Booked my first flight on CO in several years. SEA-ANC. Plane is a 757. In my opinion, the worst piece of metal to ever take to the air. Are there any seats that don't make you a sardine, short of F on this flying abomination?

This link might answer your query. Which configuration did you get? There are three different versions.

http://www.seatguru.com/sitemap.html

CO does two flights a day SEA-ANC. One of them is the 757-200 (domestic configuration - 24 BF seats) and the other is the 757-300.

The ~530p is the 757-200 and the ~900p is the 757-300.

Unfortunately, I disagree with the gentlement's comments that the 757 is one of the worst aircraft to fly the sunny skies.

-RM

I, too, disagree with the comments about the 757. Although it is the same fuselage as the 737 series, the engines are much larger. Think of the 757 as a 737 Ferrari!

I was on this flight on 8/10/04. While I highly recommend any of the seats in F, if you are stuck in Y I recommend getting seats on the right side of the plane (DEF). As you fly up from SEA to ANC you go basically follow the arm of Alaska up the coast line, and the views out the right side of the plane are phenomenal.

Also, it is only a 3.5 hour flight, so it isn't TOO long to be stuck in Y, though I got elite upgrades on my flights and we actually had empty F seats on my redeye return to IAH.

Enjoy Alaska!

The exit rows, especially the very first one on the left (the row number varies depending upon which of the three 757's you are on), offer plenty of legroom. Avoid the window seats, if possible, because of the intrustion of the slide. If you are an elite, you should be able to book an exit row in advance. If not, check in early online, and subject to seat availability, you can snag an exit row seat even as a non-elite. I did on my flight last Saturday from SAT-IAH, and the leg room was exceptional.

I often will get "stuck" on a 757, and unless its an older one, which really aren't even that old... They are perfectly comfy aircraft to fly... We have gotten soo spoiled with widebodies... If we think back to the 707 and DC-8 days, wasn't the cabin of those aircraft just about the same as the 757 today?

I think.... ^


-Vincent

Yes, the DC-8 was about the same size as a 757. I flew UA DC-8S regularly in the 1980's and actually enjoyed flying on them. I believe that one of the differences is that they had "multiple" cabins (like the 757's without the overwing exits with the additional set of door exits). This mitigates the LONG TUBE effect of the current 757's.

Went to the link & found the plane. According to RobOnLi, the plane is a 757-300. I'm in 18A, exit row I think. The map showed half green/half yellow. Green=good seat, yellow=beware. Does this mean it has decent seat pitch but does not recline perhaps?

My comment about "the worst plane" is all about seat pitch. I have found the to be narrower & more closely placed than on any other plane. speed is great, but I'm old enough to know I will get there eventually. Just make it tolerable.

On CO, the seat pitch is the same as on a 737 in Coach. What are you talking about?

I think it's someone that likes to complain...

I agree that the 757 is nice and fast...pilots refer to it as a flying the equivalent of a sports car. Though the wake turbulence is like a 767.

I've always enjoyed my flights whether it be in Y or F.

I admit I have not flown a CO 757, but the flights on others carriers 757's have been extremely cramped. Hopefully CO is not as tight as others.

That's why I asked the question in the first place.

To me the 757 is about the same as the 737, but just a bit longer. The seat pitch is the same. The seats seem the same. I don't know why there seem to be vitriolic posts about the 757 all the time.

I agree XYZZY. When I am flying domestically it doesnt make a lot of difference to me if I am stuck in Y. Internationally, however, my PREFERENCE is for a wide-body it at all possible. Beyond the fact that a 67 or 77 is roomier to move about, I like the seat-back entertainment for the day flight home. Plus, the two seater side on the 67 is a benefit when travelling with my wife.

The seating configuration and comfort of any particular aircraft has much more to do with the airline flying that aircraft than the type of aircraft it is.

As stated above, the seats on CO's 757-200s are exactly the same as on the 737s: 31" of pitch, 17.2" of width. However, CO has generously outfitted its 757-300's with an extra inch of pitch in coach -- 32".

The 31" of pitch is nothing to write home about and is more or less the standard pitch on most of the major U.S. carriers, with AA's MRTC and UA's E+ the exception (actual legroom may vary depending on the "thickness" of the seat). Of course AA has reconfigured all of its 757's to standard 31" pitch, so it's "cramped" compared to most of their other equipment.

But the extra inch of pitch on the CO's 753s is actually pretty noticeable, so it shouldn't be bad at all.