OhioSmitty
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- Nov 9, 2009
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I have always been curious, what happened to row B. A, C, D, E and F but no B, why? Seems it could have been A, B, C, D and E. What gives?
Where is row B
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jimntx
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Do you mean seat B? The rows have numbers, and the seats have letters on most airlines. If you are concerned about the lack of a B seat, come to AA. All of our a/c have B seat in each full row. Of course, we don't have a C seat on the MD-80s (5 across seating). 
Somewhere back in the mists of time, someone decided that there is an advantage to having the a/c left window seat be A, and the a/c right window seat be F. The seats in between vary in designation from one airline to the next. For instance, on AA the First Class seats on 4-across a/c--MD-80, 737, 757--are designated, A,B, E, F.
In case you are wondering...No, there is no rhyme or reason to it. It's just the way it is.
Somewhere back in the mists of time, someone decided that there is an advantage to having the a/c left window seat be A, and the a/c right window seat be F. The seats in between vary in designation from one airline to the next. For instance, on AA the First Class seats on 4-across a/c--MD-80, 737, 757--are designated, A,B, E, F.
In case you are wondering...No, there is no rhyme or reason to it. It's just the way it is.
Furloughd4now
Veteran
Seat maps typically are generic. A-F are "typically" window seats while C-D are typically Aisle seats. Obviously B-E are center seats. That being said First class with 4 seats per row would be ACDF.
on a 2/3 configuration of seats, it would be A-C, D-E-F.
Not all airlines do this. For Instance the old AWA 1st class seats were ABCD, Whereas US is ACDF.
on a 2/3 configuration of seats, it would be A-C, D-E-F.
Not all airlines do this. For Instance the old AWA 1st class seats were ABCD, Whereas US is ACDF.
jimntx
Veteran
Unless you are on AA. On the MD80s that have 2 and 3 seating, the designation is AB on a/c left and DEF on a/c right. As I said above, our 4-across seating in F/C is ABEF. Anything to be different.
I presume you are speaking about the 717-200. All McDonald Douglas AC were 2 - 3 seating. In order to program the seat maps for all AC they had to use an universal seat map but programing change for AC other than Boeing which in the 737 series for example is 3-3. So Boeing has ABC ISLE DEF. On the 717 which is mfg by Boeing but was designed by MD. It had to leave off the B seat. I hope this give little bit better clarification. FYI I was on a task force to streamline AC boarding with a previous employer thus got some inside information on why seat maps are they way they are.
You might want to check: www.seatguru.com so you can see the different seating arrangements for various carriers and AC.
You might want to check: www.seatguru.com so you can see the different seating arrangements for various carriers and AC.
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