aisle vs window seats
Jan 7, 2005 | 9:31 am
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Originally Posted by Helena Handbaskets
I suppose most window-seaters (like me) have figured this out already, but I've never seen it mentioned here: There's a generally-presumed enhanced value to exit row seats because of the greater leg room. But if you like the window seat, the exit row is often a particularly uncomfortable place to sit, because the exit door often does not have an arm rest. I avoid exit rows whenever possible.
Also the structural framing round the doorway at exit rows can lead to the loss of a window for the "window seat", meaning you have to crane backwards to the window behind you to see anything. Again the 757 is particularly bad in this respect.
