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Old April 14th, 2004, 12:06 AM
Schneiderman
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hey everyone
this summer i might be flying to singapore for a year of education
abroad. In this respect Ill have a very limited budget for flying. I
am also 6'5" and 220 lbs so space is also a premium. If anyone has any
recomenations on what airlines offer the best deals on seats that may
fit me, I would greatly appreciate it. thank you

schneiderman
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Old April 14th, 2004, 12:27 AM
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Schneiderman wrote:
this summer i might be flying to singapore for a year of education
abroad. In this respect Ill have a very limited budget for flying. I
am also 6'5" and 220 lbs so space is also a premium. If anyone has any
recomenations on what airlines offer the best deals on seats that may
fit me, I would greatly appreciate it. thank you


Your best hope is to find an unpopular airline and book near the back in
hopes of having a spare seat next to you.

miguel
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Old April 14th, 2004, 01:06 AM
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"Schneiderman" wrote in message
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hey everyone
this summer i might be flying to singapore for a year of education
abroad. In this respect Ill have a very limited budget for flying. I
am also 6'5" and 220 lbs so space is also a premium. If anyone has any
recomenations on what airlines offer the best deals on seats that may
fit me, I would greatly appreciate it. thank you


See if you can get a bulk head seat. That way you can stretch out.

schneiderman



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Old April 14th, 2004, 01:55 AM
Dave Fossett
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"Peter L" wrote:

See if you can get a bulk head seat. That way you can stretch out.


Don't you mean an emergency exit seat? He won't be able to stretch out with
a solid bulkhead in front of him.

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Old April 14th, 2004, 04:18 AM
Miguel Cruz
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Peter L wrote:
"Schneiderman" wrote:
hey everyone this summer i might be flying to singapore for a year of
education abroad. In this respect Ill have a very limited budget for
flying. I am also 6'5" and 220 lbs so space is also a premium. If anyone
has any recomenations on what airlines offer the best deals on seats that
may fit me, I would greatly appreciate it. thank you


See if you can get a bulk head seat. That way you can stretch out.


Bulkheads are awful for us tall folk (I'm 6'5" too). Can't straighten the
legs at all; in many cases the knee is even smaller than a 90-degree angle,
which gets really uncomfortable after a while. I prefer a normal seat to a
bulkhead.

miguel
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Old April 14th, 2004, 07:47 AM
Philip Allum
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Try asking an Internet travel agent (or, if they will tell you, the
airline itself) for the seat pitch on the airlines of your choice.
Standard is about 31 inches. Thai and Malaysian both have 33 inches and
I expect Singapore Airlines does too. It's surprising what a difference
those 2 inches make if you are sitting for 12 hours plus. Avoid BA and,
probably most US and European airlines. Other than that, avoid a
bulkhead seat and try to pre-book an exit row although most airlines
wont do that without having sight of you (something to do with making
sure that you are able-bodied and able to help in an emergency).

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Schneiderman writes
hey everyone
this summer i might be flying to singapore for a year of education
abroad. In this respect Ill have a very limited budget for flying. I
am also 6'5" and 220 lbs so space is also a premium. If anyone has any
recomenations on what airlines offer the best deals on seats that may
fit me, I would greatly appreciate it. thank you

schneiderman


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Philip Allum
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Old April 14th, 2004, 09:29 AM
Tchiowa
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"Dave Fossett" wrote in message ...
"Peter L" wrote:

See if you can get a bulk head seat. That way you can stretch out.


Don't you mean an emergency exit seat? He won't be able to stretch out with
a solid bulkhead in front of him.


The problem with both bulkhead and exit row seats is that they usually
have the tray table built into the arm rest which means the seat is
1-2 inches narrower. In addition, quite often emergency row seats
don't recline.
 




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