Widest COACH seats
Feb 6, 2006 | 1:26 pm
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You're not going to find much deviance amongst width, maybe 0.5 inch across the board. But I'd say any airline that runs boeing or airbus over the MD's will have a bit wider seats.
Feb 6, 2006 | 1:32 pm
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According to SeatGuru.com, Midwest Airlines (convenient for you if leaving from Milwaukee) has 4-abreast seating on all its MD-8x and B-717s (most airlines have 5-across in economy on these planes).
Feb 6, 2006 | 3:30 pm
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It won't help you to/from LAS, but any airline flying an Embraer 170 will have the widest and most comfortable coach seats around - 18.25 inches wide, nice padding and good elbow space.
The Midwest example is good (although techically FC) - but if you book them, make sure you don't choose a "saver" flight. Those aircraft have regular 2x3 seating with 17" wide seats.
The Midwest example is good (although techically FC) - but if you book them, make sure you don't choose a "saver" flight. Those aircraft have regular 2x3 seating with 17" wide seats.
Feb 6, 2006 | 3:40 pm
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Originally Posted by bocastephen
It won't help you to/from LAS, but any airline flying an Embraer 170 will have the widest and most comfortable coach seats around - 18.25 inches wide, nice padding and good elbow space.
The Midwest example is good (although techically FC) - but if you book them, make sure you don't choose a "saver" flight. Those aircraft have regular 2x3 seating with 17" wide seats.
The Midwest example is good (although techically FC) - but if you book them, make sure you don't choose a "saver" flight. Those aircraft have regular 2x3 seating with 17" wide seats.
Feb 6, 2006 | 3:48 pm
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Originally Posted by GWU ESIA STUDENT
IIRC LAS only gets Saver Service from ME.
Isn't 18" the standard for Airbus aircraft? I think United/Ted is all A-320s, one of which you could take from ORD.
Feb 6, 2006 | 5:27 pm
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Originally Posted by choster
Ah, just the thing I went to look up.
Isn't 18" the standard for Airbus aircraft? I think United/Ted is all A-320s, one of which you could take from ORD.
Isn't 18" the standard for Airbus aircraft? I think United/Ted is all A-320s, one of which you could take from ORD.
Feb 6, 2006 | 8:09 pm
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Originally Posted by FWAAA
Yes, it is. 18" is also the standard for MD-80 coach seats, meaning that AA has almost 350 aircraft flying all over the country from DFW and ORD with nice, 18" wide coach seats.
Feb 7, 2006 | 8:03 am
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And of course you can always look up a particular seat on any airline at Seat Guru once you narrow your search. It gives seat sizes as well as infomrmation on particular seats, like extra leg room, cautions, etc.
Feb 7, 2006 | 1:30 pm
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Originally Posted by JS
This solution will work on any carrier and gives you 36 inches of width -- buy two coach seats.
Feb 7, 2006 | 5:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Analise
You're in Milwaukee, the hub of Midwest Airlines. If you want wide, leather coach seats, Midwest is it. ^
Feb 8, 2006 | 6:58 am
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Originally Posted by deltajfk
Did you not read the previous posts? Midwest only flies this route on saver service which means that it is the typical width seat of any other airline. Actually it is only 17 inches which is actually a little bit smaller then other major carriers.
Feb 8, 2006 | 7:33 am
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Midwest it is for the US.... but then I get crammed into a microplane that has some of the smallest seats around to get to my final destinations that are not major metropolitan areas.