More 737-900's For Delta
#31
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UGH! DL's 739 configuration is the WORST! Cramped cabins and F is a total joke. I can't even get my laptop in a comfortable working position if the person in front of me reclines. Personally, I'd rather be on a E175...even a CR9.
Looks like there are more routings I'll be avoiding.
Looks like there are more routings I'll be avoiding.
#33
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So, you hated the A319s and A320s, too, before Delta put wider seats on them?
http://web.archive.org/web/200310090...00/index.shtml
The 757s? All the DC-9s? The 747-200s?
You must have liked 767s with their 18 inch seats in coach vs. the 17.5" seats NW installed on the A333, then?
http://web.archive.org/web/200310020...30/index.shtml
When people complain about everything and nothing their statements quickly get discounted.
http://web.archive.org/web/200310090...00/index.shtml
The 757s? All the DC-9s? The 747-200s?
You must have liked 767s with their 18 inch seats in coach vs. the 17.5" seats NW installed on the A333, then?
http://web.archive.org/web/200310020...30/index.shtml
When people complain about everything and nothing their statements quickly get discounted.
I find the 737s are tight and miserable. The 757s had the mid-cabin galley to break up the cabin, but the seats are the same misery as the 737. I hated the NW A320 seats. They were cheap and narrow. Good riddance to those seats.
Not a fan of the 739, except to see how little runway is left before it gets airborne.
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The 739 is the rare aircraft where I prefer row 1. Legroom is a bit tight, but you still have much more space overall. And you don't have that awkward angle to look down at the IFE screen.
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I can definitely perceive a difference in width. Once you get past a certain point in legroom though (basically once the seat in front of you is no longer jammed into your knees), the extra room really doesn't make much of a difference until you try to open a laptop screen.
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#38
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7" overall is a huge different, but we're talking less than an inch of width per seat. Maybe it's just because I'm pretty thin, but unless I was next to a POS, a <1in variance isn't a deal breaker.
In terms of F, I do agree regarding 5CD, those seats certainly are not desirable, especially considering the stage length of some of the routes this plane operates.
But I can't help but laugh everytime I read about the lav problem. I've seen posts about people that refuse to fly the plane or will make extra connections in order to avoid it because of the lavatory size, which is unbelievable. I get in there and get my business done, no fooling around. I don't need or expect a 75 sq ft lavatory on a domestic plane.
In terms of F, I do agree regarding 5CD, those seats certainly are not desirable, especially considering the stage length of some of the routes this plane operates.
But I can't help but laugh everytime I read about the lav problem. I've seen posts about people that refuse to fly the plane or will make extra connections in order to avoid it because of the lavatory size, which is unbelievable. I get in there and get my business done, no fooling around. I don't need or expect a 75 sq ft lavatory on a domestic plane.
Forget the lavs, have you seen the first class galley work space? I've asked a couple of FA's about it and they both hate working this a/c. There just is not room to get anything done, especially when any pax is standing up there (waiting for the lav, cradling a baby, etc). People need space.
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Similarly, the size of the lav isn't so important as the number and position of lavs. eg: I won't fly the BA A319 in Y with it's one lav for ~100 Y pax. I try to avoid the DL 764 in J since most Y pax don't realize the forward lavs are actually for J (thus resulting in long lines).
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I'm in the minority here and don't have much bad to say about the 739. Some of the things about the 739 are common complaints on other planes too: seats are too slim, not enough legroom, etc. Only thing I dislike about it is the lav doors, but they will be getting the doors that fold into two on the inside (just like you'd see on a 738).
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As said it packs people into an efficient airplane with a good number of seats. Used a lot of busy routes. Thus it works for the bottom line.
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and that, to management, is far more important than the individual or collective opinions of their "loyal" frequent flyer community -- elites and non-elites alike
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