Originally Posted by
Cloudship
Keep in mind that you are talking about seat cushion width. In an economy seat, the armrest takes up a little of that space, so actual body width is just a tad less. First class seats have a full sized divider between them, so you are getting the full width of the seat cushion as body space, PLUS the additional wider room over the arm rest.
Provided my neighbor isn't a CoS, I value legroom and service in some economy classes much more than some F seats - I'm 6'2" and noted NW's domestic F on the DC-9 for a reason. No power, no IFE - the only thing different between that F and a seat on WN is a free cocktail on NW while WN would give a better snack. When I get my 64"+ pitch on WN, I don't mind that I don't get underseat storage; I can even doze off a bit (for my few remaining flights on the airline).