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For inquiries into the best economy or Main Cabin Extra seat on this aircraft type, see this thread:
Best 77W / 777-300ER Economy Class / Main Cabin Extra / MCE seat (consolidated)
For inquiries into the best economy or Main Cabin Extra seat on this aircraft type, see this thread:
Best 77W / 777-300ER Economy Class / Main Cabin Extra / MCE seat (consolidated)
Seating confirmed: 3-4-3 on the 777 / 77W ... boooooooo
May 11, 2012, 6:52 pm
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Seating confirmed: 3-4-3 on the 777 / 77W ... boooooooo
AA -- please stop your continued leadership in the race to the bottom in coach service and comfort standards. None of your marketing wizardry will convince your loyal flyers that this is a good thing, especially on long haul routes!
The new 777-323ER coach seat information from American Airlines on Facebook, thanks to a recent post by imafaan on 28 May 2012:
Main Cabin Extra and Main Cabin / Economy - 30 MCE and 220 Coach seats
SeatGuru Seat Chart for American Airlines Boeing 777-323ER / 77W: http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Ame...777-300_ER.php
AA Announces Initial Boeing 777-300ER / "77W" Schedule (as of 13 Dec 2012) (contains seat charts, photographs of all cabin classes)
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The new 777-323ER coach seat information from American Airlines on Facebook, thanks to a recent post by imafaan on 28 May 2012:
Main Cabin Extra and Main Cabin / Economy - 30 MCE and 220 Coach seats
(if quick math is OK)
SeatGuru Seat Chart for American Airlines Boeing 777-323ER / 77W: http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Ame...777-300_ER.php
AA Announces Initial Boeing 777-300ER / "77W" Schedule (as of 13 Dec 2012) (contains seat charts, photographs of all cabin classes)
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Last edited by JDiver; Sep 11, 2012 at 11:33 am Reason: update, etc.
May 11, 2012, 7:00 pm
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But the loyal flyers will be in MCE. I'd give up 1 inch of width in order to get 4 inches of legroom. I think that this is a good deal for loyal flyers.
May 11, 2012, 7:08 pm
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Still, even for loyal flyers, the prospect of having to choose a middle MCE vs. an aisle/window Y is definitely
May 11, 2012, 7:15 pm
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This is grinding.
The only good that can come of this is on less crowded flights, there's the possibility of one empty seat in between a window and aisle.
But as someone who's enjoyed 5 seats across to myself, this is a most unwelcome development if true.
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May 11, 2012, 8:00 pm
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We did NZ's 3-4-3 configuration on their 777-300 last month AKL-LAX. Didn't care for the tight width, narrow aisles, and just more crowded feel to it. Felt like the lav-to-pax ratio was worse with everyone packed in, but I don't know if that is actually true compared to 9-across lav situation. In any case, I won't voluntarily fly 10-across in a 777 again if I can help it. I'll stick to UA's 9-across, thanks anyway AA.
May 11, 2012, 8:42 pm
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yeah, this is a real downer. I've had window and aisle to myself before on 2-5-2 and it was great, but I wonder how crowded this 10 across is going to be.
May 11, 2012, 8:59 pm
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Pay for, use miles to upgrade or use an award and fly in J or find an airline with $200 fares and 40" pitch and 24" wide seats.
Everyone wants everything and not to pay for it.
Everyone wants everything and not to pay for it.
May 11, 2012, 9:28 pm
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Interesting revelation, do we know the pitch and width of the seats?
May 11, 2012, 9:31 pm
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May 11, 2012, 9:36 pm
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Remember the 300 lb guy who file suit against Wendy's for not making bigger seats? I wonder if he will sue AA for not letting him squeeze into a Y seat.
May 11, 2012, 9:37 pm
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No need to draw a caricature. Nobody's demanding $200 fares+24" width; in fact I'd happily pay a 10% premium for 9-across instead of 10-across, but since the vast majority of customers don't share my opinion the market won't provide what I want.
May 11, 2012, 9:40 pm
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May 11, 2012, 10:04 pm
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Does anyone know if AA will introduce a Person of Size policy?
May 11, 2012, 10:09 pm
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At 6 ft 3, 200 pound relatively gym toned body, I am a person of size on 3-4-3 777 and will need the mAAin cabin bed hahahaha
777-300 for AA not gonna be flying routes like JAL 747SR flying HND-ITM,,,
May 11, 2012, 10:20 pm
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WOOF... come on up front, the upgrade's on me! 
AA has done a really good job (from what we've seen) with the F and J cabin re-design. Sadly they missed the opportunity to introduce a true premium economy product, especially in light of the higher density 3-4-3 Y cabin configuration.
AA has done a really good job (from what we've seen) with the F and J cabin re-design. Sadly they missed the opportunity to introduce a true premium economy product, especially in light of the higher density 3-4-3 Y cabin configuration.