S7 Airlines is one of the three leading Russian air carriers. Its aircraft make 42 domestic flights and 41 international flights from Novosibirsk and Moscow. The flight geography includes 26 countries in Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific region. Thanks to an impressive fleet of aircraft, the S7 is constantly evolving, as evidenced by the statistics. In 2014, S7 Airlines carried 8 million passengers, in 2015 - 11 million, and in 2016 - more than 13 million people. This is due to the impressive fleet.
S7 Airline Fleet
As of July 2017, the company's fleet consisted of 72 aircraft exclusively of foreign production. Over the next few years, the fleet of S7 Airlines aircraft will be replenished with 38 more aircraft already ordered. They will replace the sides, which have practically exhausted their resource. Now the S7 aircraft fleet is being seriously upgraded. The age of the company's oldest airliner is 20 years old, the average age of the aircraft is 10 years, the newest Airbus A320neo is less than a year old. Let's take a closer look at the company's fleet.
Airbus A319
The S7 fleet includes 19 Airbus A319 aircraft aged from 11, 6 to 18 years old. ATcabin 144 economy class seats. Below is a diagram of the cabin and comparative characteristics of the seats.
1 row. Superior Seats
Pros: more leg room; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the plane, no need to push through the cabin when boarding and leaving the plane; the passenger is quickly fed.
Disadvantages: the proximity of the toilet; you can not put luggage under the chair in front; not very comfortable tables.
2-8 rows
Advantages: good visibility through the portholes; near the entrance to the plane.
9-17 rows
Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the plane, so the middle of the cabin is relatively quiet place.
Disadvantages: the view from the window is partially or completely hidden by the wings and engines.
Special note: row 11 stands apart, it is located near the emergency exit, there is more legroom in front of it. The downside of this row is that seats cannot be purchased online. In addition, it is forbidden for passengers with animals and children to sit on it.
18-23 rows
Advantages: good view through the portholes.
24 row. Worst places
Pros: Food is served quickly if served from both ends of the plane.
Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people constantly walk by; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.
Boeing 737-800
The company's aircraft fleetS7 includes 19 Boeing 737-800 airliners ranging in age from 2.7 to 16.2 years old. There are 168 seats in the cabin: 154 economy class and 12 business class. Below is a diagram of the cabin and comparative characteristics of the seats.
1- 3 rows. Business Class
Advantages: comfortable chairs; a lot of personal space; improved nutrition; increased baggage allowance; the entrance to the cabin is very close, so there is no need to push through the cabin when boarding and exiting the aircraft; one roommate in a double chair.
Disadvantages: high cost; proximity to the toilet (most passengers prefer to use the two toilets located at the rear of the cabin).
4 row. Superior Seats
Pros: more legroom; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; fast service.
Disadvantages: the proximity of the toilet; inability to put luggage under the chair in front.
5-11 rows
Advantages: good view from the porthole; near the entrance to the plane.
Flaws: Seats in row 11 do not recline.
12-14 rows
The disadvantages and advantages of these places are due to the fact that there are emergency exits near them.
Pros: more seating space.
Disadvantages: if the delivery of food occurs on both sides of the aircraft, food reaches the central rows last; 12 and 14 rows have poor visibility; 13th row without windows at all, in addition, there is empty space between the seats and the aircraft skin, so you can’tlean against the wall while sleeping.
15–21 rows
Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the plane, so the middle of the cabin is relatively quiet place.
Disadvantages: the view from the window is partially or completely hidden by wings and engines.
22-28 rows
Advantages: good view from the porthole.
Disadvantages: Quite a lot of people walk past the toilet seats.
29 row. Worst places
Pros: Food is served quickly if served from both ends of the plane.
Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people are constantly walking; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.
Airbus A320
The company's fleet includes 18 Airbus A320 aircraft aged from 3.1 to 9.4 years old. There are 158 seats in the cabin: 150 economy class and 8 business class. Below is a diagram of the cabin and comparative characteristics of the seats.
1-2 rows. Business Class
Advantages: comfortable chairs; a lot of personal space; improved nutrition; increased baggage allowance; the entrance to the cabin is nearby, there is no need to push through the cabin when boarding and leaving the aircraft; one roommate in a double chair.
Disadvantage: high cost; the proximity of the toilet, although most passengers prefer to use the two toilets located at the tail of the cabin.
3 row. Superior Seats
Pros: more leg room; no one is sitting in frontreclines the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; the passenger is quickly fed.
Disadvantages: the proximity of the toilet; you can not put luggage under the chair in front; uncomfortable tables.
4-8 rows
Advantages: good view from the porthole; near the entrance to the plane; fast food delivery.
9-11 rows. The disadvantages and advantages of these places are due to the fact that there are emergency exits near them.
Pros: Rows 10-11 have more leg room.
Flaws: bad visibility; the seats of the 9th row do not recline; in rows 10 and 11, you can’t put things under the seats in front; tickets cannot be purchased online here, passengers with animals and children are not allowed to sit on them.
12-17 rows
Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the plane, so the middle of the cabin is relatively quiet place.
Disadvantages: the view from the window is partially or completely hidden by wings and engines.
18-26 rows
Advantages: good view from the porthole.
Disadvantages: Quite a lot of people walk past the toilet seats.
27 row. Worst places
Pros: Food is served quickly if served from both ends of the plane.
Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people are constantly walking; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.
Airbus A321
The S7 fleet includes 7 Airbus A321 aircraft aged from 2 to 13.8 years old. There are 197 seats in the cabin: 189 economy class and 8 business class. Below isinterior layout and comparative characteristics of seats.
1-2 rows. Business Class
Advantages: comfortable chairs; a lot of personal space; improved nutrition; increased baggage allowance; very close to the entrance to the salon; one roommate in a double chair.
Disadvantage: high cost; the proximity of the toilet.
3 row. Superior Seats
Pros: more leg room; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; fast food delivery.
Disadvantages: the proximity of the toilet; you can not put luggage under the chair in front; uncomfortable tables.
4-10 rows
Advantages: good view from the porthole; near the entrance to the plane; fast food.
Disadvantages: Row 9 does not have a porthole.
Special note: in the 10th row at the extreme places (A and F) increased legroom.
11-21 rows
Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the plane, so the middle of the cabin is relatively quiet places.
Disadvantages: the view from the window is partially or completely hidden by the wings and engines.
22-23 row
Advantages: the rows consist of only three and two seats, respectively, there are no neighbors on the left; more leg room.
Disadvantages: there is no porthole in the 23rd row.
24-34 rows
Advantages: good view from the porthole.
Disadvantages: Quite a lot of people walk past the toilet seats.
35 row. Worst places
Pros: Fast food service if availablecarried from both ends of the plane.
Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people are constantly walking; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.
Embraer ERJ-170
The fleet also includes 7 Embraer ERJ-170 aircraft aged from 13 to 14, 2 years old, which are used on regional routes. There are 78 economy class seats in the cabin. Below is a diagram of the cabin and comparative characteristics of the seats.
1 row
Advantages: only two chairs; more legroom; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; the passenger is quickly fed.
Disadvantages: the proximity of the toilet; you can not put luggage under the chair in front; not very comfortable tables.
2-6 rows
Advantages: good view from the porthole; near the entrance to the plane; fast food.
7-13 rows
Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the plane, so the middle of the cabin is relatively quiet place.
Disadvantages: the view from the window is partially or completely hidden by the wings and engines.
14-19 rows
Advantages: good view from the porthole.
Disadvantages: Quite a lot of people walk past the toilet seats.
20 row. Worst places
Pros: Food is served quickly if served from both ends of the plane.
Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people are constantly walking; sleep well or restunlikely to succeed due to the noise of doors, passing people, foreign smells.
Boeing 767-300ER
The S7 fleet includes 2 767-300ER aircraft aged from 17.5 to 19 years old. Aircraft have different cabin configurations. One is capable of carrying 240 people: 222 economy class seats and 18 business class seats. The second can accommodate 252 passengers: 240 economy class seats and 12 business class seats. The scheme of his salon is presented below.
1-2 rows. Business Class
Advantages: comfortable chairs; a lot of personal space; improved nutrition; increased baggage allowance; very close to the entrance to the salon; only one roommate in a double chair.
Disadvantage: high cost.
6 row
Economy class starts with him.
Pros: more leg room; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; passengers get meals quickly.
Disadvantages: the proximity of the toilet; you can not put luggage under the chair in front; not very comfortable tables.
7-11 rows
Advantages: good view from the porthole; near the entrance to the plane; fast food.
12-28 rows
Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the plane, so the middle of the cabin is relatively quiet place.
Disadvantages: the view from the window is partially or completely hidden by wings and engines.
29 row. Awkward places
Flaws: Seats don't recline all the way as there is an emergency exit behind them.
30 row. Comfort seats
Pros: for legsmore space; front seat does not recline.
Disadvantages: you can not put things under the chair in front; end seats sometimes don't have armrests.
31 -38 rows
Pros: good overview.
Disadvantages: Quite a lot of people walk past the toilet seats.
39-40 rows. Worst places
Pros: Food is served quickly if served from both ends of the plane.
Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people are constantly walking; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.
Airbus A320neo
The newest S7 Airlines airliner. The aircraft fleet was replenished with Airbus A320neo in the middle of summer 2017. The quietest aircraft in its class carries 164 passengers: 156 economy class and 8 business class. Its interior differs from that of the Airbus A320 only by an additional 28 row. Otherwise, the layout of the cabin and the characteristics of the seats are completely the same.
