Yesterday, I had a first-class (V) seat on the 9:05 a.m. flight MSY-ATL. When I got to the airport, I saw that Delta has an 8:00 a.m. flight, so I got on the standby list (no fees, either!). I cleared, and they gave me seat 25F on the 757.

I didn't think about it as I was boarding, but after I sat down, I realized that my seat was a candidate for worst seat on the plane. First of all, it's a window, and I like aisles -- as do most frequent flyers, I suspect. Second, Delta's 757s have really tight seat pitch in coach, although I can't tell you exactly how many inches. Then, row 25 doesn't recline, because row 26 is an exit row! However, row 24 DOES recline. So when the woman in 24F reclined her seat, I was really caught in a vise! And I'm only 5'6"! Fortunately, the flight was less than an hour. They served no meal, of course, but I had already grabbed a breakfast bar in the CRC!

Are there any other really bad seats that we should be looking out for? With the recently announced changes to the SkyMiles program, we'll all be in coach a lot more (unless we leave!).

Bruce