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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 8:18 am
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Originally Posted by DH77024
I found UA's Airbus Y- seats to be quite roomy and comfortable (is it the seat or is it more pitch?)...much, much better than CO Y seats, where my knees are usually jammed into the seat in front.
The pitch (which, of course, is the distance from one seat to the next one in front) is the same on UA E- as it is on CO Y.

I agree the UA Y seat is more comfortable and this probably leads to a greater feeling of ease.

If I'm not mistaken, the Y seats on the UA 757's are older and thicker and so this would reduce the legroom left over, but I think the thickness of the seats on the UA's Airbuses is pretty similar to CO's Y seats.

One possible difference is that, in a more comfortable seat, one doesn't feel the need to slide around as much and this leads to an impression of greater legroom...just a conjecture...
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