BA A319 economy class is too tight
Mar 8, 2019, 7:44 am
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BA A319 economy class is too tight
Hi all,
I flew on BA from LHR-BSL and the economy class seat is too tight. It was so horrible! I hurts with my knees. I have a bad knees. I need your help to put me in premium economy class on my way back to PHX by next Monday morning. I need more legroom. I need more space. I dislike to sit in economy class. I will give my confirmation number on PM.
I flew on BA from LHR-BSL and the economy class seat is too tight. It was so horrible! I hurts with my knees. I have a bad knees. I need your help to put me in premium economy class on my way back to PHX by next Monday morning. I need more legroom. I need more space. I dislike to sit in economy class. I will give my confirmation number on PM.
Mar 8, 2019, 7:47 am
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Hi all,
I flew on BA from LHR-BSL and the economy class seat is too tight. It was so horrible! I hurts with my knees. I have a bad knees. I need your help to put me in premium economy class on my way back to PHX by next Monday morning. I need more legroom. I need more space. I dislike to sit in economy class. I will give my confirmation number on PM.
I flew on BA from LHR-BSL and the economy class seat is too tight. It was so horrible! I hurts with my knees. I have a bad knees. I need your help to put me in premium economy class on my way back to PHX by next Monday morning. I need more legroom. I need more space. I dislike to sit in economy class. I will give my confirmation number on PM.
Mar 8, 2019, 7:49 am
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I doubt that you are flying in an airbus A319 to PHX, and they certainly don't have premium economy seating.
Probably going to be a 747. Confirmation number won't help, but a stash of cash should get you there.
Probably going to be a 747. Confirmation number won't help, but a stash of cash should get you there.
Mar 8, 2019, 7:51 am
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Mar 8, 2019, 7:51 am
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Someone else will need to check the PHX exact configuration since I don't have my usual connectivity - but I can promise you that so long as it isn't a 787 you will have a much more comfortable seat on your next service. But BA may sell you an upgrade at the airport. I think you will be OK in World Traveller but don't forget to stretch your legs from time to time.
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Mar 8, 2019, 7:55 am
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Someone else will need to check the PHX exact configuration since I don't have my usual connectivity - but I can promise you that so long as it isn't a 787 you will have a much more comfortable seat on your next service. But BA may sell you an upgrade at the airport. I think you will be OK in World Traveller but don't forget to stretch your legs from time to time.
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Mar 8, 2019, 7:56 am
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Hi all,
I flew on BA from LHR-BSL and the economy class seat is too tight. It was so horrible! I hurts with my knees. I have a bad knees. I need your help to put me in premium economy class on my way back to PHX by next Monday morning. I need more legroom. I need more space. I dislike to sit in economy class. I will give my confirmation number on PM.
I flew on BA from LHR-BSL and the economy class seat is too tight. It was so horrible! I hurts with my knees. I have a bad knees. I need your help to put me in premium economy class on my way back to PHX by next Monday morning. I need more legroom. I need more space. I dislike to sit in economy class. I will give my confirmation number on PM.
Mar 8, 2019, 8:00 am
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The a319 is actually quite roomy in Y and has not been densified like the current a320/a321 fleet. The new a320neo or a321neos are also quite dense. If the op finds Y in the a319 too tight I would recommend avoiding ba short haul altogether in future.
Mar 8, 2019, 8:06 am
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P.S. Am I the only one who finds the original post utterly bizarre
Mar 8, 2019, 8:16 am
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I thought I once read that N830MH uses various assistance technologies to interact with the forum, which could explain the slightly odd syntax and question. My apologies if that is not correct, but worth bearing in mind as a possibility.
I read the question that they have completed a short haul flight and found economy very uncomfortable. They are now very worried about an upcoming long haul flight in economy as they think the seat will be the same only sitting in it for much longer.
As corporate-wage-slave says, there is more room in long haul economy on the 747 so N830MH may well be OK on that basis.
I read the question that they have completed a short haul flight and found economy very uncomfortable. They are now very worried about an upcoming long haul flight in economy as they think the seat will be the same only sitting in it for much longer.
As corporate-wage-slave says, there is more room in long haul economy on the 747 so N830MH may well be OK on that basis.
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Mar 8, 2019, 8:22 am
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N830MH ,
Do you have a seat number for your flight to PHX? In that aircraft the improvements that World Traveler Plus will give you is not enormous compared to the rest of the fleet
Do you have a seat number for your flight to PHX? In that aircraft the improvements that World Traveler Plus will give you is not enormous compared to the rest of the fleet
Mar 8, 2019, 8:37 am
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Could the OP not upgrade to CE on their return leg from BSL, either via a POUG or... do BSL offer paid upgrades at the airport? Whilst CE is the same legroom for most rows, row 1 maybe available but also with no one in the middle seat its therefore possible to sit at an angle with your legs more stretched out than usual.
As for the LHR - PHX, you also upgrade using cash (if its available online or at LHR) or I'm sure someone will recommend a seat in Y.
As for the LHR - PHX, you also upgrade using cash (if its available online or at LHR) or I'm sure someone will recommend a seat in Y.
Mar 8, 2019, 8:37 am
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The only way to get slightly more legroom LHR-BSL is to book economy and get an emergency exit row. Without status that's tricky. Getting an aisle seat and sticking your legs out is all you can do otherwise. Or maybe lock yourself in the toilet for an hour? 