Airline: Delta Aircraft: Airbus 330-300 (A330-300) Seat: 10A Class: Economy The Seat: The allure of this seat is that it’s in an exit row with tons of legroom and away from odor and foot-traffic prone lavatories. Exit row, check. Legroom, almost. The emergency exit slide encasement extends into your leg space so that you’ll have [...]
Airline: Alaska Airlines Aircraft: 737-800 Seat: 6D Class: Economy The Seat: Any seat with a “soft bulkhead” (one with no hard wall in front of you) is usually one that will earn points with modhoppers. These seats come with a few extra inches of legroom but not with the normal bulkhead restrictions as you’re able [...]
Airline: Delta Aircraft:777-200 ER Seat: 32G Class: Economy The Seat:Seat 32G, an aisle seat toward the front of the economy cabin is normally set aside for elite level frequent fliers but offers no advantage other than being at the front of the cabin. While legroom and seat width are typical, the entertainment options provided with [...]
Airline: American Airlines Aircraft:767-200 (Transcon) Seat: 8H Class: Business The Seat:Compared with seats offered aboard legacy competitors like those in Delta’s new Business Elite and United’s P.S. business class products, American’s Flagship transcon in business class falls short by a few inches in regards to legroom and seat width, but unless you’re nearing 7 foot [...]
Airline: Delta Aircraft:757-200 (Transcon) Seat: 9C Class: Economy (premium / elite seating) Notes:Delta has an ever-growing collection of 757 configurations. With at least 4 different seatmaps and more with the addition of Northwest Airlines 757s, picking a seat can be a little confusing. For easier reference, this particular layout is referred to as “transcon – [...]
Airline: Delta Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 Seat: 18D (Exit Row) Class: Economy Notes: As long as you’re not in a war with someone for the right armrest, 18D on this 737-800 is a good place to be on a transcon flight if you’re in economy. There are minimal drawbacks, in that the seats in this row [...]
Airline: Virgin America Aircraft: A320 Seat: 17A Class: Coach Notes: These seats seem more comfortable than most (“Definitely more comfortable than some of the legacy carriers like American or United” says our guest modhopper Debby DeLuca.) This window seat also seems a bit wider and (as with each seat) is equipped with 110v power ports [...]
Airline: Delta Aircraft: A320 Seat: 1C Class: First Notes:If you’re buying into first class solely for the legroom, this might not be the seat for you. In fact, you’d be better off in the first row of coach (row 5) if you don’t mind the skinnier seats or absence of free drinks and a “meal”. [...]
Airline: United Aircraft: A319 Seat: 9D Class: Economy Plus Notes: If you find yourself on United and you’re a little taller, You may be impressed with their Economy Plus seating. If you’re not familiar, these are coach seats in the front half of the economy cabin that give you 4 inches of additional legroom. It’s [...]
Airline: Delta Aircraft: 757-200 Seat: 19F Class: Economy (premium / elite seat) Notes: Delta has an ever-growing collection of 757 configurations. With at least 4 different seatmaps and more with the addition of NWAs 75′s, picking a seat can be a little confusing. For easier reference, this particular layout is referred to as “version 2″ [...]
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