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has ample leg room You do know that the seat spacing isn't fixed by Boeing, it's adjustable by the airline. Boeing can introduce a plane with 60" seat pitch an

has ample leg room You do know that the seat spacing isn't fixed by Boeing, it's adjustable by the airline. Boeing can introduce a plane with 60" seat pitch and the airlines will just turn it into 30" and pack in twice as many passengers. Same with seat width. The 787 was originally designed for eight-abreast, and many airlines turned it into nine-abreast. It's an airline industry problem, not a Boeing or Airbus problem. Most seats are purchased primarily on price. I can't afford first class, so my response is less travel. A lot less travel.

CharlesColeman 7y ago
> It's an airline industry problem, not a Boeing or Airbus problem. Most seats are purchased primarily on price. And we have a race to the bottom because there's no standardization, so the prices can be gamed like this. An airline ticket needs to be defined to provide a minimum, standard set of amenities; and at a minimum airfare search sites need to highlight tickets that don't meet that standard as nonconforming.