What is the longest flight on a narrow body plane?
Jun 21, 2007, 8:12 am
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What is the longest flight on a narrow body plane?
I am going on a flight this fall that is about eight hours and it will be on a Boeing 757. This very long flight will be on a cramped NARROW BODY PLANE. I can not believe it that they are flying us all the way to Europe on a small narrow bodied plane.
After booking the ticket I found that many Airlines are using the Boeing 757 for long flights. I am interested to know if you have experienced a flight over 8 hours on a narrow body plane using a Commerical Airline.
After booking the ticket I found that many Airlines are using the Boeing 757 for long flights. I am interested to know if you have experienced a flight over 8 hours on a narrow body plane using a Commerical Airline.
Jun 21, 2007, 10:21 am
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There are other transatlantic flights (e.g. EWR-DUS) on even smaller planes than a 757. But I haven't heard of any flights longer than ~8 hours on a narrow body.
Jun 21, 2007, 10:24 am
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I am going on a flight this fall that is about eight hours and it will be on a Boeing 757. This very long flight will be on a cramped NARROW BODY PLANE. I can not believe it that they are flying us all the way to Europe on a small narrow bodied plane.
After booking the ticket I found that many Airlines are using the Boeing 757 for long flights. I am interested to know if you have experienced a flight over 8 hours on a narrow body plane using a Commerical Airline.
After booking the ticket I found that many Airlines are using the Boeing 757 for long flights. I am interested to know if you have experienced a flight over 8 hours on a narrow body plane using a Commerical Airline.
I'm not sure if all airlines do this but AA uses it's domestic 2 class 757s for theses flights but sells it as 1 class. Anybody with status and/or flying on a full Y fare can choose the domestic F seats. The service is still the same for all.
Jun 21, 2007, 11:47 am
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Flight time on CO97 TXL-EWR can exceed 9 hours with headwinds, without being diverted.
TWA's Lockheed 1649A London - San Fran or LA can take over 20 hours non-stop regularly in the 1950's. That's significantly longer than any passenger flight we have today, widebody or narrow. [SQ's EWR-SIN about 18.5 hours.]
TWA's Lockheed 1649A London - San Fran or LA can take over 20 hours non-stop regularly in the 1950's. That's significantly longer than any passenger flight we have today, widebody or narrow. [SQ's EWR-SIN about 18.5 hours.]
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Jun 22, 2007, 7:04 am
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So is that worse than a cramped wide body plane? Do you think 3-3-3 seating on a brand new 787 wide-body will be more comfortable?
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I am sure the seats and leg room are the same, but it just seems so cramped in a narrow body plane with so many people in a small area. Visually is seems so tight which affects me mentally. Can you relate?
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I am sure the seats and leg room are the same, but it just seems so cramped in a narrow body plane with so many people in a small area. Visually is seems so tight which affects me mentally. Can you relate?
Jun 22, 2007, 7:11 am
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757s are one of the fastest single aisle planes out there currently.
Not quite as fast as the ultimate narrow body the British Airways Concorde - but then she could do London to New York in 3.5 hours
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That's one narrowbody I was never unhappy to fly on
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Not quite as fast as the ultimate narrow body the British Airways Concorde - but then she could do London to New York in 3.5 hours
.That's one narrowbody I was never unhappy to fly on
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Jun 22, 2007, 7:29 am
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It may not be that different while sitting, but there's world of difference while trying to move around the plane.
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If you think narrowbodies are cramped, go for a nice long-haul flight on a UA 744, in the regular Economy section. It's 3-4-3, and United has got to be lying through its' teeth when it says the seat pitch is 31". It's more like...well, I haven't measured, but it looks for all the world like much less than that!
After a few hours, I'm betting you'd be happy to ditch that jumbo and head for a 737.
After a few hours, I'm betting you'd be happy to ditch that jumbo and head for a 737.