Originally Posted by
ijgordon
After all, there are tons of 3-4 hour intra-European flights where business class is a coach seat with an empty middle, often with no or limited extra legroom. When will Europe catch up with us?
Europe isn't that big; there might be a handful (10%? 20%) that long, certainly not "tons"; the vast majority are in the 2-3 hour range, a range where in the US you often get an RJ.
Originally Posted by
ijgordon
And FWIW, I don't think that many intra-Asia flights, even 5-6 hour ones, have lie-flats in J. Deep recliners (maybe 45-55" pitch) that are better than domestic U.S. F yes, but not lie-flats.
Those are regional configurations, which are typically used on flights of up to 4-5 hours. I can't come up with a single 6+ hour CX or SQ or AI or MH flight (and certainly not on routes between two business cities) that's on a regional configuration; maybe there are some in mainland China. Do you have any examples?