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Old 21-10-2019, 05:15 PM
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Saw this on the news. A whole 40 people were onboard. Loved it how the CEO and the others were bleating on about how "refreshed" they felt after stepping off the aircraft. Yeah whoopee, now try it in a full economy class, especially on a 787 economy class....

The 787 btw has one of the narrowest economy seats in the sky. Boeing originally designed the aircraft to be a comfortable 8-abreast (hence the "Dreamliner" moniker), but they made just a very tiny bit too wide, just enough for the greedy airlines to squeeze 9-abreast across with 17" seats, similar to a 10-abreast 777 (itself originally 9-abreast). By comparison the A350 has a wider cabin with the same 9-abreast, with 18 inch wide seats. I've just been on an A350 ADL-DOH and back, and was quite nice. Decent seats and very good leg room with wider aisles. It was certainly way better than the torture that was a 10-abreast 777 from MEL-AUH and back. 17 vs 18" may not sound like much, but trust me, in reality it is a completely different experience.
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