The best seats on the Icelandair Boeing 757-200.

The 757-200 is the aircraft that built Icelandair's transatlantic reputation, and it remains a distinctive flying experience on the routes it still serves. Saga Premium sits at the front in a two-two recliner layout — a personal pair of seats with dedicated service and more pitch than Economy, not a flat bed, but well-suited to a crossing of five to seven hours. Economy runs three-three for the rest of the cabin.

A useful number of extra-legroom seats and exit rows are available in Economy — worth checking before you book, particularly on a longer leg. Forward Economy rows are the practical baseline choice: quieter, away from the rear galley, and faster off the aircraft. The 757 is a notably long, narrow cabin, and a window seat reduces the sense of confinement on an overnight flight across the North Atlantic.