Originally Posted by ethernal

19C is your best bet.

21BC/DE definitely have a bit of extra room. But it is much less than 19C. I believe 19C is about 37-38" of pitch. 21BC/DE probably have 32-33" of pitch (so not quite C+) - although no one can recline into you which is a plus. 21A/F obviously have nearly unlimited pitch.

Row 20 should obviously be avoided; it has less pitch than most standard seats and the seat itself is narrower.

Originally Posted by TTT

It's been a while since I've been on a 737-900 (have been able to avoid it thankfully). Is the consensus still that 19 aisles are better than C+ aisles (flying SLC-RDU-SLC)? Don't care too much about drinks or snacks.

Originally Posted by TTT

It's been a while since I've been on a 737-900 (have been able to avoid it thankfully). Is the consensus still that 19 aisles are better than C+ aisles (flying SLC-RDU-SLC)? Don't care too much about drinks or snacks.

Originally Posted by ethernal

Other than the drinks/snacks, some would critique the fact that row 19 does not recline but I believe it is worth it for the extra space (and inability for the person ahead of you to recline in front of you). Otherwise yes it is superior in terms of legroom. Other benefit is not having to fight for OHB space even if you board at the end of the very end of First/Diamond (or even the end of C+/SKY).

Originally Posted by eneq

Another benefit is the chance of the middle seat being empty. Because the whole row is considered a preferred seat, GAs fill them last with standbys and BE flyers.

Originally Posted by The Situation

10D is a closet, so I would pick 10A. Assuming the option was 11D, I would still pick 10A as 11D has restricted legroom and is very uncomfortable. 10A has lots of legroom and is actually a good seat. If it turns out you are on a 738 rather than a 739, which has 10A and 10D, they are interchangeable in terms of legroom (lots of it!) and so the choice comes down to if you prefer aisle or window.

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

For the record, I was just on a 737-900ER and it looked like the closet was only in front of 11E and 11F. Seat 11D in C+ appeared to have infinite legroom. The closet really just takes the space of 10E and 10F, although this is enough to restrict recline in both 5C and 5D. IIRC the closet door opens to permit easier access from the front (FC cabin) area, so when the closet door is open, the legroom in 11D would be only an inch or so more than 11E and 11F, but this shouldn't affect very much of the flight.

Originally Posted by Every1 Get A Life

Why do I see FTers talk about the size of the FC galley on the 739er fleet? Why should we care? Clearly it is large enough to support the catering needs of FC. I have flown the 739 in FC several times and it's not like anything has ever run out. I also have never thought that service speed seem impacted compared to other aircraft types. It looks a little cramped up there, but that is how 737s are because of the cart position closest to the cockpit extends aft. Definitely less roomy than say an A319 or A320...but it is what it is on the 737s.

It does appear that compared to the 737-700 and 737-800, that Delta went with only a half size cart galley behind door 1R on the 739 instead of a full size cart galley. But I have counted the carts while up there waiting for the lav, and there are 3 half size carts forward of the door and 3 half size carts behind the door. So the equivalent of 3 full size carts. The MD88, MD90 and 717 only have 5 full size carts for the whole plane. So while there is less storage than a 737 or 738, it seems like Delta decided that there was too much on the 737-700 and 737-800, so they went with a half cart galley. But like I said, nothing has ever run out for me. Have people on here run out of stuff?

It just seems weird to me that our assessment of the plane would ever involve commenting that a galley is small....

Originally Posted by bgriff

I've seen a few posts in this thread suggesting that 5C/D have limited recline, but I'm not actually sure if that's true. They definitely have *some* recline, and none of the F seats on this aircraft have a lot of recline, so I'm not sure if 5C/D are actually any worse than any other seats? And they certainly have minor advantages of no one poking an IFE screen on the back of your seat, and no guilt for reclining into someone else's space.

Any thoughts?

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

I have a short flight coming up on a 737-900ER and the seat choices seem bad. I'm traveling along, not particularly tall, don't care about recline, do want to use the video screen, and normally always pick aisle seats when possible. C+ only had mddle seats left.

I'm looking at 20E as I like the idea of having a window and only one seatmate, plus access to the video screen. Otherwise, the first available aisle seat is row 27. Suggestions other than stalking the seat map and setting EF alerts?

Originally Posted by ethernal

Avoid 20E at all costs. You're way better off in row 27. 20E has 30" pitch (not 31") and the seat is physically more narrow than regular seats (probably an inch less than regular seats). I sat in that seat once and it was a terrible experience (and I regularly sit in 36C).

Originally Posted by javabytes

The FAs on one of my recent flights were .....ing about the fun sized carts. One of the drawers wasn't fitting right; the FA basically unpacked the whole thing in the middle of the aisle and fought with it for 5 minutes before she got the problematic drawer to fit in like it was supposed to. And they apologized for the fun sized bathroom. And they apologized for the blaring commercials that play after takeoff. They seemed to hate everything about the plane (which is not to be construed as them providing bad service). They did the best they could.