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What's the goal of reducing the width of seats? The cumulative reduction can't be enough to fit in another seat, even on a wide body aircraft.
by danellis 9y ago
What's the goal of reducing the width of seats? The cumulative reduction can't be enough to fit in another seat, even on a wide body aircraft.
- tacostakohashi 9y agoIt is enough - on 777 in economy class, you can do 9 abreast (the typical option, 3 + 3 + 3), or 10 abreast (3 + 4 + 3), which airlines are starting to do now.
- danellis 9y agoHow? If they went from 18.5" to 17", they'd need to have had more than 11 seats already for that to make room for another seat.
- valuearb 9y agoI don't think there is any attempt to reduce width on narrow body planes, on them seat width is basically determined by cabin width. 17 inches means you are on a Boeing 737 derivant, 18 inches means you are on a Airbus A318/319/320 derivant. The decline in average width probably means a higher percentage of 737 flights. That increase could be driven by retirement of older planes such as MD-80s that had an 18 inch seat width.