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By request, here is the next installment in our series of PSAs - Public Seating Announcements.
Today, we talk about the various versions of the Boeing 757-200
Boeing 757-200 Mainline Configuration
Note - UA is piloting a new configuration of seats for domestic 757s. For more information, please see:
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FIRST CLASS
The mainline configuration 757-200 has 24 First Class seats. These are your usual domestic seats. Stated pitch is 38” and the width is 20.5”. Seats 1A and 1B have a small cutout at foot level in the bulkhead that gives you a much-appreciated two inches of extra space. 1E and 1F lack this cutout and as such feels really tight. While you cannot stretch out in Row 1, you can cross your legs, in general. The seat recline on the 757 is quite generous, with the caveat that if the person in front of you is fully reclined, it is difficult to get out of the aisle seat and exiting the window seat will require the aisle seat to step into the aisle. 6AB is in front of the lavatory and 6EF in front of the mid-deck galley, and SeatGuru notes they do not recline fully, though I don’t recall an issue the last time I was in 6E back in 2000 (I normally pick 1B).
ECONOMY PLUS CLASS – ROWS 7-16
I personally think 7D is the best Economy seat on the plane. I am rarely not offered a pre-departure drink when in 7D since they usually prepare First’s from the mid-deck galley directly in front of you. Legroom for 7D is infinite and 7E is exceptional (not as good as 8ABCF, but close enough). While you don’t get the pre-departure drink, 7E is nice as you can put your carryon next to you between the seat and door during flight (after takeoff and before landing, of course).
8ABCF are favorites since they have unlimited legroom and 17” width. The slide does intrude a bit on 8A and 8F, but not too bad. Also, people waiting for the lavs or just stretching congregate in front of 8ABC, which means at night when you sleep people can trip over you. No such problems with 7DE.
Rows 9 -14 are standard Economy Plus seats with 17” width and, at 36”, the best E+ pitch of any UA aircraft. Row 14 has limited recline due to being in front of the Overwing Exit, so these should be the E+ seats of last resort.
The Overwing Exit rows, 20 and 21, are very good. Pitch is quite generous (about as good as 8DE), though 20 has limited recline (21 is full). If you can’t get 8ABC (or don’t want to deal with traffic), Rows 20 and 21 are excellent alternatives.
ECONOMY CLASS – ROWS 22-40
If there is such a thing as Purgatory on Earth, it is a full Economy cabin on a 757. With 17” width and 31” pitch, you’re packed in pretty tight back here. All the seats are equally poor, so if you’re relegated back here, take a window seat and an Ambien.
Boeing 757-200 p.s. (Premium Service) Configuration
Note: I have yet to try this configuration, so I am going from FT reports and Seatguru.
FIRST CLASS
United installed twelve Singapore Airlines lie-flat Spacebeds in the forward cabin. These seats are 21.5” wide and have fully-electric adjustment. Pitch is listed at 68”. 1AB have the same cutout which you may or may not be allowed to store a bag under (I have yet to see it allowed on a mainline flight). The seats have an enclosure around the head (kind of like the First Suite, but taller) and an adjustable side panel for privacy. A closet is between the lavatory/galley and Row 3, which helps reduce noise and smell. Instead of the in-seat IFE system found on SQ, UA gives each passenger a portable Digial Audio/Video player. There are also the CRTs in the cabin and noise-canceling headphones. There is also a three-plug (?) 110VAC power port in each seat.
BUSINESS CLASS
It appears that UA installed seats similar to the Business Class found on their 747-400 fleet with 20.5” width and 54” pitch. They are covered in leather instead of cloth. 5AB are in front of Door 2L and there are reports 5A cannot fully extend due to the slide. They also have the galley to their immediate right. 6CD has the galley in front of it, but evidently has no legroom issues. Row 9 is behind the two Overwing Exits, so it has some four feet of legroom in addition to 9A and 9D having no issues with the slide like 5A. Like in First, IFE is the Digial Audio/Video player and headphones, in addition to the overhead monitors. And each seat has a three-plug (?) 110VAC power port.
Row 11 recently received kudos. Window watchers will like 11A thanks to four windows. Behind seats 11 A and B / 11 C and D is a hard cabinet which sits at just the correct height to put stuff on. You can reach between the seats and set all of the items you receive (amenity kit, DVD player, DVDs, etc.). Legroom is also good even when Row 10 is fully reclined.
ECONOMY PLUS CLASS – ROWS 15-26
The good news is that the p.s. configuration of the 757 has only Economy Plus. The bad news is that the pitch is only 34”, vs. 36” on the mainline configuration. Each set of three seats has two three-plug (?) 110VAC power ports. Seat width is 17” and entertainment is via the overhead monitors with no complimentary noise-cancelling headsets.