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757
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:03 pmby GreaseMonkey
Going on a flight with continential airlines from manchester, england to newark, new jersey/new york and i aint looking forward to our 8 hour flight!!! i heard the aircraft is a 757-200, very cramped! i just wanna know if anyones had the experience to fly for more than 5 hours in this type of aircraft and how was it for them!!
thanks
Re: 757
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:14 pmby Fozzer
Going on a flight with Continential Airlines from Manchester, England to Newark, New Jersey/New York and I aint looking forward to our 8 hour flight!!! I heard the aircraft is a 757-200, very cramped! I just want to know if anyone's had the experience to fly for more than 5 hours in this type of aircraft and how was it for them!!
Thanks
...sounds like a nightmare to me!...
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A ten minute ride into Town in a 'Bus full of passengers is more than I can cope with....
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Too many people......too little space!...
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Paul....G-BPLF... 8-)...!
Re: 757
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:32 pmby beaky
Did Las Vegas to Newark once in a 757... not that long a trip but it was tortuous.
Enjoy.
What's bringing you to New York (besides the 757)?
Re: 757
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:43 pmby Brett_Henderson
If there was someplace I needed to be, that was important enough to spend 8 hours in a plane... it would be 8 hours in a first-class seat, in a 747...
Re: 757
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:36 pmby VVM
there is nothing wrong with flying trans-atlantic on a 757. i have done it on icelandair from iceland to florida, and it was fine. more than enough space.
Re: 757
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:47 pmby Mictheslik
Going on a flight with continential airlines from manchester, england to newark, new jersey/new york and i aint looking forward to our 8 hour flight!!! i heard the aircraft is a 757-200, very cramped! i just wanna know if anyones had the experience to fly for more than 5 hours in this type of aircraft and how was it for them!!
thanks
When are you leaving, might try and come up and get a piccie for you
I have no experience of 757s but I should imagine the seating is the same as a larger airliner, just less of it.....and only one isle
.mic
Re: 757
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:01 pmby Triple_7
Most recent flight on a 757-200 was with American Airlines from DFW-LAX. Quite comfy really. Now the 14.5 & 14 hours on the Malaysia 747-400's is a different story
If I had a choice between economy on a 757 going on a long haul and economy on a 747 going long haul I'd gladly take the 757 any day
Re: 757
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Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:07 amby GreaseMonkey
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Re: 757
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Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:56 pmby VVM
a few of continental's 757s now have AVOD installed in economy, so there is always a slim chance you will be on one of them. that will pass the time nicely.
Re: 757
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:49 amby GreaseMonkey
if you dont mind me asking what is AVOD? is the personal tv screens or something along those lines?
thanks.
Re: 757
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:25 amby Chris_F
I've got a 5.5 hour flight from Dulles to San Diego in a 757 with United coming up on Wednesday. Not dreading it since I'll spend most of my time plugging away on my laptop anyway. The flight I think I'll enjoy is the connection from Manchester NH to Dulles on an Embrer 145. I love the "little" jets. :)
Re: 757
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:43 pmby VVM
if you dont mind me asking what is AVOD? is the personal tv screens or something along those lines?
thanks.
Audio Video on Demand - in other words, a seat back tv. its meant to be really good though from what I have heard.
Re: 757
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:24 pmby GreaseMonkey
i hope its on one of the planes i go on! ;D ..but it doesnt matter though if it isnt as i have my ipod vid so ill be ok
! but the rest of my family will have to take a good old fashioned book :D