Lie Flat seats between JFK <-> SEA?
Nov 6, 2011, 11:10 pm
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Lie Flat seats between JFK <-> SEA?
Hi
I was wondering if there are any airlines that run lie flat seats between JFK and SEA.
If anyone has any info on routes or plane model that would be awesome.
I'm looking into booking a flight for my dad who may need a lot of "flat" time.
Also, as a bonus question, how hard are these seats? Are they firm, plush, or ultraplush (to steal terminology from the mattress industry)
Thanks!
I was wondering if there are any airlines that run lie flat seats between JFK and SEA.
If anyone has any info on routes or plane model that would be awesome.
I'm looking into booking a flight for my dad who may need a lot of "flat" time.
Also, as a bonus question, how hard are these seats? Are they firm, plush, or ultraplush (to steal terminology from the mattress industry)
Thanks!
Nov 7, 2011, 1:07 am
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The closest thing to what you want is the Cathay Pacific service between JFK and Vancouver, two hours north of Seattle. That aircraft is an international long-haul widebody Boeing 777 which continues to Hong Kong. The business and F cabins are much more comfortable and opulent than the US domestic carriers offer.
Nov 7, 2011, 4:37 pm
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Air Canada also operates 777s and 767s with lie-flats on some of their routings between YYZ and YVR (note that not all of their 767s are lie-flats - Some are recliners.)
So you could do NYC -> YYZ -> YVR, then connect to a short hop to SEA. The NYC -> YYZ and YVR -> SEA hops would have no lie-flats, but they are short.
Note that NYC -> Canada -> SEA is not a valid routing, so it would need to happen on 2 tickets.
The Air Canada forum could give you some precise routings.
So you could do NYC -> YYZ -> YVR, then connect to a short hop to SEA. The NYC -> YYZ and YVR -> SEA hops would have no lie-flats, but they are short.
Note that NYC -> Canada -> SEA is not a valid routing, so it would need to happen on 2 tickets.
The Air Canada forum could give you some precise routings.
Nov 7, 2011, 10:16 pm
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Thanks for the replies!
Looks like my dad will just have to "rough" it for 6 hours. (back issues).
Not quite on topic, so I might start another thread if I've successfully hidden this question, but if anyone knows how firm the F seats are between any of those direct flights from JFK -> SEA. My dad actually would like a firm seat (basically a cushion that you don't sink into) and not a plush seat. I think the economy seat firmness might not be bad, but they're a little cramped. So just wondering if the F seats are also firm, or if they're plush/soft.
Thanks!
Looks like my dad will just have to "rough" it for 6 hours. (back issues).
Not quite on topic, so I might start another thread if I've successfully hidden this question, but if anyone knows how firm the F seats are between any of those direct flights from JFK -> SEA. My dad actually would like a firm seat (basically a cushion that you don't sink into) and not a plush seat. I think the economy seat firmness might not be bad, but they're a little cramped. So just wondering if the F seats are also firm, or if they're plush/soft.
Thanks!
Nov 7, 2011, 10:58 pm
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Well it varies by airline and aircraft obviously. That's like asking if the seats in four-door sedans are firm or soft. (Buick or Audi?) It's hard to give a definitive, objective answer given all the airline/aircraft/age combinations out there. But I would say the domestic F seats on AS and CO are on the softer side, DL on the firmer, more benchlike side, the others somewhere in the middle.
Nov 9, 2011, 1:01 pm
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Thanks for the replies!
Looks like my dad will just have to "rough" it for 6 hours. (back issues).
Not quite on topic, so I might start another thread if I've successfully hidden this question, but if anyone knows how firm the F seats are between any of those direct flights from JFK -> SEA. My dad actually would like a firm seat (basically a cushion that you don't sink into) and not a plush seat. I think the economy seat firmness might not be bad, but they're a little cramped. So just wondering if the F seats are also firm, or if they're plush/soft.
Thanks!
Looks like my dad will just have to "rough" it for 6 hours. (back issues).
Not quite on topic, so I might start another thread if I've successfully hidden this question, but if anyone knows how firm the F seats are between any of those direct flights from JFK -> SEA. My dad actually would like a firm seat (basically a cushion that you don't sink into) and not a plush seat. I think the economy seat firmness might not be bad, but they're a little cramped. So just wondering if the F seats are also firm, or if they're plush/soft.
Thanks!
What kind of condition does he have? He could always talk to a doctor and get some extra meds for that day.