Switch from 738 to 734 SYD-MEL - anything to "worry" about

[simongr]

Hi all

Just received an update that my flight on Thursday has changed to a 734 from a 738. I am still in 4C. Is there anything different about that row compared to the 738? Is the leg room the same? I wont have any bags (just iPad) so could move to the exit row if the leg room is standard leg room.

Cheers

S

 

[Gold Member]

More leg room on 734 from memory.

 

[moa999]

No curtain. Probably similar leg room.
The 734s have more legroom in the first five rows as these seats are convertible to business class.

Nothing to worry about, just a little older.

 

[richie9x]

Row 4 on the 737-800 has more leg room, it is a bit 37 inches seat pitch, similar to business class in the 800. In practical terms because the seats are thinner row 4 has more leg room than even row 2 or 3.

On the 400 it is only 35 inches seat pitch as are all of the first 6 rows. Having said that row 4 is still ok as normal economy seats only have a 31inch seat pitch.

The SeatGuru does contradict what I have just said, but SeatGuru is wrong. I have measured them.

 

[simongr]

Thanks guys - only a short flight as well - just interested. I am not sure I have flown a 734 on this leg previously.

 

[TonyHancock]

No priority boarding......from my experience........but that has mostly been limited to MEL.

 

[simongr]

Good point (though MEL PB is often carpola compared to SYD).

 

[NM]

Its an hour flight ... I am sure you would survive that even in seat 22B.

 

[simongr]

Its an hour flight ... I am sure you would survive that even in seat 22B.

I do hear this a lot but like many here I do this trip a lot so the seat is important to me. I flew 79 sectors last QF year probably 50 of them short haul whY - that could have been 75 hours in 22B - not enjoyable at all.

 

[NM]

I do hear this a lot but like many here I do this trip a lot so the seat is important to me. I flew 79 sectors last QF year probably 50 of them short haul whY - that could have been 75 hours in 22B - not enjoyable at all.

But this question was about one single sector, not about the other 78 sectors. We all know you are not going to relegated to 22B unless you choose to make a last miniye flight change to an almost full flight. Row 4 on a 734 vs row 4 on a 738 is not a problem to be concerned about. There are much more important things in life to consume your worry quota

 

[Boris spatsky]

Row 4 and 5 on the -400 are actually the J seats, but reconfigured with 3 seats per side instead of 2. They are my favourite Y seats on QF Domestic.

 

[simongr]

There are much more important things in life to consume your worry quota

So true - like what will be on the island dining menu and whether I will have a seat blocked next to me and....

 

[simongr]

And now back to a 738...

 

[NM]

And now back to a 738...

So you can now relax and save that stress quota for more important things (as noted in post 12 ).

 

[samh004]

Being in Y not really an issue, but if you were in J the only thing to remember is the cutout at 1D/F.

 

[nlagalle]

Its an hour flight ... I am sure you would survive that even in seat 22B.

I'm sure this has been asked before, but are there really 22 rows on a 737??

On a more serious note, I've sat in Row 4 and 5 on a -400 and the legroom is ample.. more than row 7 onwards..