Evolve consensus yet?
Mar 7, 2013, 2:12 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: AUS, SAN, EDI, BA F, WN Exit Row
Programs: Southwest Airlines AP & CP; BA Gold
Posts: 169
Subject heavily covered in another thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...knee-room.html
Old seats - Knees don't touch seat in front and room for H2O bottle in seat pocket.
Evolve- Knees touch seat in front, H2O bottle has to be tucked in the corner of my seat.
I'm in the exit row if at all possible.
'nuf said.
Old seats - Knees don't touch seat in front and room for H2O bottle in seat pocket.
Evolve- Knees touch seat in front, H2O bottle has to be tucked in the corner of my seat.
I'm in the exit row if at all possible.
'nuf said.
Mar 7, 2013, 2:20 pm
#3
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: SoCal
Programs: AA EXP, HHonors LTDia, Marriott Plat
Posts: 639
Old seats:
I can lean forward to get my laptop from under seat.
I can extend the tray table all the way toward me.
I can fit my jacket on top of my laptop under the seat.
Evolve:
I can't get my laptop out without leaning over into the other person's space.
Tray table hits my abdomen if I pull it back.
Laptop barely fits under the seat.
Seat does not feel as comfortable.
I can lean forward to get my laptop from under seat.
I can extend the tray table all the way toward me.
I can fit my jacket on top of my laptop under the seat.
Evolve:
I can't get my laptop out without leaning over into the other person's space.
Tray table hits my abdomen if I pull it back.
Laptop barely fits under the seat.
Seat does not feel as comfortable.
Mar 7, 2013, 4:51 pm
#9
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2000
Location: RDU
Programs: AA LT Gold, DL SM, HY Disc, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 12,507
Do not like at all, ruins my hips and knees. Tolerate on the -800s. Have started at least considering booking -700 Devolve flights away from WN to avoid Devolve for more than 90 minutes on a WGA fare.
Mar 7, 2013, 7:08 pm
#11
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 6,286
The exit row in an Evolve retrofitted plane is significantly larger than a non-exit row in the same plane. But much, much smaller than an exit row in a non-Evolve plane.
Unfortunately, the LUV seat (2-seats only; row 11?) in an Evolve plane is at least as tight as any other row, if not tighter.
Unfortunately, the LUV seat (2-seats only; row 11?) in an Evolve plane is at least as tight as any other row, if not tighter.
Mar 7, 2013, 9:38 pm
#14
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: LAX/SMF/PDX/HNL
Programs: Hilton-lifetime diamond, Southwest A+, companion pass
Posts: 1,748
I can live with Devolve, but get a bit happy when I board a plane with the old seating.
It's the difference between Buick seats and Corolla seats.
It's the difference between Buick seats and Corolla seats.
Mar 7, 2013, 10:14 pm
#15
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 734
Today I flew a 737-800 on UAL from PDX to SFO instead of my usual WN flight from PDX to OAK. REALLY made me appreciate WN - even Evolve. Unless you are in Economy Plus, the coach seats are AWFUL. More than anything, I appreciate Evolve's limited seat recline - that was a huge improvement. But the seat back pockets are just a pain in the back side and don't seem to serve any purpose that is worth the pain.