3-4-2 config on the 777
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at 13:04 by Ahmad.
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EU_FlyerParticipantJust read BT’s report on the new JAL 777-200ER seating
http://www.businesstraveller.com/asia-pacific/news/jal-to-upgrade-b777-200er-seats
It shows a 3-4-2 configuration in economy with a 34 inch seat pitch.
The sets of 2 seats are a great improvement for couples wanting to travel together or even solo travellers hoping to score an empty seat next to them for direct aisle access.
I hope other airlines take note of this ‘configuration innovation’, but I’m not holding my breath 😉
23 Mar 2016
at 08:05
LuganoPirateParticipantIt’s a good move on JAL’s part but I still see most airlines opting for 3-4-3 and squeezing them all in!
23 Mar 2016
at 08:12
AMcWhirterParticipantAirlines flying the 747 in the 1970s had a similar configuration in Y class.
23 Mar 2016
at 09:15
AMcWhirterParticipantI agree, AhmadAR. JAL’s B747 Y seating in the 1970s had lots of pitch and felt to be almost as wide as some of today’s Y+ products.
But by the 1980s, many/most airlines had converted their B747 Y seating to 3-4-3.
23 Mar 2016
at 10:48
LuganoPirateParticipantRather than calling it Economy, perhaps these high density configurations should be renamed “Steerage”!
23 Mar 2016
at 14:42
AisleSeatTravellerParticipantI have heard economy referred to as Zoo Class by senior flight crew (perhaps it should be updated to 1970s hugely inhuman & cruel Zoo Class, or alternatively Saigon Zoo Class)
24 Mar 2016
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