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Seat Pitches & Widths

mifta

2005-07-27 18:43:16

As a large lady I have never had a problem fitting into plane seats in the past until I flew on a thomsonfly plane in January when on the return journey I could not fit into the seat without sitting sideways on which was very uncomfortable. The seat was at the front of the plane behind a dividing wall and the arm rests did not move. Do arm rests lift up in the rest of a plane? I am flying to majorca on Saturday on a My Travel flight. Any reassurance would be appreciated!!

jeff1106uk

2005-07-27 19:07:03

Bulkhead seats are slightly narrower as they have your table in the armrests which are fixed. Most other seating will have moveable armrests but some aircraft have fixed armrests on the aisle seats.

Dazbo HT Mod

2005-07-27 20:59:18

Also, aircraft regulations require that armrest must be down during take off and landing phases so although you can raise then during cruise, they must be down for more critical phases of the flight (basically when the seat belt sign are illuminated).

Darren

cate_taylor

2005-07-28 13:46:21

My husband is a large bloke (XL size in clothes) and he has never had a problem. He has sometimes raised the armrest to make doing his seatbelt up easier and then lowered it again. This has never been a problem. Once we were holding hands and the cabin crew couldn't see if the arm rest was up or down so did ask so we raised our hands a bit so s/he could see the armrest was down.

welshlass

2005-07-31 08:47:33

I to am a ' larger lady' and found a recent thomsonfly flight a bit on the tight side! Flew a couple of months ago with Mytravel and it was much more comfortable!
Good Luck

lauz2001

2006-07-05 10:32:39

seat pitches and sizes

hi, im due to go to plama, majorca on july 15th from manchester wiv first choice. im 3 months pregnent and ive put on lots of weight and im worried i wonr fit in my seat. im 5ft 11 and i was wondering if any one can provid eme with any information on seat sizes and pitches. :oops:

tisonlymoi

2006-07-05 11:10:53

Congrats on your pregnancy

Seating is notoriously cramped on short haul flights so I'dpersonally suggest asking for extra legroom seat (this may be chargeable).

As for seat sizes - I'm a (ahem) larger lady and have no problems with getting my ample backside in any aircraft seat nor getting the buckle on the lap strap to fit around my tum.

Have a great holiday!

welshlass

2006-07-05 11:35:10

Hi
I too am a "larger lady" and find FC planes the most comfortable to fly with. I am 5' 11 as well but find comfort seems to depend on the length of your legs!
Have you been to Palma before? The airport is vast and depending on how the pregnancy is you can request airport assistance and they will move you from the plane to baggage in a golf buggy. There is more about this on the airport section of the forum I think or possibly the disabled bit.

lauz2001

2006-07-05 15:37:25

thankyou for your feedback, it has put my mind at ease and now i can start to look forward to my holiday, the last relaxin holidays ill have in a while!!! if i have any more queries ill be sure to post them.

thanxs again.

charlie

2007-02-23 16:29:36

Legroom measurements refer to seat pitch ?

Legroom measurements refer to seat pitch ?

What does this mean.

SMa

2007-02-23 16:41:48

Seat pitch refers to the seat spacing and the distance from one seat to the SAME PLACE on the next seat ie the distance from the back of a seat in one row to the back of the seat in the next row. It's the amount of space allocated to you AND your seat in the aircraft. It's not the actual space for your legs between seats.

SM

Dazbo HT Mod

2007-02-23 16:44:19

Seat pitch referes to the amount of room the seat is located in measured as the distance between the back support cushion of a seat and the back of the seat or other fixed structure in front. eg FCA have 33" in their star class cabins.

For more information, have a look at the CAA's website.

Darren

Ali

2007-05-10 14:49:28

Seat width for long haul

Hi
Can anyone tell the size of seats in economy flying long haul (orlando),

Thomas cook?
Monarch?
Thomson?
Mytravel /airtours?

If you know of any more please feel free to add, i flew with First choice last year and their economy is 33"
Thanks

Cynical is my middle name

2007-05-10 15:07:22

Think you mean seat pitch rather than width (they are completely different)

See here for seat pitch guide.

http://www.airlinequality.com/Product/seats_europe.htm

paulines_pens

2007-05-10 15:37:03

try http://www.seatguru.com

Dazbo HT Mod

2007-05-10 19:15:18

Ali,

All this information is provided on the various airline threads on here.

Darren

Ali

2007-05-10 21:43:48

Thanks for the links this is just what i needed, i did mean seat width :roll:

cheers Ali

Derwentrocker

2007-09-15 20:18:01

Seat Pitches

I thought this may help some people with their planning..

http://www.uk-air.net/seatpitch.htm

Michelle x

zeusy14

2007-10-02 20:11:25

economy seath width

parents need to fly to usa soon which company offers the best seat width, thanks.

qatarman

2007-10-05 10:43:03

I am not that big but found it hard to eat with the tray down on our 757 to and from Larnaca its time someone at Thomsonfly took a hard look at the planes used for over 2.5hr flights.What really worries me is how do you get out in an emergency.

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