Economy Comfort my %&#@!
Sep 8, 2012, 8:07 am
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Sep 8, 2012, 8:38 am
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Sep 8, 2012, 9:12 am
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Sounds like the OP had a seat with a maintenance issue. Would not be the first time that such an issue has affected functionality of a seat (I've had the opposite problem: seat wouldn't stay upright PVG-NRT).
Sep 8, 2012, 9:14 am
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My issue is with how it is marketed and presented - without my SeatGuru decoder ring or a Rainman-esque recall of every airplane configuration in the fleet, I expect all EC seats to have identical specs. It is not what it is portrayed to be by reading Delta's own description of the product.
The "3-4 inches extra legroom" doesn't require the same seat pitch differential. Those terms are not interchangeable, according to earlier posted explanations.
I think the product is fundamentally a gimmick. Variables like cushioning, bulkhead wall, windowless rows, proximity to lav and galley noise and the chance you'll score a two-seat, not three-seat row, make it an airborne raffle. Not that the recline/legroom differentials aren't conjectural enough.
Sep 8, 2012, 9:21 am
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I'm surprised that DL didn't make you move or even IDB. Seats are required to remain upright for takeoff and landing as a safety issue, although there can be some debate about whether it's the safety of the person sitting in the seat or the safety of people in the row behind in case of an emergency evacuation.
Sep 8, 2012, 9:27 am
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I'm surprised that DL didn't make you move or even IDB. Seats are required to remain upright for takeoff and landing as a safety issue, although there can be some debate about whether it's the safety of the person sitting in the seat or the safety of people in the row behind in case of an emergency evacuation.
Sep 8, 2012, 9:46 am
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I can't seem to remember if it broke after t/o or was prior to the flight, but the plane was completely full. This was back before I had status, so it was a middle seat in steerage. It only reclined when I put weight on it though, so I could resolve the issue (mostly) but not leaning back during approach/landing. I told the FA during approach that the seat was broken (when my seat wouldn't stay 100% upright), it isn't like the Y recline is so generous on DL anyway (EC seats are a bit different).
Sep 8, 2012, 10:08 am
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Sep 8, 2012, 10:28 am
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"Up to 50% more recline on selected flights" doesn't always mean you'll get it. Just that it's possible. I'd expect additional recline in all EC configs, but frequently less than the max.
The "3-4 inches extra legroom" doesn't require the same seat pitch differential. Those terms are not interchangeable, according to earlier posted explanations.
The "3-4 inches extra legroom" doesn't require the same seat pitch differential. Those terms are not interchangeable, according to earlier posted explanations.
No extra recline and 3-4" extra inches of legroom. Not a lot of ambiguity there.
Sep 8, 2012, 10:31 am
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Hmmm...
I can only assume that you are a former Green Beret* or Navy Seal*???
*Because only an individual of this ilk could withstand this type of torture & still live to tell about it!!!
*Because only an individual of this ilk could withstand this type of torture & still live to tell about it!!!
Oct 23, 2012, 6:22 am
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I flew on a 757 200 N yesterday and sat in 14 E. Like the OP's, my seat had very limited recline. I got a very convoluted apology from Delta and 3700 miles. The apology implied that the seat was broken, but 14 D reclined exactly as much as mine did. I am FO and choosing the seat was the result of an equipment change in the 24 hours before check-in and it didn't cost me anything, otherwise I would have been more upset.
Oct 23, 2012, 6:25 am
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While we're on this... be careful of the bulkhead EC seats on a 738. Was looking at them the other day since I was in 4C, and there is not much legroom at all. Appeared to be a lot less than the other EC rows.
Oct 23, 2012, 8:03 am
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now, the shoulder room in the window seat is a different question, but that's just the 738 sucking in general.