View Poll Results: How do you feel about the new RECARO seats UA is installing?
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Jun 3, 2017, 1:01 pm
Update on our Airbus Reconfigurations (Seats, Entertainment, Channel 9, etc.)
Mar 16, 2014, 7:53 am
#946
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Mar 16, 2014, 7:56 am
#947
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ORD-LAS
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Mar 17, 2014, 7:49 pm
#948
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Sacramento, CA
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Brings discomfort to a whole new level!
I think a simple plank of wood would be more comfortable! Also the very short and narrow armrests cause a whole new problem, the passenger next to you falling asleep and splaying their legs freely into your "personal space". And as for the new seat back storage nets, why bother, they are stretched so tight that it's almost impossible to put anything in them! Totally useless.
Mar 17, 2014, 8:02 pm
#949
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Two non-slimlines in a row! Made 3.5-4 hr flights go by in relative comfort.
Mar 19, 2014, 9:11 am
#950
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Programs: United MP 1K, SPG Gold
Posts: 186
wow, looks like i should be looking for flights on a non-refurbed 757-200 with those CRT's in the center aisle over any of these updated planes. sitting on a 752 and then a 738 back to back in the exit rows made me really appreciate the seats on the 752 much more. wider, and cushier for sure.
Mar 19, 2014, 9:19 am
#951
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 8,634
wow, looks like i should be looking for flights on a non-refurbed 757-200 with those CRT's in the center aisle over any of these updated planes. sitting on a 752 and then a 738 back to back in the exit rows made me really appreciate the seats on the 752 much more. wider, and cushier for sure.
Mar 19, 2014, 10:44 am
#952
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Programs: United MP 1K, SPG Gold
Posts: 186
Mar 20, 2014, 12:32 pm
#953
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Boulder, CO and Waimea, HI
Programs: UAL 1K MM
Posts: 748
my first flight with the slim line seats (A320). Man are these uncomfortable. Sore before the door even closed. Almost unbelievable how bad these are. 
Very thin armrests; certainly not shareable. Nowhere to put a water bottle or a book over 2 inches thick. No entertainment.
Another improvement I'll be happy with.
Very thin armrests; certainly not shareable. Nowhere to put a water bottle or a book over 2 inches thick. No entertainment.
Another improvement I'll be happy with.
Last edited by hans; Mar 21, 2014 at 11:00 am
Mar 20, 2014, 3:59 pm
#954
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: KMSY
Programs: AA, AS, UA, Amtrak
Posts: 55
Getting ready to take a 320 on a SFO-MSY redeye in June. It sounds like I better be prepared for some back pain if I get one with the new seats. 
Mar 24, 2014, 10:54 pm
#955
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Austin,TX (AUS)
Programs: AA, UA
Posts: 767
Just had my first flights on the slim line seats. DCA-IAH-AUS on the A320. They are much more firm than the old A320 seats (which I had on the outbound). Not too comfortable for a long flight.
Mar 24, 2014, 11:17 pm
#956
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: UA 1K MM, HHonors Diamond,PC, Marriott Rewards Gold
Posts: 1,117
Believe it. I'm glad there is awareness of the near universal dislike for the new furniture.
Mar 25, 2014, 9:34 am
#957
Formerly known as CollegeFlyer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: JRA
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Great... The changes will probably be made in time for the next generation of seats, with installations starting in ~2018, on the 739ERs that will take over transpac flying from the retiring 752s. Or something like that.
Apr 1, 2014, 2:03 pm
#958
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: 5280 feet
Programs: UA GS
Posts: 674
Had my first trip in the new Y seats. DEN-DCA (which UA has downgauged from a 757 -- even as GS I got no CPU on this flight whereas DEN-DCA used to be pretty much guaranteed upgrade for 1K and above).
I am 6'6". I was in 7A (I think -- whatever row is the first Y row). Not as bad as I expected. Still its 4 hours in UA Y, which is bad enough, but the seat itself wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as I had expected. However the seat cushion length seemed really short.
Still not as good as the older A320 seats, to be clear. But not awful, at least on this trip wth the large amount of legroom you get in row 7A to stretch out.
I am 6'6". I was in 7A (I think -- whatever row is the first Y row). Not as bad as I expected. Still its 4 hours in UA Y, which is bad enough, but the seat itself wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as I had expected. However the seat cushion length seemed really short.
Still not as good as the older A320 seats, to be clear. But not awful, at least on this trip wth the large amount of legroom you get in row 7A to stretch out.
Apr 1, 2014, 5:07 pm
#959
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: YVR
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I am 6'6". I was in 7A (I think -- whatever row is the first Y row). Not as bad as I expected. Still its 4 hours in UA Y, which is bad enough, but the seat itself wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as I had expected. However the seat cushion length seemed really short.
Still not as good as the older A320 seats, to be clear. But not awful, at least on this trip wth the large amount of legroom you get in row 7A to stretch out.
Still not as good as the older A320 seats, to be clear. But not awful, at least on this trip wth the large amount of legroom you get in row 7A to stretch out.
Apr 17, 2014, 8:23 am
#960
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Just flew DEN-LAS on a CRJ-700 with slim seats on 4/12... same story that I have been telling... absolutely uncomfortable seats, even on a 1.5hr flight! I felt stiff and sore exiting that aircraft.
I must say that my return yesterday morning on the same plant in F from FAT-DEN was quite nice. The new first class seats are pretty comfy.
These Y seats are an abomination, and UA should be embarrassed to offer that product to its customers.
I must say that my return yesterday morning on the same plant in F from FAT-DEN was quite nice. The new first class seats are pretty comfy.
These Y seats are an abomination, and UA should be embarrassed to offer that product to its customers.
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