Originally Posted by
lhrsfo
EDI-EWR is not much longer than EWR-SFO so the issues about single aisle are not really very different. I've done TATL twice now in the 757 in E+ and I've found it perfectly pleasant - far far better than the 747. However, what you should realise is that 757s fly much more slowly than the more usual equipment. In the case of EDI-EWR you won't notice but from LHR it's irritating to be overtaken by BA and VS while you are en route.
EWR-EDI is 3,268 miles while EWR-SFO is 2,565 miles. That's a difference of 703 miles, or about 28% more distance.
While I agree that EWR-SFO is already a long flight, the flight to Edinburgh is 700 miles longer.
That's the distance, for comparison's sake, between EWR and ORD.
As far as the 757 being slower, that is probably an attempt to save fuel more than anything else, since the a/c is capable of flying at the same cruising speed as wide-body a/c.
Finally, there is absolutely nothing wrong with flying a single-aisle plane across the Atlantic. When I started flying TATL, there were no wide bodies, and we flew 707's and DC8's, which were considered an amazing improvement over the previous DC7's and Super Constellations that lumbered over the pond.
In fact, many of the most VIP TATL experiences have been on single-aisle planes, from the Concorde (which had a cabin only slightly wider than a CRJ-200), BA's LCY to JFK all J on the A318, PrivatAir's 737 and A319 TATL services [currently discontinued])
Really, the main issue on single-aisle planes is how densely packed it is, which makes it both claustrophobic and reduces the plane's operational range (because the density adds weight).
Originally Posted by
travelchick72
Do they have the new AVOD, or the old version with the repeating tapes?
I think it sounds like the 757 is the way to go if I can get it, rather than LH. I know LH's Y is terrible!
UA's Trans Atlantic 757's are ex-CO and have AVOD.
But the ex-CO Y is pretty terrible too. Not only is the leg room equivalent to LH's (31" seat pitch), but it also has some of the least comfortable seats currently flying.