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Has anyone got feedback on bmi British Midland Economy class seats or service on Atlantic A-330 flights ?

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by Sandy Goodwin

I have recently travelled on the Washington and Chicago service out of Manchester and although I felt that the service, food and IFE were excellent I had a seat that had limited leg room due to the sizeable IFE box under the seat in front. Why do airlines do this? Was there no room on the ceiling of the cargo hold?

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by I Naeemullah

BMI's transatlantic service in economy from Chicago to Manchester is fabulous. I flew with them in Dec. 2002, returning in early Jan. 2003, and found the whole experience nearly flawless. The service is terrific, food tasty and plentiful, seats comfortable, IFE enjoyable, and aircraft immaculate.

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by G Kay

The MAN-ORD flight on BMI was one of the most comfortable economy flights I have ever taken. Attentive staff, good food, clean aircraft and overall excellent service and would certainly fly with them again the next time I visit Chicago.

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by Kurt Mueller

I ended up with a window seat in Y class on a recent Chicago-Manchester flight, but was kept uncomfortable for the entire trip because of a sizeable IFE box under the seat in front of me. It took up about half of the width normally available for your feet and - being mounted to one side - made it impossible for me (I am only 5'10") to keep both my legs straight. If I attempted that, my right leg would be jammed up against the front corner of this IFE box; the only alternative was to bend my right leg and keep my right foot in front of the offending structure. I am not sure whether these boxes are under all window seats (my seat was 36K), but the resulting degree of passenger comfort I experienced was at best that of a low-cost carrier.

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by Steve Fenton

They have an area in economy with extra legroom and this I found worth paying for. However I do recall the armrests would not go up - and in the economy section at the rear they did, so I ended up down there getting some sleep.

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by J Keeper

The bmi A330 is a lovely aircraft, PTV's in each seat and a bright and aesthetically pleasing cabin. The pitch is 1" more than BA at 32" and all seats have footrests and adjustable 'wing' headrests. Prior to take-off a choice of juice or water is served, amenity packs and a menu card (with a choice of 3 main courses) - in economy! The config is 2x4x2 and in terms of where to sit, I would bear in mind that restrooms are in the middle of the economy cabin and the rear of the economy cabin can be a little noisy due to the proximity of the galley.

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by Mike Prothert

Used British Midland twice last year on transatlantic from Manchester and standards were quite good. Better than their short haul service and staff seem much more cheerful. The seats are okay (about same as BA main cabin) and great meals were served in both directions. Onboard entertainment is good and more than adequate for these shortish flights. Would suggest you try to get a seat at the front end of the Economy cabin, and go for the window block of seats - nice Airbus planes they use are much quieter than the 747's and also better than BA's 777's.