is there a seat on this plane which has a bit more legroom?

[princeperch]

hello

i have a broken arm and leg. it is what it is, I fell off a ladder. neither are in a cast. i'm relatively mobile and feel stronger every day.

anyway i am taking a short flight at the end of may on an a320neo. I dont think I can sit in an exit row because of my trussed up leg and arm.

i am going round in circles to see if there is anywhere on this plane where i can sit with a little extra leg room (which i will obviously have to pay for)

is everywhere the same apart from the exit rows?

any thoughts appreciated.

[Martyn76]

? https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/SAS_Airlines/SAS...

[princeperch]

This is the layout of the plane apparently. The first few rows are the most expensive but i cannot see they are anything other than a standard economy seat from the seat guru layout. Might just have to get an isle seat and stretch my leg out when i get the chance.

Row 4 (jn) doesnt seem to be a bulkhead row either unfortunately.

[sjc]

Shame that there not some two seat rows immediately behind the 3 seat rows at the back like some Airbus versions. They would allow you to stretch your leg out and it would still be protected by the the third seat in front.

[captain_cynic]

princeperch said:

hello

i have a broken arm and leg. it is what it is, I fell off a ladder. neither are in a cast. i'm relatively mobile and feel stronger every day.

anyway i am taking a short flight at the end of may on an a320neo. I dont think I can sit in an exit row because of my trussed up leg and arm.

i am going round in circles to see if there is anywhere on this plane where i can sit with a little extra leg room (which i will obviously have to pay for)

is everywhere the same apart from the exit rows?

any thoughts appreciated.

Bad luck about the arm... Sadly to sit in an exit row you are (by law) required to be able to operate the emergency exit.

Your alternative is a bulkhead or business class seat.

Some airlines offer extra legroom seats up front for a fee but usually only on larger planes.

It would depend on which airline but it might be worth giving them a call. With a broken leg you might need assistance getting on board.

I've stopped using seatguru, aerolopa has more up-to-date maps and has a more accurate display of the cabin.

https://www.aerolopa.com/

[princeperch]

captain_cynic said:

Bad luck about the arm... Sadly to sit in an exit row you are (by law) required to be able to operate the emergency exit.

Your alternative is a bulkhead or business class seat.

Some airlines offer extra legroom seats up front for a fee but usually only on larger planes.

It would depend on which airline but it might be worth giving them a call. With a broken leg you might need assistance getting on board.

I've stopped using seatguru, aerolopa has more up-to-date maps and has a more accurate display of the cabin.

https://www.aerolopa.com/

Youve just massively helped me out, thank you. Looks like row 4 is a bulkhead row based on the aerolopa link so ive managed to book 4f for 16 bucks as an upgrade and should have all the space i need!

[r159]

captain_cynic said:

princeperch said:

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Bad luck about the arm... Sadly to sit in an exit row you are (by law) required to be able to operate the emergency exit.

In the days before airlines cottoned on to the fleecing customers and it was first come first served for the extra legroom, myself and friends arrived very early to check in to be able to bag the exit seats.

All went very well until one of the group chirped up saying glad he had extra legroom with his bad back. The check in desk person heard this and the silly sod spent 10 hrs on a flight to Canada with his knees at his ears.

[Griffith4ever]

if the crew are sympathetic and there is space you might end up in rows 1,2 or 3....

[-Cappo-]

princeperch said:

Youve just massively helped me out, thank you. Looks like row 4 is a bulkhead row based on the aerolopa link so ive managed to book 4f for 16 bucks as an upgrade and should have all the space i need!

Unless that diagram is accurate to scale, on many airlines those first rows behind business class are usually just as compact (if not more so) as the rest of economy, so you may not be any better off there than any other row. Plus you'll have curtains in your face.

[princeperch]

Unless this is very misleading i hope the legroom is much improved from a standard seat. It was the most expensive seat on the plane so i hope so!

[Whoozit]

princeperch said:

Unless this is very misleading i hope the legroom is much improved from a standard seat. It was the most expensive seat on the plane so i hope so!

Even if it is misleading, I was going to suggest getting a window seat, with the broken arm/leg to the outside. A window seat has more shoulder room and legroom which isn't shared with another person or the aisle. It's my hack for doing 9+ hour flights in an economy seat.

[captain_cynic]

-Cappo- said:

Unless that diagram is accurate to scale, on many airlines those first rows behind business class are usually just as compact (if not more so) as the rest of economy, so you may not be any better off there than any other row. Plus you'll have curtains in your face.

That's the point of Aerolopa, to provide more accurate diagrams. Granted these usually come from the airlines themselves.

BTW, LOPA stands for Location Of Passenger Accomodation.

[craig1912]

Yep it is extra legroom

[princeperch]

The bulkhead space was ideal. Id have liked more of course, but this was adequate for my needs and the 2.5hr flight.

A320 neo if anyone reads this in the future.