Dec 29, 2017, 11:56 am
Last edit by: Prospero
United has reconfigured its 757-300 planes to increase density, primarily by adding non E+ seats (1 fewer E+ seats, 22 more E seats).
New Configuration
Boeing 757-300 (753)
24F 54E+ 156E
Post 165 assesses Seats 7DE (and 8ABC) (summary - watch out)
The armrest between 23 B/C and D/E is movable.
The inboard armrest on 23A & F is fixed and contains the tray table.
https://www.aerolopa.com/ua-753
Previous thread:Consolidated "UA 757-300 Seating, IFE, etc." Thread
New Configuration
Boeing 757-300 (753)
24F 54E+ 156E
Post 165 assesses Seats 7DE (and 8ABC) (summary - watch out)
The armrest between 23 B/C and D/E is movable.
The inboard armrest on 23A & F is fixed and contains the tray table.
https://www.aerolopa.com/ua-753
Previous thread:Consolidated "UA 757-300 Seating, IFE, etc." Thread
Everything You Wanted to Know About Where to Sit on 757-300 Slimline (24F,54E+,156E-)
Dec 24, 2018, 9:39 am
#211
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This should help with some 7DE and 8F questions.
The exit door juts a bit into row 7 but since there’s only two seats
it doesn’t encroach into your R side.
8F has pretty good leg room even with the door sticking out
in front of you but if you have long legs they will hit the door.
Galley is in front of row 7 but the bulkhead wall covering
it is far enough to allow good legroom for 7E, maybe even an
inch or two more than row 1 in FC.
7D on the aisle seems even roomier.
What's consensus about the seats that become available ~ T-72 (which include 7DE, 8DEF, 8ABC and row 23 exit row)?
Dec 24, 2018, 10:18 am
#213
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8ABC are great, with infinite legroom. My impression of 7DE upon boarding is that they are literally in the galley. You get a front row seat to everything happening at 2R.. I would not be a huge fan of the seats.
Dec 26, 2018, 6:25 pm
#214
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Does row 8 (and 23, which also has a missing seatback in the row in front) have fixed armrests for all seats? Or is the tray table just in the armrest for the seat with the missing seat in front? I generally have good luck with getting an empty middle, so it's preferable to have a liftable armrest.
Dec 27, 2018, 10:31 am
#215
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Does row 8 (and 23, which also has a missing seatback in the row in front) have fixed armrests for all seats? Or is the tray table just in the armrest for the seat with the missing seat in front? I generally have good luck with getting an empty middle, so it's preferable to have a liftable armrest.
Dec 27, 2018, 2:09 pm
#216
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That was my motivation for 23A, and Y is showing fully booked so I'll just keep it.
eta: sitting in 23A right now- 23A and F have the tray table in fixed armrests on the inboard side of the seat. The armrest between B/C and D/E is movable.
eta: sitting in 23A right now- 23A and F have the tray table in fixed armrests on the inboard side of the seat. The armrest between B/C and D/E is movable.
Last edited by chrisl137; Dec 27, 2018 at 7:40 pm
Dec 28, 2018, 2:39 pm
#217
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I couldn't disagree more. Sat in 7D yesterday with my wife in 7E, and will avoid those two seats on any future flights.
Yes, you do get a bit more leg room, especially in 7D since you can extend your legs into the aisle. You're also the first out the door once the plane lands, which is nice. However, those perks come at a significant cost:
It was bad enough I commented on the post-flight survey that UA should leave the galley as is and omit the 7D/E seats in future retrofits.
There's a couple other things worth mentioning too:
Yes, you do get a bit more leg room, especially in 7D since you can extend your legs into the aisle. You're also the first out the door once the plane lands, which is nice. However, those perks come at a significant cost:
- The orientation and tightness of the galley means you feel like you're sitting in the galley with the FA while he/she prepares the bar cart/coffee/tea (the flip side is I now know more than I ever thought I would about the details of how the bar carts are loaded and built). The FA has to pull the cart out of the galley into the open space in front of you and row 8A-C in order to assemble and prepare it, because there is no open space in the galley for prep.
- The tightness of the galley means that while the FA in front of you is prepping, everyone else has to squeeze by, and often needs to stand in your leg room in order to get by.
- The service carts have to turn 90 degrees to go from secured to up/down the aisle, and space is tight so you'll probably have to lean away from the aisle to not get bumped
- You have no overhead bins above you, which means that you MUST put your bags behind you. You have to be quick and pushy once landed to get your stuff before the aisle is blocked (jayzala was able to put his/her bags in front of the last F row, but on my flight, crew bags occupied all of that space)
It was bad enough I commented on the post-flight survey that UA should leave the galley as is and omit the 7D/E seats in future retrofits.
There's a couple other things worth mentioning too:
- The overhead light is built into the roof of the plane. You'll need to be tall AND standing to reach it. It's a superwhite LED that flooded the entire row with bright light -- great if you all want to read, but it ended up disturbing my seat mate. I think the lenses in the lights are the same as the rest of the plane, so focused assuming an overhead bin to seat distance not a roof to seat distance. That wrong focal distance means light floods more area than usual. Let me say again, the lights are BRIGHT. I would hate sitting in that row trying to sleep while a seatmate reads.
- Since you're sitting in front of a door, you have no window. There's a fisheye porthole on the exit door, but you won't see much. If you don't care about windows, though, it won't bother you
- The galley light is above the aisle, so it's even brighter than usual sitting near the galley on a night flight, even with the cabin lights fully dimmed..
But the annoying thing about this flight was that the "gentleman" in 8F decided that his path to/from his seat was to go forward into row 7 and step over my legs and all the things I had out on the floor during the flight. Not what I had expected...
Dec 28, 2018, 10:15 pm
#218
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I was in 8F on one of these new configs a few months ago, and I must say that path is tempting when 8D and 8E sleep on their tray tables the entire flight. But I didn’t do it.
Feb 2, 2019, 11:42 pm
#220
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The seat map just updated to the new config. I'm currently sitting in 7E but after scanning this thread it seems pretty mixed. 35C/D are available, but there doesn't seem to be any reviews here? Would you take row 7 with the galley issues over row 35?
Feb 3, 2019, 9:40 am
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There's no galley issues. The mid-cabin galley is basically used for storage, no prep etc. The FAs don't hang out there and gab. The bigger problem w/ row 7 is proximity to lavatory. Door constantly opening/closing, people hanging out waiting. If it's a longer flight and you want something hot off the cart, likelihood of successful choice is better in 7 than in 35. And it takes a lot of time to de-plane from row 35.
Last edited by IAH-OIL-TRASH; Feb 3, 2019 at 9:46 am
Mar 4, 2019, 11:04 am
#223
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So my seat map was showing the hybrid configuration until today where it now has the newer slimline options. I read earlier in the thread that 22B and 22C are E- seats without recline, so I am wondering if there is any advantage compared to other E- seats as we originally had. Does the lack of a window seat at least help it feel more spacious? Or are we better served elsewhere? It is a two hour flight so I don't feel the need to upgrade to E+. Thanks!
Mar 25, 2019, 3:15 pm
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I would choose 23, with the caveat that BoB options may be gone by the time the attendants get there. I've not sat in 7, but they look awkward and exposed.
