This configuration probably wins them 2 seats or something. I doubt it has anything to do passenger comfort; else as you said they would have addressed the arm

This configuration probably wins them 2 seats or something. I doubt it has anything to do passenger comfort; else as you said they would have addressed the armrests issue. I dream of the day that like fat people can have two chairs next to each other, tall people can have the chair in front of them removed for leg space. :+)