ARCHIVE:LAA 757-200 / 752 Row 9, 10 and Exit Row Seats (consolidated)
Mar 25, 2010, 8:54 am
#16
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Thanks.
Mar 25, 2010, 9:18 am
#17
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Did you run your cursor over the seat to read what seatguru stated?
It is the same things you are mentioning but they still have decided to leave a green marking
Perhaps you can send an email to seatguru.com about their rating system but I believe that it was posted they were not updating anymore.
I doubt that you will convince any who choose to select those coach seats over any other coach seat that seatguru or seatexpert.com are wrong. I know that if it was me in coach it would be one of my first choices. In fact the last time I was in coach in a 57 it is exactly where I sat.
It is the same things you are mentioning but they still have decided to leave a green marking
Perhaps you can send an email to seatguru.com about their rating system but I believe that it was posted they were not updating anymore.
I doubt that you will convince any who choose to select those coach seats over any other coach seat that seatguru or seatexpert.com are wrong. I know that if it was me in coach it would be one of my first choices. In fact the last time I was in coach in a 57 it is exactly where I sat.
Mar 25, 2010, 9:24 am
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10A & 10F are better than 99% of the other Y seats on the 757. If these were to be 'yellow' on seatguru then they might as well make the entire rest of the coach cabin 'red'.
Mar 25, 2010, 9:44 am
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Mar 25, 2010, 9:52 am
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Yep, I read the statement but wasn't planning on the magnitude of the emergency door obstruction. For a tall guy it really is bad. My right knee was wedged up against the door the entire ride. The left leg was happy but I won't be picking this seat again.
I appreciate all the comments. Thanks.
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Mar 25, 2010, 10:06 am
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Mar 25, 2010, 10:11 am
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Yep, I read the statement but wasn't planning on the magnitude of the emergency door obstruction. For a tall guy it really is bad. My right knee was wedged up against the door the entire ride. The left leg was happy but I won't be picking this seat again.
I appreciate all the comments. Thanks.
I appreciate all the comments. Thanks.
Mar 25, 2010, 10:13 am
#24
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SeatGuru sometimes uses split ratings for seats:
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/US_..._757-200_C.php
Might be particularly apropos here
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/US_..._757-200_C.php
Might be particularly apropos here
Mar 25, 2010, 10:45 am
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SeatGuru sometimes uses split ratings for seats:
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/US_..._757-200_C.php
Might be particularly apropos here
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/US_..._757-200_C.php
Might be particularly apropos here
Mar 25, 2010, 10:48 am
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Mar 25, 2010, 11:50 am
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Mar 25, 2010, 11:58 am
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Seatguru is remarkably accurate given their status as a free service. I was fully read the disclosure for each seat, check it against common sense and then further cross reference by own experience. It is, after all, my responsibility to pick a good seat, not seatguru.
Also, regardless of how liberal or conservative seatguru is with pronouncing certain seats "green" and others yellow/red, do consider that you get more info than aa.com is going to give you by a long mile. If the seat has more legroom for 1 leg and normal legroom for the other, that seems like a 50% improvement to me.
When did this start? Any idea why they stopped updating? I must have missed that thread.
Also, regardless of how liberal or conservative seatguru is with pronouncing certain seats "green" and others yellow/red, do consider that you get more info than aa.com is going to give you by a long mile. If the seat has more legroom for 1 leg and normal legroom for the other, that seems like a 50% improvement to me.
When did this start? Any idea why they stopped updating? I must have missed that thread.
Mar 25, 2010, 12:21 pm
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My GF and I flew 922 from MIA-LPB-VVI last week and sat in 10 F and E. Seat Guru states that 10F has a "lots of extra legroom" but the emergency slide impedes some of the space. The seat is green rated. This seat should be rated yellow or red IMO. For a guy who is 6'4" this seat was horrible. We should have selected 9 D and E.
For our return only one seat in 9 is available but seats in 18 are available. 18 is all green rated but should I trust Seat Guru?
Thoughts?
For our return only one seat in 9 is available but seats in 18 are available. 18 is all green rated but should I trust Seat Guru?
Thoughts?
Mar 25, 2010, 12:26 pm
#30
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Sorry but I do not agree with you. I sat in 10A a few weeks ago and I thought it was a great seat. Yes the door takes away some of the space in front of you but there is more than enough space to the right for both legs to fit and stretch out. Even better for me 10B was open for my bags. The benefit over row 18 is you can get off much faster.