Originally Posted by
jsguyrus
OMG, please just don't start this nonsense again! AA doesn't do it, UA doesn't do it, and DL does it on like one flight. Lie flats are not the standard on any domestic first service except a very small number of premium transcon routes which SEA-NYC is not.
This is a transcontinental flight. I get there's no premium traffic for sea. There's like flats from sfo lax to the east coast. Many asian carriers use wide bodies on a couple of hours intl flights. Just calling out an airline without lie flat for a 5 hr flight is a low cost no frills. What's to distinguish them from spirit or frontier? A slightly bigger pitch, free pretzels? At least SW has TV on the seat backs.