Originally Posted by nickio

I recently flew r/t on the new JFK-SFO route on the reconfigured 320s (with the most leg-room in the first 11 rows, as opposed to in the last 15 or so rows)...

On the outbound, in row 5, I was really SHOCKED how much those extra few inches add to one's comfort... I don't know what the pitch is exactly, but it was really remarkable how much room we had.

On the inbound -- and this is the point of the post -- we were seated originally in 9B and 9C. I couldn't remember whether or not the exits were at 10 and 11 or 9 and 10, so I double-checked with the gate agent who told me they were at 10 and 11 -- and that due to FAA regulations, seats in row 9 do not recline. This was the redeye! I was so thankful that she let me know about this because if I had boarded the flight -- which had only three seats open -- and couldn't recline on a redeye back to JFK, I would've been really ticked off. Luckily, we were moved to 22B and 22C, and all was fine.

IMHO, jetBlue needs to add an advisory to the seating configuration/selection pages for at least the redeye flights about the inability to recline in row 9. Transcon tix can get very pricey -- even on B6 -- and it would really be a shame to pay the max (something around $399 o/w) for a seat on a redeye for 5+ hours without recline...

Just my .02, but I plan to write to Speak Up about it.