.php
Thanks!
Seat 7A or Seat 21A? SG has them both as green.
Typically, bulkhead cramps my legs because I can not stretch them out. SG says there is a bulkhead cutout that allows 7A to stretch their legs...
I would prefer to be closer to the front, but if there is not really ELR, then I will likely go with the Exit Row.
Let me know what you think.
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Con..._737-800_B.php
Thanks!
Oct 25, 2010, 2:29 pm
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I'm a fan of the exit rows because there is more room for the people in the middle and window seats to step over me. IIRC, 7 has the curtain so you can put your feet under the F seat, but there isn't as much room for you to step over people to get to the aisle. Not a big deal on short/mid flights, but could get annoying on t-cons.
Oct 25, 2010, 2:31 pm
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7ABC:
I like 7C:
I like 7C:
Oct 25, 2010, 3:52 pm
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Thanks!
Oct 25, 2010, 4:48 pm
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7D, 21D so I can sit in the aisle, and on the starboard side of the a/c so I can look out the window and not have my view of the ground ops blocked by a jetway 
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Oct 25, 2010, 5:35 pm
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i scored 7C last night on a return from IAH to DCA.... not a bad seat at all. i checked in 24 hours out and saw that someone else already pulled the trigger for 7D. the curtain can be kindov annoying though.
Oct 26, 2010, 9:21 am
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Oct 26, 2010, 10:40 am
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7C/7D is what i always shoot for.
Oct 26, 2010, 6:45 pm
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Thanks again everyone! (Fortunately, I did score row 3 upgrade on the longer leg of my flights today.)
For the other leg, I chose 7A and found it excellent for economy. This really was ELR - I could stretch my legs as far out as I wanted - with the bulkhead cutout I could put my feet under the 4th row F seat... Plus, nobody reclining in front of me...
So, on this configuration at least, I think you can't go wrong with 7A or 7F (if you like window seats) or 7C / 7D if you like aisles.
For the other leg, I chose 7A and found it excellent for economy. This really was ELR - I could stretch my legs as far out as I wanted - with the bulkhead cutout I could put my feet under the 4th row F seat... Plus, nobody reclining in front of me...
So, on this configuration at least, I think you can't go wrong with 7A or 7F (if you like window seats) or 7C / 7D if you like aisles.
Oct 26, 2010, 6:49 pm
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I prefer 21C or D. Table is in seat back of seat in front. It pulls towards you. 7C and D are narrower - because the tray table is in the armrest.
Oct 26, 2010, 7:08 pm
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If I can't get 1A 
, it's 7D for me, always. Plenty of legroom and a place for me to stash my purse under 4E.
, it's 7D for me, always. Plenty of legroom and a place for me to stash my purse under 4E.
Oct 26, 2010, 7:55 pm
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I got 7C on a recent Continental flight. The best part was 7A and 7B were empty (a rarity) so I could move over to 7A during the flight and see out the window. Got stuck in 34D on the return flight. 
Oct 26, 2010, 8:04 pm
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1A only!
Dec 31, 2010, 7:38 am
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7D always blocked on 737's?
Little bit of an old thread but I was wondering if anyone here knows why 7D is always blocked on 737-800 and if so, when is it released? I'm Plat so I can pre-select any other seat in row 7. I'm flying EWR-ORD.
May 1, 2011, 5:55 pm
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On 737-800 with live TV and PTVs (most of them by now I guess) - where are screens located in bulkhead row 7? Are they mounted on the divider between F and Y?
I'd expect them to be there, but SG has a comment that "screen may be difficult to see", although I expect that's outdated info based on overhead screens.
I'd expect them to be there, but SG has a comment that "screen may be difficult to see", although I expect that's outdated info based on overhead screens.