StuckinITH

I have to admit that as a ORD flyer I have not paid any attention to this. I only flew one time on a 753 and it was in April 2018. On all my other flights to/from SFO and LAX it was always 738s and 739s.

So, now on my return from LAX on Wednesday I will be on a 753 and I have seat 21C. Is it true that that seat has no recline at all?

drewguy

Perhaps a better way to put this is that only 8D and 8E have under-seat storage space because the rest of row 8(ABC, F) has no seat in front of it. This is for the new configuration. For the old one, 8ABC is the second row of seats; 8DEF is bulkhead.

WineCountryUA

The row in front of an exit row has the seat recline disabled to prevent block emergency exiting.

StuckinITH

Yes, no reclining. But I did get the last burger.

FlytheTail

Boarding this plane takes forever! Over 40 min and pax still coming on board. OHB space filled up early despite numerous pax gate checking bags. Note to self: avoid this plane when possible.

DELee

7D/E vs. 35C/D on an upcoming LAX-ORD flight?

In going through the thread, @prometa was clear that 7D and 7E get much light, interaction with the galley prep and exiting bypass by 8F. However, having lived through 21D (no recline) on a t.p.s. SFO-BOS 753 swap out, I'm certainly staying away from the 21 aisle seats. And, unfortunately, nothing available in 22 nor 23 aisle seats are taken.

However, 35C and 35D are available. Biggest issues as I understand it (as a 1K) for those seats are a) probably no burgers or fresh fare left by that row and b) proximity to lavs and seat narrowness due to fixed armrests. Also, are there really no power outlets in the 35 row?

For 7D and 7E, they recline, correct? Also, how cold does it get here? I've been in some of the more leaky exit rows on 752s and literally froze.

One other comment is, I'm connecting with around an hour between arrival into ORD and then back out to DCA on a 737-700. Hopefully, I'm only switching within B-gates or C-gates but I suspect I'll be doing the C-B tunnel dash no matter what.

Any/all feedback welcome and appreciated.

David

onthesam

Yes on recline.

What is the attraction with "interaction with the galley prep," I don't understand? @prometa speaks to being smacked around by carts...

My 2 cents: opposite aisles is a clear winner.

IAH-OIL-TRASH

I'd go for 7DE. Burgers won't run out. Faster off plane. I don't recall them being colder than other E+ seats (7F might be. E- is warmer because of passenger stuffing). I always have fleece with me anyway. Mid-cabin galley isn't used for prep - it's pretty much cart storage nowadays. As for getting "banged by carts" that's what happens when you stick body parts in the aisle at any row.

Downside - you have to board early to stow bags near your seat and because of this, you have to endure the rest of the boarding process where a percentage of the 10 dozen or so who might board behind you are unaware of their bags' proximity to your head/shoulder, arm at 7D. Some are also bothered by the lav queue at times.

WineCountryUA

All rows of the reconfigured 753 have power.

DELee

Sorry - misquoted - yes, @prometa wasn't happy about the carts interacting with his sitting and leg space.

And thanks for confirming that there's recline in 7DE.

Thanks. After your post, I moved myself to 7D earlier this morning. Rechecking the flight now, 7E is also taken and the current gate info shows me having to dash from C15 to B12 - so the C-to-B tunnel jog/dash is currently on. Hopefully, I'll get the burger this time and make my connection as well

Hmm. The table cited in the wiki appears to be associated with the slimlined 753 configuration and specifically leaves out most seats in the back as having power outlets (see last row):

David

WineCountryUA

The table was for the previous version, it has now been updated.

DELee

Well, I just checked in. No burger for me - I was upgraded into 4A on an RPU between LAX and ORD (which I frankly didn't expect given how poorly my RPUs have worked between the two hubs). So now I'll have to wait for a future trip to see how 7D (or 7E) or the 35C (or 35D) seats handle.

But, if current ORD gate assignments work, I'll be able to stroll from B7 to B12 to make my connection. And, yeah, every time in the past year that situation (B-to-B gate or C-to-C gate) T-24 (or even @ departure) assignments seem to be optimal for me, they've changed by the time I've landed at ORD.

My thanks to all for your feedback on this plane!

David

IAH-OIL-TRASH

Sometimes the burger is better than the F choices. Still, nice to have the better seat (and not getting knocked in the head by passing bags).

DELee

Yeah, it's amazing to me that folks haven't figured out how to not swing their bags and backpacks when they're heading down the aisle...Keenly aware of this and keep both a wary eye and my arms up ready to deflect any oncoming head whacking containers...

David

p.s. Yah, and if I don't think much of the F lunch, will request a burger from the back...

IAH-OIL-TRASH