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I don't like the CRJ 200's either. The 700's operated by Skywest seem pretty comfortable.
The advantage of the ones operated by Mesa is that you often get complimentary chewing gum, if you scrape if off the seat in front of you.

I have flown DEN-IAH-OKC rather than DEN-OKC in order to avoid the CRJs flown by UA and F9. I HATE THAT PLANE!!!! The one-seat side of the 145 is FC compared to that nasty little cramped piece of garbage.

OK, I'm done now.

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Originally Posted by WHBM (Post 9065018)

The A320 seems roomier than the 737, because it is. The Airbus fuselage is 6" wider than the "equivalent" Boeing, which has been used on the 707/727/737/757 unchanged for 50 years, over which time people have got notably larger. As Airbus noticed. Most airlines choose seats 1" wider each in the A320, and the extra is noticeable, as commented on above. Northwest, though, in a triumph of engineering department standardisation over passenger comfort, used the same seats as in their 757s, and just have a 6" wider aisle.

Even though it would have been nice for some of the extra width to go to the seats, don't discount the benefit of wider aisles. At least here in the US, the average butt is quite a bit wider than the aisle in a plane like the 757, so those sitting in aisle seats get jostled about throughout the flight. Also, since comfort is a subjective thing, just the added "openness" of the wider cabin can make it feel more comfortable. For those reasons, I feel more comfortable sitting in a NW A319 or A320 (especially in an aisle seat) than I do in a 757, notwithstanding the identical width of the seats.

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Originally Posted by Bonehead (Post 9074130)

I agree and the only bearable seat on that side is the exit row.