Confirmed: KLM introduces Economy Comfort short-haul
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To clarify the above: KLM will retrofit their Fokker 70 fleet with new "Slim Style" seats. With this change they will also introduce the Economy Comfort section.
If I am not mistaken the seat pitch is currently the same throughout the whole cabin, right? So I suspect that this means that business class will also get an improved pitch..
Having said that, I suspect that KLM will not want to give up seats. So the normal economy seats will most probably see a reduced pitch..
Also the E190 will get an EC section. This will be achieved by "restructuring" the rows. Which kind of confirms that normal economy will see a reduction in pitch (Where else can the additional space come from...).
If I am not mistaken the seat pitch is currently the same throughout the whole cabin, right? So I suspect that this means that business class will also get an improved pitch..
Having said that, I suspect that KLM will not want to give up seats. So the normal economy seats will most probably see a reduced pitch..
Also the E190 will get an EC section. This will be achieved by "restructuring" the rows. Which kind of confirms that normal economy will see a reduction in pitch (Where else can the additional space come from...).
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To clarify the above: KLM will retrofit their Fokker 70 fleet with new "Slim Style" seats. With this change they will also introduce the Economy Comfort section.
If I am not mistaken the seat pitch is currently the same throughout the whole cabin, right? So I suspect that this means that business class will also get an improved pitch..
Having said that, I suspect that KLM will not want to give up seats. So the normal economy seats will most probably see a reduced pitch..
Also the E190 will get an EC section. This will be achieved by "restructuring" the rows. Which kind of confirms that normal economy will see a reduction in pitch (Where else can the additional space come from...).
If I am not mistaken the seat pitch is currently the same throughout the whole cabin, right? So I suspect that this means that business class will also get an improved pitch..
Having said that, I suspect that KLM will not want to give up seats. So the normal economy seats will most probably see a reduced pitch..
Also the E190 will get an EC section. This will be achieved by "restructuring" the rows. Which kind of confirms that normal economy will see a reduction in pitch (Where else can the additional space come from...).
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Confirmed: KLM introduces Economy Comfort short-haul
Most likely they were planning on introducing the lighter slim seats anyway to save on fuel. So monetizing seats as EC might be just an added financial benefit.
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Actually, I would rather like that being introduced by KLM. ^
Less seriously, as a next step they will start serving burgers and fries in the lounges, to encourage weight gain among frequent fliers.
More on topic, today was the first time that when I booked a KL flight with EC on short haul I could select an EC seat, got row 6 on AMS-VIE... in all other previous instances I could not get anything in EC rows.
Less seriously, as a next step they will start serving burgers and fries in the lounges, to encourage weight gain among frequent fliers.
More on topic, today was the first time that when I booked a KL flight with EC on short haul I could select an EC seat, got row 6 on AMS-VIE... in all other previous instances I could not get anything in EC rows.
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When I checked in online today (with difficulty, the Android app has been stroppy since the last update, not displaying seat maps, etc), I was offered a choice of 35 EC seats. I was already in the 36th, and thus the only one in EC 21 hours before departure.
Huge success, obviously. They must be making millions, what with economy pax fighting over these seats, prepared to pay any price in their desperation.
Johan
Huge success, obviously. They must be making millions, what with economy pax fighting over these seats, prepared to pay any price in their desperation.
Johan
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Don't worry - I'm sure it will be completely full tomorrow, probably with a bunch of split up families that will want you to change seats with them so that they can sit together.
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What was the outcome, Johan?
A kindergarten in EC and you kindly asked to sit in a middle seat so that you could watch over your two neighbours?
A kindergarten in EC and you kindly asked to sit in a middle seat so that you could watch over your two neighbours?
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Priority boarding actually worked this time. I boarded as the seventh or eighth passenger. Of those ahead of me, two took a seat in EB (one of these was a deportee. Somewhat surprising, but it transpired that he was in the wrong seat), one sat in the same row as I, and the others were presumably unwilling to pony up money for the extra comfort I was enjoying, so they proceeded towards the back.
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I am still noticing weird seatmaps for EC. Especially in regards to the new retrofitted B737-800.
The old model with 30 rows has row 6-9 as EC configured. The retrofitted model has one extra row in front, and therefore I would expect row 1-10 to have the extra leg space.
However the new model with 31 rows allows to pick a seat free of charge from row 7. Only row 6 has been marked as EC, row 1-5 as EB. This is the case for multiple of my upcoming flights.
My initial thought was that they needed to create more space for the extra row, and had converted some EC rows into regular economy. But the exit rows have actually shifted from 12+14 to 14+15, so in fact one row extra. If extra space was created by converting EC seats this would not have been the case I guess.
The old model with 30 rows has row 6-9 as EC configured. The retrofitted model has one extra row in front, and therefore I would expect row 1-10 to have the extra leg space.
However the new model with 31 rows allows to pick a seat free of charge from row 7. Only row 6 has been marked as EC, row 1-5 as EB. This is the case for multiple of my upcoming flights.
My initial thought was that they needed to create more space for the extra row, and had converted some EC rows into regular economy. But the exit rows have actually shifted from 12+14 to 14+15, so in fact one row extra. If extra space was created by converting EC seats this would not have been the case I guess.
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CPH-AMS B737-800 i was on last week had 12+14 as EER., 6-9 EC..10-11 regular economy.
90 minutes for take off EER row 12 was transformed into regular economy 'non-paying' seats during a check on my android app.
Confused if this was a glitch or someone/thing can change EER and maybe EC seats into regular economy seats when deemed necessary.
90 minutes for take off EER row 12 was transformed into regular economy 'non-paying' seats during a check on my android app.
Confused if this was a glitch or someone/thing can change EER and maybe EC seats into regular economy seats when deemed necessary.