Picture of the new HP leather seats.
May 4, 2005, 1:01 pm
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Picture of the new HP leather seats.
May 4, 2005, 1:17 pm
#2
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Originally Posted by ByrdluvsAWACO
They look great. Do we know if older Airbus aircraft will eventually be retrofitted with these new seats? They'll make coach a whole lot better ^
Eventually.
May 4, 2005, 6:57 pm
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Sorry...
Originally Posted by ByrdluvsAWACO
I'd be willing to say eventually, but not immediately. It's cheaper to buy the leather seats with a new plane than to retrofit one in use.
Comfy?
May 4, 2005, 11:42 pm
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Originally Posted by formeraa
WN's new leather seats are already falling apart! I flew WN last weekend and many seats were torn.
May 5, 2005, 1:12 am
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Sweet!! 
Looks like it is not only a new cover material but an entirely new model of seat. The armrests look different from the previous models.
Have the seats in first changed at all?
Are there any other cabin differences?
Looks like it is not only a new cover material but an entirely new model of seat. The armrests look different from the previous models.
Have the seats in first changed at all?
Are there any other cabin differences?
May 5, 2005, 10:07 am
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Originally Posted by flyingcat
Sweet!!
Looks like it is not only a new cover material but an entirely new model of seat. The armrests look different from the previous models.
Looks like it is not only a new cover material but an entirely new model of seat. The armrests look different from the previous models.
Have the seats in first changed at all?
Are there any other cabin differences?
Are there any other cabin differences?
May 5, 2005, 11:49 am
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Originally Posted by ByrdluvsAWACO
Can anyone vouch for the comfort of the new seats? I haven't had the chance to sit in them yet.
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May 5, 2005, 3:22 pm
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Originally Posted by formeraa
WN's new leather seats are already falling apart! I flew WN last weekend and many seats were torn.
Mmmph, nrrpppph! I am struggling not to make a comment about the weight WN's seats have to take.
May 5, 2005, 6:23 pm
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What are these coach seats? I'm an HP Elite I ride in the front! 