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Old May 1, 2012 | 4:06 pm
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DYKWIA
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Originally Posted by CaptainEKAirbus
Just for your information if your wondering why EK isn't a 5 star airline, is because EK can't actually qualify for the 5 star airline award because it has the 10 abreast economy layout on the B777 (as we all know!) whilst one of the rules of being able to qualify for the 5 star rating is not to have a 10 abreast economy layout. Crazy!
I wonder if this will be the same for the B787? There are 2-4-2 and 3-3-3 options - with most customers going for 3-3-3 (found this out yesterday at the BA 787 day at LHR).
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