Everything you want to know about 737-900 (739)
Oct 11, 2016, 2:00 pm
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Oct 11, 2016, 6:55 pm
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Nov 23, 2016, 11:42 am
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Need help on disabililty issue
I have separately posted about my seat reservation disappearing and being forced to change flights. DW is disabled a I am careful on picking seats.
Now DW and I have Monday Nov 28 IAD-LAX -HNL and we have 5 A&B on UA 319 and 1 E&F on UA 1224
I have always avoided the first and last rows on 737 first class due to legroom and recline issues. Can someone with much better skills than I have tell me if there is any special concern with these seats on this flight?
Now DW and I have Monday Nov 28 IAD-LAX -HNL and we have 5 A&B on UA 319 and 1 E&F on UA 1224
I have always avoided the first and last rows on 737 first class due to legroom and recline issues. Can someone with much better skills than I have tell me if there is any special concern with these seats on this flight?
Nov 23, 2016, 11:54 am
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I have separately posted about my seat reservation disappearing and being forced to change flights. DW is disabled a I am careful on picking seats.
Now DW and I have Monday Nov 28 IAD-LAX -HNL and we have 5 A&B on UA 319 and 1 E&F on UA 1224
I have always avoided the first and last rows on 737 first class due to legroom and recline issues. Can someone with much better skills than I have tell me if there is any special concern with these seats on this flight?
Now DW and I have Monday Nov 28 IAD-LAX -HNL and we have 5 A&B on UA 319 and 1 E&F on UA 1224
I have always avoided the first and last rows on 737 first class due to legroom and recline issues. Can someone with much better skills than I have tell me if there is any special concern with these seats on this flight?
As it appears (for now) that the OP's flights are on a 737-900 and then 737-800, I will move/copy this post to both the 737-900 and 737-800 threads so please no reports of cross posting
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Nov 23, 2016, 1:20 pm
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I have separately posted about my seat reservation disappearing and being forced to change flights. DW is disabled a I am careful on picking seats.
Now DW and I have Monday Nov 28 IAD-LAX -HNL and we have 5 A&B on UA 319 and 1 E&F on UA 1224
I have always avoided the first and last rows on 737 first class due to legroom and recline issues. Can someone with much better skills than I have tell me if there is any special concern with these seats on this flight?
Now DW and I have Monday Nov 28 IAD-LAX -HNL and we have 5 A&B on UA 319 and 1 E&F on UA 1224
I have always avoided the first and last rows on 737 first class due to legroom and recline issues. Can someone with much better skills than I have tell me if there is any special concern with these seats on this flight?
1EF have restricted legroom due to the galley, and also suffer noise from the galley.
Nov 26, 2016, 10:18 am
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I just pick E+ toward the front, e.g. rows 9-11, and hope I don't get reclined into. The bulkheads are too close to the lav, and the exit row seats have less padding (which is quite noticeable on the slimlines), and the window has a pathetic little mini armrest.
Basically there are no good Y seats on this aircraft.
Basically there are no good Y seats on this aircraft.
Nov 26, 2016, 12:36 pm
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Are there different versions of pivot bins on these planes?
On a recent 739 flight I'm pretty sure the pivot-bins only allow for horizontal bag storage (i.e. no more bags than a conventional bin). However I think I can remember other UA aircraft with bags turning onto their side (i.e. "50%" more bags per bin). Am I going crazy or not?
(I must say, the slimlines on these planes don't fit my body at all - the headrest protrudes too much so I can't sit comfortably at all. Admittedly they are softer than the A320 Recaros, but the Recaros have more than enough padding for me already.)
On a recent 739 flight I'm pretty sure the pivot-bins only allow for horizontal bag storage (i.e. no more bags than a conventional bin). However I think I can remember other UA aircraft with bags turning onto their side (i.e. "50%" more bags per bin). Am I going crazy or not?
(I must say, the slimlines on these planes don't fit my body at all - the headrest protrudes too much so I can't sit comfortably at all. Admittedly they are softer than the A320 Recaros, but the Recaros have more than enough padding for me already.)
Nov 26, 2016, 2:30 pm
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I just pick E+ toward the front, e.g. rows 9-11, and hope I don't get reclined into. The bulkheads are too close to the lav, and the exit row seats have less padding (which is quite noticeable on the slimlines), and the window has a pathetic little mini armrest.
Basically there are no good Y seats on this aircraft.
Basically there are no good Y seats on this aircraft.
Are there different versions of pivot bins on these planes?
On a recent 739 flight I'm pretty sure the pivot-bins only allow for horizontal bag storage (i.e. no more bags than a conventional bin). However I think I can remember other UA aircraft with bags turning onto their side (i.e. "50%" more bags per bin). Am I going crazy or not?
On a recent 739 flight I'm pretty sure the pivot-bins only allow for horizontal bag storage (i.e. no more bags than a conventional bin). However I think I can remember other UA aircraft with bags turning onto their side (i.e. "50%" more bags per bin). Am I going crazy or not?
Nov 28, 2016, 7:55 am
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OMG. Finally got stuck in Y EWR-DEN last night in 8F (new seat). Had to be one of the worst experiences of my life in terms of seat comfort. Narrow, and short seat pan. I was fidgeting after about 45 minutes. Justifies my FC buy-ups on all my business trips on mainline planes, even it it means taking flights at non-optimal times or with crazy connections instead of non-stops (as long as the price isn't out-of-whack).
I would have been much happier on the one-seat side of an ERJ-145.
I would have been much happier on the one-seat side of an ERJ-145.
Dec 17, 2016, 1:54 pm
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This is of no consequence whatsoever, but I noticed on two flights with v2/v3, that 11C has a "stow headrest for takeoff/landing" placard in front of it, i.e. on the back of 10C. That's the row where there's no window. I didn't notice the same placard on any other E+ seat (although I didn't venture beyond the exit rows). On two different aircraft (both sky interior and slimlines).
Anyone know why that seat is special?
Anyone know why that seat is special?
Dec 20, 2016, 3:11 pm
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739 Row 2 w/ DirectTV
Hi,
I will be on a flight from SFO-BOS in Row 2. I've read that row 2 is not a standard first seat because of the DirectTV equipment. Can anyone confirm if there is limited legroom in this row? Would 4F be the better choice?
Thanks
I will be on a flight from SFO-BOS in Row 2. I've read that row 2 is not a standard first seat because of the DirectTV equipment. Can anyone confirm if there is limited legroom in this row? Would 4F be the better choice?
Thanks