To confuse things more, there are actually several different A320 configs on Air Canada. Or at least there used to be. But with a 757, it's hard to create the F/J cabin a different size because of the door. Matthew On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 10:44 PM, Michael C. Berch wrote: > On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 10:27 PM, Jon Wright wrote: >> On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, Michael C. Berch wrote: >>> I'd rather be on an A320 or A319 for a transcon flight than a 757 any >>> day. The 'buses just feel more spacious inside. I've done SFO <-> >>> east coast on a number of 757s (mostly UA) and SFO <-> Toronto a >>> number >>> of times in an A320 (AC) and I'll take the A320. >>> >>> The B757 is my least favorite current airliner to travel in. Even >>> the >>> "more room throughout coach" AA one I took last year was no prize. >> >> If you happen to be angling for an upgrade, a 757 and its 24 seats >> up front gives you much better odds than the 12 seats on an A320 >> (or worse, the 8 seats on an A319). > > That depends entirely on the operator. While UA's A320s are F12Y126 > (9.3% F), and its 757s are F24Y158 (13.2% F), Air Canada's A320s are > F24Y108 (18% F). I got an upgrade about half the time on SFO-YYZ. > > -- > Michael C. Berch > mcb@postmodern.com