Boeing 737-8 (7M8) interior information (seats, IFE, overhead bins, etc)
Jan 29, 2019, 4:49 pm
#46
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I'm 6'4" myself and travelled on the 737 MAX8 a few months ago from YHZ Halifax to LHR London Heathrow, and here my feedback given I’ll travelled J to LHR and Y coming back to YHZ.
I thought J was alright but did not find it anything special, other then the extra legroom, bigger seat and bigger IFE display your not really getting much more for your money. I would not go out of my way to pay extra for J on the 737 MAX8
On the way back to YHZ I was in Y and seated in 20D preferred seat and actually find it to really good, it had lots of legroom and I was very comfortable flight back.
I would very happily travel in Y again as long as it was a preferred seat, anything after row 20 legroom is very limited.
I thought J was alright but did not find it anything special, other then the extra legroom, bigger seat and bigger IFE display your not really getting much more for your money. I would not go out of my way to pay extra for J on the 737 MAX8
On the way back to YHZ I was in Y and seated in 20D preferred seat and actually find it to really good, it had lots of legroom and I was very comfortable flight back.
I would very happily travel in Y again as long as it was a preferred seat, anything after row 20 legroom is very limited.
Jan 29, 2019, 5:24 pm
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I'm 6'4" myself and travelled on the 737 MAX8 a few months ago from YHZ Halifax to LHR London Heathrow, and here my feedback given I’ll travelled J to LHR and Y coming back to YHZ.
I thought J was alright but did not find it anything special, other then the extra legroom, bigger seat and bigger IFE display your not really getting much more for your money. I would not go out of my way to pay extra for J on the 737 MAX8
On the way back to YHZ I was in Y and seated in 20D preferred seat and actually find it to really good, it had lots of legroom and I was very comfortable flight back.
I would very happily travel in Y again as long as it was a preferred seat, anything after row 20 legroom is very limited.
I thought J was alright but did not find it anything special, other then the extra legroom, bigger seat and bigger IFE display your not really getting much more for your money. I would not go out of my way to pay extra for J on the 737 MAX8
On the way back to YHZ I was in Y and seated in 20D preferred seat and actually find it to really good, it had lots of legroom and I was very comfortable flight back.
I would very happily travel in Y again as long as it was a preferred seat, anything after row 20 legroom is very limited.
Jan 29, 2019, 5:32 pm
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I am going to Honolulu for my reading week (yes, I go to university and we have a 'spring break' for some much needed relaxation in February haha). There's a lot of J class availability on this particular flight (AC517 departing February 18, 2019) and I wanted to hear thoughts on whether the narrow body J class is worth the bid upgrade.
Mine is $100pf of bum in seat, so flight time plus 15 mins at each end.
Have flown two segments on the 738 is J and been very happy with it.
For reference, I'm 6'4", found it very comfortable. Wife at 5'6" found it very spacious!!
Jan 29, 2019, 6:12 pm
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Jan 29, 2019, 6:54 pm
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I'm 6ft/220lbs and the preferred rows definitely feel a little more spacious. No idea what the actual pitch difference is. The other key factor is that if the flight is not full, in my experience people are reluctant to pay for preferred so the chance of getting a middle seat free, or indeed a row to yourself is much higher than further back. While its obviously not guaranteed its a factor that makes me happy to pay for preferred on the 4.5/5.5hr TATL route I fly regularly.
Jan 29, 2019, 7:15 pm
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But that wouldn’t affect this situation. What the OP is saying is from a fixed position common to both airlines (the second window exit), both airlines have fit the same number of rows to a presumably fixed position in the rear of the aircraft (unless the galley/lavs are smaller on WS), but WS lists 1” extra distance per row.
Jan 29, 2019, 7:55 pm
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AC had 18 rows (20-37, although row 37 only has ABC seats). WS has 17 rows (14-30).
At the back WS has a lav on each side ahead of the rear exit, with a galley at the rear. AC has a galley in the position of 37DEF with a small galley and 2 lava located behind the rear exit.
Not sure how the space occupied by the lavs compares to seats, but the “spaces” aren’t identical. Also I don’t know how the row at the 2nd over wing exit aligns with the exit on each aircraft.
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/We..._737_Max_8.php
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Ai..._737_MAX_8.php
https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/about-us/fleet/737-max
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...ard/fleet.html
Last edited by YEG USER; Jan 29, 2019 at 8:01 pm
Jan 29, 2019, 8:01 pm
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Jan 29, 2019, 8:11 pm
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Can’t speak to other poster’s reasoning, but when I travel with my wife she tends to cuddle up to me to sleep, and I’ll often put my arm around her. Although the space is the same, being able to lean into or partially occupy the space of the adjacent seat makes a big difference, that plus the fact that I don’t mind her intruding into my space (and v.v.) the same way I would if it were a stranger.
Jan 29, 2019, 10:18 pm
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More seriously, If I have to make physical contact with someone during the flight (armrest wars, and other common occurrences in Y), I am much more comfortable with it not being a stranger, but my significant other. It makes it much much more bearable. Not that I've tried it in the past 5 years...
Can’t speak to other poster’s reasoning, but when I travel with my wife she tends to cuddle up to me to sleep, and I’ll often put my arm around her. Although the space is the same, being able to lean into or partially occupy the space of the adjacent seat makes a big difference, that plus the fact that I don’t mind her intruding into my space (and v.v.) the same way I would if it were a stranger.
Last edited by tcook052; Jan 29, 2019 at 10:30 pm Reason: merge separate posts
Jan 29, 2019, 10:50 pm
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From what I can tell by looking at the seat maps, the premise of the question is incorrect.
AC had 18 rows (20-37, although row 37 only has ABC seats). WS has 17 rows (14-30).
At the back WS has a lav on each side ahead of the rear exit, with a galley at the rear. AC has a galley in the position of 37DEF with a small galley and 2 lava located behind the rear exit.
Not sure how the space occupied by the lavs compares to seats, but the “spaces” aren’t identical. Also I don’t know how the row at the 2nd over wing exit aligns with the exit on each aircraft.
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/We..._737_Max_8.php
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Ai..._737_MAX_8.php
https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/about-us/fleet/737-max
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...ard/fleet.html
Jan 30, 2019, 4:06 am
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