Hardest airline seats
Apr 15, 2016, 6:54 am
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Hardest airline seats
Having flown a number of segments in TK over the past week (both in economy and business) I noticed that at the end of a number of those flights I simply couldn't get comfortable in the seat in a way that doesn't happen to me on other airlines. Flown a number of long UA segments recently, no problem. Long LH segments, no problem. But on those TK segments there was something about those seats that left me in pain after a number of hours.
Anyone else notice a variability from airline to airline in this regard?
Anyone else notice a variability from airline to airline in this regard?
Apr 15, 2016, 7:01 am
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Okay, well, never mind - it would appear that half a page down there is a thread that mentions that TK uses a particular type of seat in common with a few other airlines. Guess I need to avoid those airlines or that seat.
Apr 15, 2016, 7:33 am
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I've noticed that on intraEU flights with the same or similar aircraft types, KLM seatts seem harder and much less comfortable than seats on AF flights.
Apr 15, 2016, 10:12 am
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I flew a lot of Norwegian in December. Their seats were utterly horrible through and through different aircraft types but the worst was on the 787 in Y. It was those hard and thin ones with the pleather.
In some ways, I feel a bit like I luck out when I get an older aircraft. A few weeks back I found myself on an old MD Super 80, and it had the old, soft, wider cloth seats. Very nice.
In some ways, I feel a bit like I luck out when I get an older aircraft. A few weeks back I found myself on an old MD Super 80, and it had the old, soft, wider cloth seats. Very nice.
Apr 16, 2016, 3:23 am
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Having flown a number of segments in TK over the past week (both in economy and business) I noticed that at the end of a number of those flights I simply couldn't get comfortable in the seat in a way that doesn't happen to me on other airlines. Flown a number of long UA segments recently, no problem. Long LH segments, no problem. But on those TK segments there was something about those seats that left me in pain after a number of hours.
Anyone else notice a variability from airline to airline in this regard?
Anyone else notice a variability from airline to airline in this regard?
Maybe that is typical of low cost airline?