Air France economy row behind comfort
Nov 5, 2025 | 11:27 pm
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Air France economy row behind comfort
AF 777-300. I was thinking of the row behind E+, but as E+ have more recline and the seat behind them "enjoys standard legroom" I'm guessing this would be a seat that would be unpleasant once E+ reclines. Am I correct?
Nov 6, 2025 | 6:42 am
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Yes, the seat in front of you can recline into you more than you can recline into the seat behind you. It is imo a slight failing of the system that they didn't give that row some extra space to compensate, while not selling it as Eco Comfort.
Nov 6, 2025 | 6:48 am
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Nov 6, 2025 | 7:08 am
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As far as I have seen there is not more recline for Economy Comfort seats, there is only more legroom. So there should not be less space than in any other row if the seat in front of you reclines.
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Nov 6, 2025 | 7:10 am
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Do all AF aircraft have the hard shell coach seats which slide forward when reclined?
Nov 6, 2025 | 7:16 am
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If you're talking about the old W hard shell seats on AF, a lot of appareils still have them, namely the non-retrofitted 77W with P (old La Premire), the 77W COI, the A330, the 789, and the non-retrofitted 772. The rest have a proper recliner seat in W.
Nov 7, 2025 | 1:18 pm
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For the sake of clarity, this is an Economy comfort seat, at the front of Y cabin in a 4-class 777 with refurbished P (this is row 35).
Obviously the first row in Y cabin has the greatest legroom (and worst screens), but AF sells the first 3 rows as Economy comfort.
Nov 8, 2025 | 1:44 am
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Nov 8, 2025 | 4:18 am
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Lol the AF website also promises a lot of things, like premium refined dining exprience in W. 
I see this Eco plus product similar to extra legroom seats like the extra legroom seats on CA or the US airlines......same bones, just more pitch.
I see this Eco plus product similar to extra legroom seats like the extra legroom seats on CA or the US airlines......same bones, just more pitch.
Nov 8, 2025 | 4:36 am
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Nov 8, 2025 | 5:59 am
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