757

[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

[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!... ...!

A ten minute ride into Town in a 'Bus full of passengers is more than I can cope with.... ...!

Too many people......too little space!... ...!

Paul....G-BPLF... 8-)...!

[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)?

[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...

[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.

[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

[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

[GreaseMonkey]

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[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.

[GreaseMonkey]

if you dont mind me asking what is AVOD? is the personal tv screens or something along those lines?

thanks.

[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.  :)

[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.

[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