Anyone Leaving WN (or reducing flights) because of Evolve?
Oct 27, 2013, 10:24 pm
#106
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: SJC, Northern Cal.
Programs: SWA RR BIS 6.2M, A+'20, CP'20, AA, UA Gold, Hertz PC, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 909
Isn't it sad that customers are more complementary about the oldest equipment in their fleet?
I'd trade wifi or any IFE for a decent seat and the legroom of a -300.
I'd trade wifi or any IFE for a decent seat and the legroom of a -300.
Oct 28, 2013, 1:39 pm
#108
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 6,286
The only negative I do seem to notice on the 300s is that I have more ear pressure issues than on the newer planes. Ah... but that *legroom.*
Oct 29, 2013, 12:50 pm
#109
Join Date: May 2007
Location: MDW
Programs: WN CP & A-List Pref, HH Gold, Marriott LT PP
Posts: 708
Saw this recent AP article from USA Today on airline seats and specifically discussing Evolve. Quite pleased that the people they quoted in the article seemed to share the same criticisms us FTers have on Evolve. Dallas, are you listening to any of this???
New seats let airlines squeeze in more passengers
New seats let airlines squeeze in more passengers
Oct 30, 2013, 3:58 pm
#111
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: WN Nothing and spending the half million points from too many flights, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 8,043
Nov 1, 2013, 5:50 am
#112
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: WN Nothing and spending the half million points from too many flights, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 8,043
Found this morning in the Wall Street Journal on line letters section:
It does not address the pitch problem directly, but the original article has an interesting graphic comparing seats in different venues. It also shows it is not just us. Some wide bodied jets are getting an extra seat in each row reducing seat width.
On the subject of "The Incredible Shrinking Plane Seat" (Marketplace, Oct. 24), the trend toward ever-smaller seats that are 17-inches wide or even less led me to check on the width of coffins. According to information on the Internet, coffins offer their adult occupants an average 28 inches of shoulder room. Does this tell us anything about what the airlines think of their presumably living customers?
Nov 1, 2013, 1:05 pm
#113
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Nashville, TN - BNA
Programs: Hilton Gold, WN RR
Posts: 1,818
Well done! Thought I recognized a friendly voice 
Just sucks re: the seat squeeze. I'm starting to contemplate sailing to the UK next time I go...Here's an interesting article on the subject:
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/...an-liners.html
Just sucks re: the seat squeeze. I'm starting to contemplate sailing to the UK next time I go...Here's an interesting article on the subject:
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/...an-liners.html
Nov 5, 2013, 11:07 pm
#115
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 6,286