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3 star Skytrax Rating
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing TV 12345
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1/10

"seats seemed to be relatively thick"

(United States)

Older 757-200 on overnight flight SFO-BOS. Seats seemed to be relatively thick with a lot of recline. In other words not designed for 31" pitch as currently used. Extremely claustrophobic situation; I am 5"11" with a few extra pounds but certainly not a very large passenger. Did not help that a/c seemed to work very minimally and most passengers reclined fully. Combined with 1 hour delay (no communication about reason) and heavy turbulence (again no communication) this was an extremely unpleasant 6 hours. Advise- find an aisle seat even if attempting to sleep. Better yet pay the extra $50 to get on JetBlue or Virgin America. For those interested in inflight entertainment there were only fixed TV's glued to the ceiling every so often.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB757-200
Seat Layout3x3
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
1/10

"very mean seat pitch"

(United Kingdom)

Very mean seat pitch. The guy in the seat in front of me reclined his seat immediately we were airborne and promptly went to sleep for the duration of the journey. I asked the steward if I was supposed to endure this for the whole flight - he sympathized but said he couldn't do anything about it. I was unlucky that I had an inconsiderate passenger sitting in front of me but I would only recommend AA to anyone under 5ft 2in and of a very slim build.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB777
Seat Layout2x5x2
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
3/10

"there was no legroom"

(Greece)

B757-200 JFK-CDG route and the was awful. The aircraft was very old there was no legroom. I had requested a window seat but when I boarded the aircraft realized that there was no window in the 13th row and I was on the wall. The screens were out of order.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB757-200
Seat Layout3x3
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
4/10

"seats grow harder"

(United States)

Took the same LAX to Heathrow flight four years ago nothing has changed just more worn out. The seats grow harder as the hours wear on and the recline is almost non existent. Stews were nice and the flight smooth.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB777
Seat Layout2x5x2
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
3/10

"miserable flight"

(United States)

I got stuck in a bulkhead seat from DFW-EZE. I am 6'4" and 11 hours with no legroom to stretch out was torture. I had booked the seat behind mine (emergency exit row) but was given this seat at check-in and I failed to notice the change. Luckily it was relatively easy to climb past the aisle seat and get up and move around every hour or so. Miserable flight.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB767
Seat Layout2x4x2
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
3/10

"very old looking"

(United States)

Very old looking compared to Continental and Jetblue's cabins. Seats weren't too comfortable.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB757-200
Seat Layout3x3
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
3/10

"shabby surroundings - seemed grubby and old"

(United Kingdom)

Very cramped and the headphone socket didn't work (attendant very offhand about it - said they knew 15 weren't working and so no point trying to reseat me). Shabby surroundings - seemed grubby and old.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB777
Seat Layout2x4x2
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
3/10

"filled with broken equipment"

(Canada)

LAX-O'Hare on the oldest 767 I've flown on in many years. Filled with broken equipment - backseat pocket falling off overhead door would not shut etc. This plane was so old that it had 4 drop down 12" TV screens in center of plane for movies for 30+ rows of economy!
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB767
Seat Layout2x3x2
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
4/10

"luckily the seat in front didn't recline"

(United Kingdom)

I'm 6'2 and found the seat just bearable but luckily the seat in front didn't recline - if it had I would have been in trouble! Very difficult to get out of row though in flight. Cabin dirty with seat pocket filed with wet magazines and rubbish from earlier flight. Seat Back TVs faulty (both ways) as film kept jumping back 30 mins. Service OK but food poor even by airline standards
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB777
Seat Layout2x5x2
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
3/10

"the worst seat I have ever had"

(Italy)

8 hour flight from JFK to Milano. This is probably the worst seat I have ever had on this sort of flight. 30" pitch is much too little for a transcontinental flight. Also the planes are not very clean at all and the food served is little to be desired. Would not recommend using this airline for this sort of flight to anyone.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Aircraft TypeB767-300
Seat Layout2x3x2
Seat Legroom 12345
Seat Recline 12345
Seat Width 12345
Aisle Space 12345
Viewing Tv Screen 12345
no
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