<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UA_Flyer:
I am not sure how the interior is configured in the A345, hopefully it is not like the A343. Based on my long-haul experience in F, C and Y on the A343s in LH and SQ, Airbus did a lousy job with the interior design. Is it just me... does anyone feel the A340/A330s have low ceilings? On those long hauls, one can really feel being trapped in a tunnel.</font>
Expect it to be substantially the same in the A345 as the A343, because the cabin cross-section and dimensions are exactly the same in all A34x models. The low ceiling feeling is due to Airbus' design philosophy which places an emphasis on cargo volume at the expense of passenger space. The maximum cabin width in the 777 occurs at roughly shoulder height, while it occurs at floor height in the A34x.
Yet another reason why flying long haul in an Airbus is a miserable experience!