The Unique Fight Over Underseat Storage On Delta Air Lines 757-300
What happens when you and the seatmate in front of you claim the same underseat storage space, complicated by a missing seat? While I think the answer is clear, I can understand the confusion when flying on a Delta Air Lines 757-300.
Exit Row Underseat Storage War On Delta Air Lines 757-300
A passenger was flying in seat 29F on a Delta Air Lines 757-300 aircraft, an exit row seat with immense legroom because there is no seat 28F (due to the emergency exit door). But on a recent flight, she found that both the underseat storage and TV monitor of 27F, the seat in front of her, were taken by the passenger in 28E.
I honestly don’t know, but I’ve had this had happen a couple times on recent flights. Seat 29F on a 757 has no seat in front of it. It’s just 28D and 28E because of the exit door. The seat is great for extra leg room on flights where I’m not getting upgraded.
Recently when I’ve sat here, the person in 28E has used the under seat storage on 27F and this person even used the entertainment system to display the flight tracker while she watched a movie on the seat directly in front of her.
I had planned on throwing my bag underneath the seat in front of me and using my wireless adapter to connect the entertainment center to my headphones.
Who gets the space and the entertainment center for this seat?
Here’s a couple of images so you have an idea of what she is talking about:
Well, the answer is clear to me: 29F gets space under 27F…there’s even a passenger service unit (“remote control”) in 29F to control the screen in 27F.
United Airlines also flies the 757-300 and has a similar configuration in its exit row, though (at least not yet) there are not seatback screens, so the issue is less of a concern in terms of the screen and more in terms of the underseat storage.
Bottom line: it’s your space: if you get pushback from your seatmate, ask a flight attendant for assistance. 28E cannot claim the screen and underseat storage in 27E and 27F…sorry.