Continental

Boeing 737-800

(20 First Class seats)

First
A
B
E
F
1
2
3
4
5
Economy
A
B
C
D
E
F
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

Comments

The mid-size Boeing 737-800 narrowbody is usually used on longer domestic routes. With 20 First Class seats, upgrade chances are usually pretty good on this plane, except on Newark to San Francisco flights, where there is a high demand for revenue F seats.

The newer version of the In-Flight Entertainment hardware takes significantly less space and allow two more First Class seats to be added for a total of 20; seats 1A and 1B in the space previously used for the IFE closet. Note that 1B has extra toe room since there is a rectangular cutout in front of 1B only. This cutout is about 20 inches wide, eight inches high and about 4-5 inches deep. There is not a similar cutout for 1A.

Also note that there is a missing window at 8A and the wall is flat, thereby taking away 2-3 inches of shoulder and elbow room. This gives 8A a very claustrophobic feel, probably a seat you want to avoid; 8F on the other side is a standard seat with a normal window.

No power ports for personal computers are installed and headphones are $5 each in Economy Class.

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Cabin # Seats Pitch Width
First Class 20 38" 21"
- Notes: With 7.5 inches of recline
Economy Class 132 31" 17.2"
- Notes: with 3 inches of recline / Rows 27-29 seat width: 16.2"