why is the 757 Y cabin referred to as the "SlAAveship"?
Apr 19, 2011, 3:41 pm
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why is the 757 Y cabin referred to as the "SlAAveship"?
The 757 seats 166 in coach, whereas the 738 seats 144, so a net difference of only 4 rows in the back of the plane. What makes the 757 so bad in coach?
wouldn't it be better if you're sitting near the front of the 757 Y cabin with easy access to the lavs instead of having to trek to the back?
Can't be length of flight as the 738 does plenty of transcons too...
wouldn't it be better if you're sitting near the front of the 757 Y cabin with easy access to the lavs instead of having to trek to the back?
Can't be length of flight as the 738 does plenty of transcons too...
Apr 19, 2011, 3:50 pm
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I never really got this either, esp. since row 9 and 10 windows have nice legroom and PLTs and EXPs can usually snag them if they don't get upgraded.
I'm guessing it has to do with the number of longer flights these take... the 738s are a more recent development on some of these routes (cough SFO cough)... which lead elites to despise the Y section over Y in the MD80s where they spend less time. Just a thought.
I'm guessing it has to do with the number of longer flights these take... the 738s are a more recent development on some of these routes (cough SFO cough)... which lead elites to despise the Y section over Y in the MD80s where they spend less time. Just a thought.
Apr 19, 2011, 3:52 pm
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The 757 seats 166 in coach, whereas the 738 seats 144, so a net difference of only 4 rows in the back of the plane. What makes the 757 so bad in coach?
wouldn't it be better if you're sitting near the front of the 757 Y cabin with easy access to the lavs instead of having to trek to the back?
Can't be length of flight as the 738 does plenty of transcons too...
wouldn't it be better if you're sitting near the front of the 757 Y cabin with easy access to the lavs instead of having to trek to the back?
Can't be length of flight as the 738 does plenty of transcons too...
(with apologies to our resident AA FA, sluggofa). Seriously, though, it was AA's original decision to not put a forward galley in the Y cabin (when meals were standard in Y) AND staffing these aircraft with only 4 FA's (thereby requiring FA's to push a cart from front to back).I'm sure there's a nickname for the 738...it started with 132 seats and now has 144 "slimline" seats...
Apr 19, 2011, 4:16 pm
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It may be just me but the seat pitch feels smaller on the 757 Y
Apr 19, 2011, 4:26 pm
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Have you flown on one, especially a red-eye? Then you'll know...
Apr 19, 2011, 5:06 pm
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I always put the A300 in that category.. Now that it's gone, I guess the title has been passed to the 757 
Apr 19, 2011, 5:06 pm
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Apr 19, 2011, 5:19 pm
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even in First, the seats are horrible IMO... only row 9 and 10A/B are decent in the back...
plus even if several planes have a 3-3 seating, for some reason, maybe because its so long or something, it just feels like a SlAAveship... hehe
plus even if several planes have a 3-3 seating, for some reason, maybe because its so long or something, it just feels like a SlAAveship... hehe
Apr 19, 2011, 5:26 pm
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For the FAs it is like a slave ship, particularly on the flights to Europe and South America where there is a meal service in Y.
Apr 19, 2011, 5:29 pm
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why is the 757 Y cabin referred to as the "SlAAveship"?
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Apr 19, 2011, 5:57 pm
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nobody has to trek to the back to use a Y lav on any aircraft, the F lav is available for use by all pax (with the exception of inbound to the US int'l flights).
Apr 19, 2011, 6:08 pm
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P.S. Also, I have been uable to find any confirmation of the press release allowing "universal lav access" anywhere on AA.COM recently...
Apr 19, 2011, 6:36 pm
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Where I also remember the press release of a couple of years ago confirming this statement, it is widely no longer practiced. Many, many times the FA will announce (sometimes even the Capt.) that you are to use only the lavs in your ticketed cabin. When that happens (much of the time, IME) the crew directions override the published policy and cabins are *NOT* to be crossed.
Apr 19, 2011, 7:22 pm
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Personally, I think the term was coined back in the 'good old days' when most of our transcons were on relatively spacious-feeling 763's (2 seats on each side section, ideal for traveling with a companion in coach, and a lot of F seats to UPG into). At that time, being stuck in back in a window seat on a 757 seemed horrible. Now that there are a lot fewer 763's on a lot of the transcon routes (eg, LAX-MIA), and we have to choose between a 757 and a 737 (with 3-3 in back and a lot fewer F seats for UPGs), the 757's aren't looking so bad anymore! And the newly refurbished F cabins are a big improvement over the old F....