Originally Posted by
FlightlessParrot
I remember 707s feeling quite civilized, in the old days, on eight-hour sectors. Depended on the seating density, of course, but in many ways preferable to being in the middle block of four on a 747.
Four hours in a 737 feels horrible to this old fat man, but in a 320 it's OK--shows a couple of inches can make a big difference.
A 737 has exactly the same fuselage cross section as a 707. As you say, it depends on the seating layout.