Originally Posted by
minnyfly
Not so. The 753 F cabin is the only standard F cabin that is exclusive and private and includes 2L boarding. It also is only beaten by the A320 in pitch, and there's no indication in the released data so far to indicate a pitch decline. There may be more room when all is said and done. Add in a good lav ratio with both front and rear access points, and the most "normal" F seats away from bulkheads, and there's plenty of objective facts that say the 753 is and will remain the best mainline plane in standard F.
Let's try again.
2L boarding, seat width, number of lavs, and pitch can be objectively measured. We know what they are. But in the end, how passengers regard and rank those objective features are up to each and every passenger, who makes a
subjective determination as to which aircraft they prefer. And if you're going to "objectively rank" the F cabin, how do you "objectively" decide which seat is more comfortable? You believe that the 753 is the best cabin in the fleet, and I suspect others share that view. But that is based on your
subjective determination that the privacy afforded the 757 cabin makes it "objectively" better. There is simply no such thing as an "objectively best" F cabin on any airline, because the flying population are individuals who value things differently.
Yes, during the boarding process, the privacy is better in the 757. On disembarking, if I've got a tight connection, I prefer 1L boarding because that means I get off the aircraft quicker than if 2L is used to disembark. You mention the pitch is better in the A320. While I value seat width over pitch when sitting in back, when I'm up front in any aircraft, pitch and seat comfort are key. And as you admit, the A320 F pitch beats the 753. And unless UA installs slimline F seats in the 753, I doubt pitch is going to improve.
I love the 752. I wish Boeing had built a 757max. But if I'm choosing amongst the UA recliner F cabins, I'm doing it in this order, because I like the new F seats in the Airbus: A320/A319/B753/B738/B739. YMMV, of course.
