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BAAZ
How do you fit 10 seats across in a 777?
According to Boeing.com a 747's cabin is 6.1m wide whereas a 777 is 5.86m wide. That's a 24cm difference. Would that mean that the aisles on a 10-abreast 777 are each 12cm narrower? I'm assuming the actual seats are the same in each aircraft - they're narrow enough as it is!
No the seats and aisle are narrower. As mentioned above, Emirates and some AF and KL aircraft have this seating arrangement. It always surprises me that people speak so highly of EK, when a very large proportion of their fleet have seats narrower than the industry average. I suppose what extra they make they can use to give hot towels and menus
But, if I have to fly Y I would rather take BA than a EK 777.
One concern is, as your post implies, that everyone assumes Y seats are all the same, which is quite an obstacle to airlines wanting to maintain the more comfortable 9 across 777 seating arrangement.